Extremadura Guide Eng 2016

It is not allowed to follow routes that are different from those that are recommended, especially near banks. Besides, it must be avoided to get near river banks especially from February up to June, a period in which the most sensitive species (the black stork, the Bonelli’s eagle, the Egyptian vulture and the Golden eagle) nest. The Roman bridge of Alcántara is a must-see con- struction. This superb bridge was the first that was built to make it possible to cross the Tajo during an epoch in which its wild waters were not curbed by the reservoirs existing today.

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Roman bridge of Alcántara

River Tajo

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