Extremadura Guide Eng 2016

These three regions comprise the northernmost part of Extremadura. They are crossed by three tributaries of the Tajo, namely the Ambroz , the Jerte and the Tiétar , which water their valleys and flow among the rises of Tras la Sierra and Tormantos, authentic natural divides with narrow passes. These narrow passes make it possible to go from one region to another either through the Honduras pass, which joins the Jerte region withAmbroz, or through the Piornal pass, in or- der to go from the Jerte area to La Vera. We can access these regions from Plasencia either through the dual carriageway A-66 and N-630 road, the N-110 or the Ex-203 (which goes through La Vera to Madri- gal de la Vera). Besides, these three regions have been linked with the Madrid-Lisboa A-5 dual carriageway by means of the regional one, which joins Plasencia with Navalmoral de la Mata. The significance of these regions in the Roman epoch is suggested by the itinerary of one of the most important Ro- man means of communication in Hispania, the so-called Vía de la Plata , through the region of Valle del Ambroz. This itin- erary went through the province of Lusitania up to the lands of León, with important cities and “mansio” where the users of this Roman paved road rested in their journey through the West of the Peninsula.

It was across Tornavacas, the first village in the North of the region of Valle del Jerte, that Emperor Carlos V went at the end of his life seeking for the rest he would eventually find among the walls of the Monastery of Yuste in Cuacos in the region of La Vera after several months of stay in Jarandilla. As a result of its historical heritage and, above all, as a result of its excellent geographical location, it is not surprising that, for several centuries, the gastronomy of the regions of Valle del Ambroz, Valle del Jerte and La Vera has been offering a peculiar and varied cuisine in which natural products play an important role. Among the festivities that have been declared as Tourist Interest Festivity of Extremadura are El Jarramplas in Pior- nal in January, Carlos V Route in La Vera in February, the Otoño Mágico in Valle del Ambroz in autumn, with inter- esting hiking routes, El Peropalo in Villanueva de la Vera dur- ing Carnival, Los Empalaos in Valverde de la Vera in the Holy Week, El Cerezo en Flor in Valle del Jerte in spring and Los Escobazos in Jarandilla de la Vera during the night between the 7th and the 8th of December.

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