Extremadura Guide Eng 2016

Mediterranean forest whose biggest exponent can be found in Monfragüe National Park . It is a real paradise for the na- ture lovers who come around to enjoy observing either the landscape or the fauna. Its most important localities are Malpartida de Plasen- cia, Villareal de San Carlos, Monroy, Serradilla, etc. The gastronomy typical from these localities is very influenced by the local, cattle economy, the secular support of the villages and dwellers. Moreover, we can clearly observe the migrating origins in some dishes made of lamb or kid or the famous “migas”. We must bear in mind that the Royal cattle tracks of Trujillo, León and of La Plata or Vizana cross these latitudes.

Among the festivities hold in this region and declared as Tourist Interest Festivity of Extremadura, are the Carnival in Navalmoral de la Mata (CampoArañuelo), Martes Mayor, on the first Tuesday of August, and Easter in Plasencia The reigns of the Austrias and Borbones and the huge in- fluence the lords from Plasencia and bishops of this city had over the rest of the nearby localities, thus observing impor- tant, religious buildings such as the Cathedral of Plasencia or palaces and feudal houses as impressive as the Palace of Mirabel or of Monroy .

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