Around Cáceres
In spring the Womad festival is very popular, the Feast of Saint George on the 23rd of April. At the beginning of summer the Mediaeval Theatre Festival in the old quarter of Cáceres. Fiesta del Día de la Tenca (Feast of the day of the tench) in different villages of the north of Cáceres. Las Carreras (the races) In Arroyo de la Luz on Easter Monday, declared of Regional Tourist Interest.
GASTRONOMY Tench prepared in the Extremadura style and many others, from spring to August in most of the north of the route. Cured pork products and Hams on the whole route. “Migas” (bread based dish) and “caldereta extremeña” (typical stew) made of lamb or kid on the whole route. Excellent sheep milk cheeses in Casar de Cáceres, known popularly as “Tortas” and which have their own Designation of Origin. Cakes made by the nuns in Cáceres and Garovillas.
NATURE AND LANSCAPE Important forests rounds the river Tajo and its afluents. Plains and sierras of medium height. Outbreaks of granite on the plain, an excellent habitat for bustards, cranes, Montague’s harriers, etc. The typical plains of Extremadura are sprinkled with cork tree forests and evergreen oaks, without forgetting the important olive groves and vineyards.
CRAFT Pottery workshops in Arroyo de la Luz. Leather and cabinet making work in Brozas. Pottery in Cáceres.
FEASTS Holy Week in Cáceres has been declared of Regional Tourist Interest.
“Las Carreras” in Arroyo de la Luz
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