The Lakes and Mountains of La Siberia
to Valdecaballeros, near the Chimenea Sierra, surrounded by beautiful evergreen oak woods and bushland. It has a famous spa – Balneario de Valfernando – an important thermal centre. There is also a Regional Hunting Ground. In the town one can see the 15th century parish church of San Miguel, built in Mudéjar style. At the entrance one can read some Roman inscriptions on the stones referring to the Emperors Vespasian and Domician. Fishing and hunting are abundant in this area. In the nearby village of Castilblanco we can still see buildings with typical Arab influence, especially in the quarters called “Picocerro” and “Perchel” with whitewashed fronts, small windows and Arab style roof tiles. The parish church of San Cristobal, 15th century Mudéjar style, is located in an area popularly called “el castillo” (the castle). If we continue northward we will reach the dam of the Cíjara Reservoir and continue through the Regional Hunting Reserve (Reserva Regional de Caza de
Regional Hunting Reserve of the Cíjara
On the right bank of the Guadiana river is Casas de Don Pedro, with some magnificent examples of Mudéjar style work in the parish church of San Pedro. Casa de Don Pedro got its name from King Pedro I of Castille, who, according to tradition, after defeat in the Battle of Montiel was buried in the parish church. From Casas de Don Pedro on the N-430 road we come to the Puerto Peña dam, surrounded by magnificent landscape with a large number of birds among which are the black stork and the vulture. On the left edge of the García Sola Reservoir we come Town Hall square in Helechosa
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