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“The legacy of the Order of Alcántara“ From Los Barruecos to Alcántara Mata de Alcántara

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Alcántara

Garrovillas de Alconetar

Hinojal

Villa del Rey

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Brozas

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Classical Theatre Thermal

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Nature

Gastronomy

Santiago del Campo

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Transhumance

Navas del Madroño

Casar de Cáceres

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Arroyo de la Luz Herreruela

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Cáceres N-521

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Aliseda

Malpartida de Cáceres

Introduction Following in the footsteps of Portus Cale, the old Roman road and later the Mesta trail and the wool route up to the Atlantic ports, we are about to unravel the historical legacy of the Order of Alcántara. We will travel through pastoral landscapes and towns full of history surrounded by great natural wealth with numerous protected areas related to the plain and the pastureland. We will also observe some antique and contemporary art; fireplaces and an eternal bridge.

Notes www.centroviaspecuarias.es Tel: 927 27 52 55 www.museovostell.org Tel: 927 010 812

Did you know that...? Wolf Vostell (Leverkusen 1932Berlin 1998) was a German artist of international prestige, father of the Happening and a member of the Fluxus movement, in love with Los Barruecos since his first visit in 1974. Sculpture by Vostell 28

Centre of documentation of Livestock Trails

Wool washery in Los Barruecos

The tour starts from the town of Malpartida de Cáceres, where we will visit the centre of information and documentation of Livestock Trails which also functions as the local tourism o ce. Later a must-see visit to Los Barruecos, an area declared as a Natural Monument, to its interpretation centre and of course the Vostell Malpartida Museum set in the magical surroundings of the old wool washery, where the work of the great artist also blends into the nature of this protected area. The legacy of the Order of Alcántara: Barruecos-Alcántara


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