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El Camino de las Raíces
Art and Nature get together in the Camino de las Raíces (The Path of the Roots), where the tourists can still see the traces of the collective memories of the village of La Alberca and the area of the Sierra de Francia.
Ganadería Hermanos Valverde. Finca “Valverde de Gonzaliañez”
The Valverde family has been linked to the countryside, cattle breeding and horse riding for five generations. “Valverde de gonzaliañez” is located a few minutes from Salamanca, in the heart of the countryside of Salamanca.
Birding Local Companies
Several Salamanca companies, specialized in ornithological tourism, offer their professional services to visitors and tourists, in order to get the most out of the walks and bird watching routes.
Birdwatching
In these environments, we can point out the existence of different kinds of birds: great bustards, golden eagles, bonelli´s eagles, Spanish imperial eagles, black storks, great flocks of griffon vultures and black vultures, not forgetting the colourful little birds, the magic bee-eaters, th
Skiing at Covatilla ski resort
If you are looking for snow sensations, you can enjoy Sierra de Béjar-La Covatilla Ski Resort, 80 kilometres far from the city of Salmanca and close to Béjar and Candelario.
Other interesting wet areas
These are interesting hábitats with thick aquatic vegetation, sometimes around meadow landscapes. These areas are said to be Wet Areas of Special Interest. They are also the migratory routes for aquatic birds when they fly away in spring and summer.
Ganadería Mercedes Pérez-Tabernero Montalvo. Finca “El Villar de Los Álamos"
In “El Villar de los Álamos”, where the bulls which belong to Mercedes Pérez Tabernero graze, these animals feel like the lord and master of the countryside; they are respected and admired as in nowhere else in the world.