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Offertories and romeria pilgrimages
Also remarkable in the framework of Salamanca popular festivities are the offertories and the romerias, a unique occasion to get to know and share the religious passion of the people.
Nature in La Alberca
In the Natural Park of Las Batuecas, closet o the Monastery of San José, 13 km. far frorm La Alberca, there are some Paradise settings, where you can find some pools in the river Batuecas. You have to leave behind the Monastery and follow a small path full of vegetation along the river.
Accesible Hiking in the Natural Park Las Batuecas – Sierra de Francia
The natural park Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia offers two routes for disabled people.
Oil. Extra-virgin olive oil
Fruity, dense, with an intense fragrance and spicy touches. This is the extra-virgin olive oil elaborated in the natural parks of Las Arribes and the Sierras de Francia and of Béjar, which adds singular notes to the prized olive juice.
Traditional culture and hunt ethnographic museum in Monsagro
Monsagro hidden village treasures valuable surprises: its spectacular landscape, its marine fossil wealth decorating the façades of its houses, and the ethnographic site of Las Eras, unique in the region.
Granite theme park and surroundings of the Rollo Canalizo rock in Los Santos
tenada sheep hut hosts several explanatory panels on stonework history, the construction of Roman roads and the modern industry of granite quarrying, together with a small collection of tools.
Las Batuecas Valley
Las Batuecas is a magic valley, situated in the south of the province, near La Alberca. Due to the fact of being an intricate area surrounded by the mountains of the Sierra de Francia, Las Batuecas is the refuge for the local fauna and some hermits.