These are beautiful mountains in the middle of the county. If you like walking or hiking between cork trees, jaras (Cistus ladanifer L) in spring, or hearing the calls of male deers to female deers in the autumn, this is your place.
There are leafy valleys like the Viejas river valley and Almonte river Valley, where trout live making it a paradise for hunters and river fishermen.
There are stunning views from the summits over a mild-wild, well-preserved landscape, with only a few small picturesque villages.

Take Madrid-Badajoz, A-5 highway. Turn off where you has just gone out from the tunnel at Puerto Miravete, take the turn off to Deleitosa, and in a few minutes you are in paradise.

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Yuste monastery is a building of the National Patrimony, it is from centuries ownership of kings of Spain. The monks have lived in it for secular tradition since King Carlos the I. In the 16th century the king of Germany chose this place to retire. It is situated between big mountains. The scenery is wonderful for walking. The building is an interesting historical place and the surrounders are excellent for nature lovers. There are abundant oaks and wild plants. In spring and autumn it looks lovely, but even in summer it is a perfect weekend escape to nature because of its mild microclima.
I recommend some of the rural homes for letting, but I stayed at La Abadía de Yuste, a tasty not so expensive, cosy restaurant and it is also a small rural hotel. It is very near to the Monastery, and usually a walk of about 40 minutes, or a trip by car of five minutes.

By car. From Madrid, take the highway A-5 Madrid- Badajoz. Turn of the general highway in Navalmoral de la Mata and go along through Jarandilla de la Vera, passing through it, keep going along in the road to Plasencia, about 20 minutes after Jarandilla is situated Cuacos de Yuste, the town of the monastery and La Abadía de Yuste.

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Monfrague National Park is a paradise for birdwatchers. It is the perfect location for those searching out Spain's stunning scenery, environmental and cultural heritage.
In Monfrague you can walk, watch and delight yourself in the scenic views, climb to the tower of an ancient castle or have a tasty non-expensive meal in the Park.
The park is only 200 kilometers from the highway from Madrid and also can be accesible by train.

Monfrague station. Train Madrid- Badajoz or Train MAdrid-Lisbon.
By car from Madrid to Navalmoral de la Mata and then the highway to Plasencia,where is the nearest access from Madrid.

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Free, yes completely free, WOMAD festival Thurs-Sunday usually 2nd weekend in May.
Set in the beautiful old town of Caceres (it was built with gold plundered from the Incas).

Just about the most civilised festival I've been to - young and old enjoying great music among the cobbled streets and plazas. No queues - you can wander into bars and restaurants - just a lovely few days very different to UK fests. No security, blokes riding around on quadbikes etc etc

Caceres is in Extemadura

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