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Lumbrales is a municipality in the region of El Abadengo, in the province of Salamanca, Castilla y León. Lumbrales is twinned with the Italian town of Montenero Val Cocchiara Near its border with the municipality of Bermellar is the Castro de Las Merchanas, an old Vetón settlement that is one of the most attractive tourist attractions within the Arribes Natural Park. of the Douro.

In the lands of the west of Salamanca this fortress stands, a clear example of the ups and downs and border disputes. According to the chronicles, it was built in the 13th century by the Portuguese king Don Dinis. With the character of a fortress palace, it is located at one end of the urban area.

Also known as the Camino de Valdobarco, this short stretch was part of an ancient Roman road that has been there for perhaps thousands of years.

The viewpoint of the Castle offers beautiful views, especially towards the banks of the Duero River and the Saucelle reservoir. A few meters away is the Hermitage and the ruins of the castle.

The city of Lumbrales is visited mainly for the ruins of Castro Vetón on its outskirts, but also in the urban area it offers several interesting places to visit. Among them, the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and the Verraco Vetón stand out in front of it and a few steps from the Plaza Mayor.

The sites dating back to pre-Roman times up to the most recent ones related to the culture of the castros and boars are known as Vetón territory. It has been studied that the occupation of these territories dates back to the Iron Age 500 years ago and even much earlier up to the 5th century in the case of this particular site of Las Merchanas. In the golden age of these territories, these settlements were mainly populated by shepherds and warriors who, according to various Roman writers, were known as "vetones".

The small and quiet town of Fuenteliante is flanked by the Camaces River, a tributary of the Duero and runs through a large part of the province of Salamanca.

From the top of Cerro San Jorge you have very beautiful views of the entire Dehesa de Bañobárez and towards the Arribes del Duero Natural Park. The climb is very pleasant without any difficulty.