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This place has a fascinating history and represents the union between the municipalities of Aldea del Obispo, Puerto Seguro and Villar de Ciervo. The path that surrounds it is part of the route called “Camino del Fuerte”, used since ancient times for trade, smuggling, livestock and agriculture. Now, in addition to its historical and cultural value, it is also used for tourism and recreational purposes.

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A small bridge that connects the villages of Puerto Seguro, Aldea del Obispo and Villar de Ciervo.

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Armed conflicts between borders have been the daily bread in these areas between the two countries. It was built in the 17th century and currently has more than three centuries of history, where its walls are still standing. Currently, it is rehabilitated and is a hotel.

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The refurbishment and reconversion project of this 17th-century fortress won, in 2014, the prize for the best restoration of a military building in Spain. What are now luxury rooms on the Spanish-Portuguese border could house 1,500 infantrymen and 200 horses at his creation. The fort had two phases. The first, in the 17th century, when after the uprising in Lisbon that deposed Philip of Habsburg, it was built to serve as a base for an army that would recover Portugal. The Second, in the 18th century, when it was rebuilt to oppose the Portuguese stronghold of Almeida. During the war of independence, it was partially blown up and, for much of the 19th century, the surrounding inhabitants took advantage of it as a quarry until its sale to the private sector gave rise to the current construction.

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Together with Fuentes de Oñoro they form a border population center known as La Raya. This denomination is the colloquial way of calling the more than 1,200 kilometers of border between the two Iberian countries, but it is used especially in places where the political border is a mere anecdote and both sides share a cultural and historical unity. Vilar de Formoso has traditionally been a border post. Today it is the railway gateway to the Portuguese country from Europe on the surexpress train that connects Lisbon with France. It is also a prosperous commercial crossroads in the region.

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Classic Salamancan town bordering Portugal. It has just 280 inhabitants, but its abandoned houses tell stories of more prosperous times. It is surrounded by the grain fields and farms that are the main engine of its current economy. There are a couple of bars ideal for a stop on the way.

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