14의 빌라르 드 라 예과가지 명소 & 주요 장소

On the Camino del Fuerte, which connects the municipalities of Aldea del Obispo, Puerto Seguro and Villar de Ciervo, the Puente de los Franceses represents the historical, cultural and landscape union between these three places

The bridge lies in a valley on the Águeda River. It is particularly worth hiking there in spring or autumn as the surrounding area is beautifully green. Danger! The path there is steep and has scree.

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.

Near this bridge is the Siega Verde Site, which is considered the most important outdoor Paleolithic art complex in Castilla y León and the most outstanding in the Iberian Peninsula.

Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the open-air zoomorphic site of Siega Verde is the most important of its kind in the entire Iberian Peninsula. The stone carvings that can be seen represent animals including horses, bears and goats, which makes it curious that some have existed in these lands when they are now extinct. The site itself is not open to the public so that they can be preserved, but very close is the Interpretation Classroom.

The castle tower that still stands was part of the fortress built in the 13th century by the Portuguese king Don Dinis to protect the lands in the area. It is advisable to visit the tower inside, it houses a Historical Interpretation Classroom and a permanent exhibition on the Border Fortifications. In addition, from the top floor you can enjoy beautiful views of the entire area, including neighboring Portuguese lands.

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.

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.