Jarandilla de la Vera

Charles I of Spain lived in Jarandilla Palace, constructed in the 15th century, while Yuste was being prepared. The palace is now a Parador hotel.

Worth particular note in Jarandilla's civil architecture are the house of Don Luis de Quijada, tutor of John of Austria, and the pillory. There are also various medieval bridges, although of Roman design, in whose construction ashlars from a nearby Roman mausoleum were used.There are many religious buildings: The hermitages of Ntra. Sra. de Sopetrán, Ntra. Sra. de Cincho and Santísimo Cristo del Humilladero, the convent of San Francisco, the churches of San Agustín and Ntra. Sra. de la Torre, a large and sumptuous building dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries, built on solid rock, which supports and strengthens it.The festival of the Escobazos is commemorated on 7 December at night in honour of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. The highlight is the departure of the Virgin's banner, carried by a rider accompanied by numerous horses and the entire town with blazing broom torches.The climate and relief conditions favour the formation of gorges, a key element in the landscape of La Vera. This is the case of the Jaranda Gorge.