Villuercas Ibores Jara Geopark

It is located in the south of Cáceres (Extremadura), between the basins of the Tajo and Guadiana rivers. Among landscapes of parallel mountains and valleys, its highest point is Risco de La Villuerca (1,601 metres). From its peak, visitors can see magnificent views of the mountains, valleys, Raña characteristics (scrubland) and the city of Guadalupe and its Royal Monastery. It is part of the European Network and the Global Network of Geoparks recognised by UNESCO.

The natural value of this geopark is rare. It is home to more than 40 geological sites that stand out for their paleontological wealth (the archaeological sites contain materials over 560 million years old), their history of mining, or for housing a natural monument such as the Cueva de Castañar de Ibor cave, an underground phenomenon with different shapes and colours. In addition to discovering fossils that lived in the sea which covered this area hundreds of millions of years ago, visitors can also see rock paintings like those at the Cueva Chiquita and Cueva de Álvarez caves, visit old mines like the one at Costanaza (in Logrosán), experience a forest of giant chestnut trees, or be amazed by overlooks such as the one at Peña Amarilla.