Miguel de Unamuno said, in a poetic remembrance: “Hervás, with its secluded chestnut groves, at the foot of the mountain range that lies behind Castilla”, perhaps due to its privileged location and orientation that descends from the 2.200m of Pico Pinajarro on the border with the Sierra de Béjar, to the pasture meadows of the southwest.
Hervás is the main center of tourist and commercial activity in the region. Its heritage, recognized as a Historic Artistic Complex since 1969, includes as its best-known element, the Jewish Quarter, a space that is more cultural than heritage that has become a hallmark of the Town.
Hervás is a founding member of the Caminos de Sefarad Jewish Quarter Network, and is also a member of the Vía de La Plata Cooperation Network.
Miguel de Unamuno said, in a poetic remembrance: “Hervás, with its secluded chestnut groves, at the foot of the mountain range that lies behind Castilla”, perhaps due to its privileged location and orientation that descends from the 2.200m of Pico Pinajarro on the border with the Sierra de Béjar, to the pasture meadows of the southwest. Hervás is the main center of tourist and commercial activity in the region. Its heritage, recognized as a Historic Artistic Complex since 1969, includes as its best-known element, the Jewish Quarter, a space that is more cultural than heritage that has become a hallmark of the Town. Hervás is a founding member of the Caminos de Sefarad Jewish Quarter Network, and is also a member of the Vía de La Plata Cooperation Network.
It is advisable to go through the information service to find out about the cultural offer, services and events agenda.
It is advisable to go through the information service to find out about the cultural offer, services and events agenda.
Walking through the humble Jewish quarter, whether wandering through its narrow streets, or accompanied by a specialized guide, is to cross the barriers of time to rediscover a past that remains alive in the sober austerity of the materials with which the ancient inhabitants built their houses. Adobe, chestnut wood and vertical tiles as an insulating element, make up the traditional mountain architecture adapted to the landscape. Native materials for a construction, which today we would call sustainable and intelligent. Among its streets, in addition to El Rabilero, the triangle formed by Judeo-Christian Friendship, Callejón de Los Cofrades and El Vado stands out, where the Winery, the Winery and the Jewish Agricultural Cooperative were located.
Walking through the humble Jewish quarter, whether wandering through its narrow streets, or accompanied by a specialized guide, is to cross the barriers of time to rediscover a past that remains alive in the sober austerity of the materials with which the ancient inhabitants built their houses. Adobe, chestnut wood and vertical tiles as an insulating element, make up the traditional mountain architecture adapted to the landscape. Native materials for a construction, which today we would call sustainable and intelligent. Among its streets, in addition to El Rabilero, the triangle formed by Judeo-Christian Friendship, Callejón de Los Cofrades and El Vado stands out, where the Winery, the Winery and the Jewish Agricultural Cooperative were located.
Hervás maintains the artisan tradition in small workshops that still produce joinery work on chestnut furniture, baskets and baskets, as well as a small industry that produces fur and leather garments.
Hervás maintains the artisan tradition in small workshops that still produce joinery work on chestnut furniture, baskets and baskets, as well as a small industry that produces fur and leather garments.
To remember the Jewish past every year, since 1.997, in the first days of July, the cultural festival Fiesta de los Conversos is organized, whose main axis is the theatrical performances in the natural setting of the Ambroz River.
To remember the Jewish past every year, since 1.997, in the first days of July, the cultural festival Fiesta de los Conversos is organized, the main focus of which is the theatrical performances in the natural setting of the Ambroz River.
Hervás received from Doña Violante of Aragón, the Galician Castañar Mountain, whose raw material has provided the construction material and base raw material for local constructions and crafts. Its sustainable use has earned recognition from the Landscapes of Extremadura award and environmental recognition with the figure of Protected Landscape.
Hervás received from Doña Violante of Aragon, the Galician Castañar Mountain, whose raw material has provided the construction material and base raw material for local constructions and crafts. Its sustainable use has earned recognition of the award Landscapes of Extremadura and environmental recognition with the figure of Protected Landscape.
Among the religious heritage, the flowery baroque altarpiece of San Juan Bautista stands out with its spectacular altarpiece, located next to the Hospedería Valle del Ambroz.
Also, built on the remains of the first original settlement, presiding over the central hill of Hervás, the Renaissance-style church of Santa María is worth a visit, whose perimeter wall becomes the best viewpoint in the region.
The Casa de Los Dávila, a building from the 18th century, houses the Pérez Comendador – Leroux Museum, with work by the distinguished sculptor, the French painter Madeleine Leroux, as well as temporary exhibitions. Automotive enthusiasts will enjoy the valuable collection of the Motorcycle and Classic Car Museum.
The Casa de Los Dávila, a building from the 18th century, houses the Pérez Comendador – Leroux Museum, with work by the distinguished sculptor, the French painter Madeleine Leroux, as well as temporary exhibitions. Automotive enthusiasts will enjoy the valuable collection of the Motorcycle and Classic Car Museum.
Hervás offers a wide range of possibilities to enjoy sports activities in direct contact with its privileged surroundings. Signposted routes for hiking, mountain biking, road cycling and mountain running. The most popular, the Chorrera, runs parallel to the Ambroz River, until reaching a beautiful waterfall.
Hervás offers a wide range of possibilities to enjoy sports activities in direct contact with its privileged surroundings. Signposted routes for hiking, mountain biking, road cycling and mountain running. The most popular, the Chorrera, runs parallel to the Ambroz River, until reaching a beautiful waterfall.
For the most prepared, the Pinajarro peak is posed as an acceptable challenge, as is the beautiful route of Bosques del Ambroz both in the direction of La Garganta and towards Gargantilla.
The gentle undulation of the Vía Verde – Camino Natural de La Plata makes it perfect terrain for cycling. The Heidi Track offers the greatest gradient, one of the most traditional routes in Extremadura.
Hervás in images
