Extremadura · Charming villages
The most beautiful villages in Extremadura
The land of the conquistadors, a World Heritage monastery, Jewish quarters, mountain villages among cherry trees and slate hamlets: the most beautiful villages in Extremadura, far less known than they deserve.
Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides
Historic towns
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SpainTrujillo
Pizarro's homeland, with a monumental main square lined with palaces and a castle on top.
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SpainGuadalupe
A royal monastery and World Heritage Site, with a village of arcades and wooden balconies growing around it.
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SpainZafra
"Little Seville", with two connected arcaded squares and the castle of the Dukes of Feria.
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SpainJerez de los Caballeros
The Templar town, with Baroque towers rising above white houses.
What to see in Jerez de los Caballeros
Northern Cáceres
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SpainHervás
One of the best-preserved Jewish quarters in Spain, with half-timbered and adobe houses.
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SpainGranadilla
An abandoned walled village beside a reservoir, which you walk around in silence.
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SpainJerte Valley
Mountain villages among cherry trees, famous for their spring blossom and their gorges.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most beautiful villages in Extremadura?
Trujillo, Guadalupe, Zafra and Jerez de los Caballeros among the historic towns; and Hervás, Granadilla, the villages of the Jerte valley and Las Hurdes in northern Cáceres.
When should you go to Extremadura?
In spring, with the countryside green and the Jerte cherry trees in blossom, and in autumn. Summers are very hot, except in the mountains.
Which villages are near Cáceres?
Trujillo is less than an hour away and Guadalupe about two; Hervás and Granadilla, a little over an hour to the north.
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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.
Cover photo: Carlos Delgado (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.