Valencia de Alcantara

Valencia de Alcántara straddles Spain’s frontier zone with Portugal in western Extremadura, and that border position has made it a longstanding crossroads between Iberian regions. The town lies at the edge of the Sierra de San Pedro, a broad range of wooded hills. Its historic centre preserves narrow lanes, a Jewish quarter and the Gothic church of Nuestra Señora de Rocamador. Beyond the streets, the municipality is known for its many prehistoric dolmens, grouped on a local megalithic route; these stone tombs record settlement long before the modern border. Continue to other locations in Extremadura to compare the frontier landscapes around Valencia de Alcántara.

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