Tours of scenic and heritage interest in the Sierra de Gata Cultural Park

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Last year Sfera Proyecto Ambiental was the winner of a tender issued by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Government of Extremadura. The project would consist of the study of new routes, as well as the development of informative material, focusing on elements of heritage and landscape interest in the Sierra de Gata Cultural Park, located in the northeast of Extremadura. The study is part of the Project called “Territory and Cultural Heritage” (acronym TERPAT) that was presented to the second call of the EP-INTERREG VA Spain Portugal Program (POCTEP), being selected from more than three hundred international proposals.

Thus, the project has been financed by the UAE Email List European Regional Development Fund . The execution of this route project in the Cultural Park is part of the development and execution of the activity “Great Cross-border Routes Associated with Cultural Heritage and Featured Landscapes”. In this sense, the project has consisted of the design, creation and implementation of routes that favor the conservation and enjoyment of the natural and cultural environment. A bet that will undoubtedly be an experience to be remembered by the visitor and a good opportunity for the local population.



The routes are mostly of easy to medium difficulty , and run through multiple elements of cultural interest, sometimes connecting two municipalities through a route dominated by beautiful landscapes and framed by the well-known stone walls of the region. These walls, made with the ancestral dry stone technique, give the environment an indisputable beauty, and can also be found in many old buildings among the different municipalities of the Cultural Park. Illustration 1 Section of a route that runs between natural spaces in the Sierra de Gata Cultural Park (Source: Sfera Proyecto Ambiental) The routes will travel through various municipalities of the Cultural Park, including some such as Valverde del Fresno, Moraleja or San Martín de Trevejo, declared one of the most beautiful towns in Spain.