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Stage 15

Stage from Parra to Montemayor Baths

km 28,5

Time 07H 00’

Difficulty Medium

Hostels 2

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Last day in Extremadura through the Ambroz valley. To rest

Information about the stage 15: Stage from Parra to Montemayor Baths

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Points of interest in the stage 15: Stage from Parra to Montemayor Baths

12 Interpretation Center of the Silver Way
11 Church of Santa Maria
10 Albergue Turístico Vía de la Plata de Baños de Montemayor
9 Bridge over the throat Buitrera
8 Churches of Our Lady of Olmo and San Servando
7 Albergue Municipal de Aldeanueva del Camino
6 Section of road
5 Livestock hostel
4 Walk under the highway and the national
3 Arroyo de Valdesequera
2 Arroyo
1 Bow of Parra

The route

Km 0. Parra (Interpretation Centre)

We left the Roman city of Cáparra trying to retain in memory the last vision of the arch. In a few hundred meters we crossed the road heading to Guijo de Granadilla and entered a path. Thus, with greater comfort, we advance through the dehesa Casablanca , surrounded by a natural environment worthy of the best postcard. In the long run, Castile awaits. As yesterday, several streams of unpredictable flow will cross our way. They are responsible for testing our balance, as they have to be drawn by jumping between the granite blocks arranged as a bridge. At five and a half kilometers, irremediably, we will reach a paved runway. It's the Ambroz service road. If we want to step on soft ground we can walk in the countryside, parallel to the road (Km 5.5).

There is no other song possible in the next 7 kilometers remaining until you reach under the highway and national bridge. The service road vadea the stream of Valdesegura (Km 6,8) and converges for a short stretch with the road of Casas del Monte (Km 9,7). It finally reaches the step under A-66 and N-630, next to the Grande Throat, which is sometimes necessary to wade (Km 12,4).

At this point we may lose any indication. If you look across the N-630, you'll see a large meadow and, in the middle, a yellow arrow painted on a pole of the electric line. We take this road right hand to in less than 2 kilometers turn left on a dirt track between cattle, is the Cañada Real de la Vizana , which follows the trace of the Vía de la Plata. Two kilometers later we passed by to a breeding hostel (Km 15,9). A short stretch of climb through the remains of the old road (Km 17) takes us to a house, where we turn left following the signs of a handmade poster. We walked under the highway and lined the line to Aldeanueva del Camino.

At the entrance of this town we receive a great ceramic decorated with the names of all mansions of the Vía de la Plata.Aldeanueva is the most central locality in the Ambroz region and, in addition to conserving large samples of popular architecture, has two parish churches.Our Lady of Olmo in the north and San Servando in the south remember past times, when the population was divided by the kingdoms of León and Castilla and by the dioceses of Coria and Plasencia.

Km 19.2. Aldeanueva del Camino(All Services)

In the middle of Aldeanueva crosses the throat of the Buitrera, whose course we saved by a bridge to access the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. We left the village and went to N-630 at the height of kilometric point 437. After a roundabout, we went over the highway to return to the national and continue on its strength. We will leave to the right the crossing to the town of Hervás, which retains one of the best juderías in Spain. From this point there are more than 4 kilometers to the center, although the visit is recommended (Km 21.2).

It will be eight finals and boring kilometers in slight ascent to Baños de Montemayor. Half an hour from the crossing to Hervás we pass by the Camping Las Cañadas (Km 24,3). From this point we will only leave the N-630 once and it will be a little before arriving at Baños to tread a few hundred meters of road.

Km 28.5. Baths of Montemayor(All Services)

The difficulties

Remarks

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What to see, what to do

ALDEANUEVA DEL CAMINO:
Today lost, the trail of the road crosses Aldeanueva from south to north in the same itinerary that follows the stage This village of the Ambroz valley was divided until 1959 in the Diocese of Plasencia and Coria.
- Bridge over the throat
  Buitrera:Probably of Roman origin but very reformed today. He supposedly stood on the road to save the stream’s stream that crosses the village.
- Church of Our Lady of Olmo:
  Known locally by the church of Arriba, because it is located in the northern part of the town. The present is Gothic, at the end of the 15th century, of a single nave and with buttresses and a rectangular tower to which it rises abroad.
- Church of San Servando:
  The southern part and known as the church of Abajo. Built in the late 15th century.
- Traditions:
  In July, on St. Kitts' day, the drivers of Aldeanueva take out their cars and circulate in the streets of the town in order to be blessed. It also highlights the tornaboda tradition, a meal between friends and family on the day after the wedding.
MONTEMAYOR BATHS:
Last town in Extremadura, Via de la Plata, crossed by the N-630 and the Roman road. It has been named Baños de Montemayor since the 19th century, when the part corresponding to the Marqués de Montemayor with which it belonged to the Duke of Béjar and where the thermal baths were located.
- Ancient Spa and Roman thermal baths: On the right of the N-630, a journey baptized as the Avenue de
  las Termas, is the old spa where there is a museum that collects all the remains of the thermal sources used by the Romans: bathtubs, figures as an offering to gods, altar or altars dedicated to nymphs, coins and inscriptions in Latin. There is also a caldarium or Roman circuit installed in an old Roman aljibe. Rehabilitation works were completed in 2000.
- Balneario Nuevo:
  Built in 1995 and provided with modern technology and complete facilities with sauna, solarium, gym, cafeteria, etc.
- Santa Maria Parish Church:
  Built in different stages during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it was declared a Historical Artistic Monument in 1982. It is baroque and, apart from its northern front in a plateresque style, it stands out for its square plan tower that is crowned by blacksmith pyramids and two crossed arches. It was located in the part of the town that belonged to the Lordship of the Marquis of Montemayor, the Diocese of Coria and the former Kingdom of León.
- Church of Santa Catalina:
  From the 15th century, located in the part of the town belonging to the Duke of Béjar, the Diocese of Plasencia and the Kingdom of Castile. The temple has lost its religious character, in favor of the church of Santa Maria, and houses the Municipal Auditorium.
- Popular crafts:At
  the foot of the national there are several craft shops and gifts that proudly show the typical handmade wicker baskets.