The best walks and hikes around Talarrubias

This Almohad-era castle, now devoid of walls and decoration, is built on an octagonal plan atop a high crag south of the town, on a summit difficult to access. It lacks a keep, towers, and external defenses, perhaps due to its reconstruction during the Christian era, which only preserved the wall, omitting any other defensive elements beyond the rugged terrain on which it stands.

Located south of Castilblanco, this town is surrounded by ferruginous springs. Here we find an Almohad-era castle, now devoid of walls and decoration, built on an octagonal plan atop a high crag south of the town, on a summit that is difficult to access.

The Herrera del Duque Castle, located in the province of Badajoz (Extremadura), is an impressive 15th-century fortress that dominates the landscape of the La Siberia region from the top of the Sierra Chamorro. It is said that wailing sounds can be heard at night from the "Tower of Sighs," and there are legends about a hidden treasure protected by a curse.

The castle of Puebla de Alcocer is an imposing fortress built during the 12th and 13th centuries, and remodeled in the 15th century by Don Gutierre de Sotomayor, master of the Order of Alcántara. It is located in an elongated rocky mass, at the highest point of Puebla de Alcocer, from where the movements of the adversaries were monitored for kilometers around. Today, the regions of La Serena and La Siberia can be seen, and the fortification can be seen from various points.

The church "San Pedro Apostol" was dedicated to Saint Peter (Peter). Simon, nicknamed Peter (Rock), was a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee when he - together with his brother Andrew - was called by Jesus Christ to be "fishers of men". According to Catholic understanding, he is the supreme apostle, and the two millennia-long line of popes - currently Francis - are his successors. In statues and paintings, Peter is almost always depicted with two keys in his hand; this attribute refers to the biblical saying in Matthew: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Chapter 16, verse 19). Peter and Paul are also known as the “Princes of the Apostles”; their common feast day in the saints’ calendar is June 29th.

They have a market around it.

It is located in the Plaza del Sagrado Corazón and according to the information available, it was built at the end of the 14th century, although it has subsequently been renovated in various moments or phases. Its style is Civil Gothic and the south façade from the last period of Gothic, around 1499.

The urban complex of Casas de Don Pedro is based on popular architecture that is evident in the different ancestral and stately houses that make up the town, with elements present in them such as grilles or noble shields. There are also some notable monuments in the urban center, such as the sculpture “Help the fallen” by Juan de Ávalos. In the main square we find the town hall, with a portico, and near it the Plaza del Sagrado Corazón, in which the church of San Pedro Apóstol is located. Both squares would once be the administrative center and the religious center of the population, respectively.