TOURIST GUIDE OF OUR TOWN
1) Introduction.
Malpartida de Plasencia is a town in the province of Cáceres located in the region of
Monfragüe on a mountain 468 meter above sea level. The population is located at a
crossroads of specific routes for ranchers.
The town is the most populated in Monfragüe as well as having one of the biggest municipalities terms in Extremadura. The village is well known for its handicraft leather and the building trade. It had received the title of Villa on the 16 of June of 1961. The population of Malpartida is known by the demonym "Chinatos". It also has a strategic location near the dual carriageway called EX-A1 (which connects Spain with Portugal) and the one called A-66 ( known as Via de la Plata, which connects the north and south of Spain).
2) Cultural heritage.
The most notable cultural heritage of Malpartida de Plasencia is the Church of San Juan Bautista, with a Gothic-Renaissance or late Gothic style, built during the second half of the 16th century. We have to highlight the Gothic mansory and the granitic chair making as well as the façade made by Pedro Esquerro and the Gothic altarpiece made by Agustín Castaño and Diego de Basoco. In the church́ s tower you can see the badge of Plasencia´s bishop Gutiérrez Vargas Carvajal. The floor plant is a single rectangular warehouse divided in 4 sections covered with ribbed, tercelete and warped vaults. A massive tower rises to the north of the first section of the warehouse.
In October of 2018 the Church was declared an Assest of National Interest.
If you like, you can make a virtual visit
3) Museum.
In April 2021 the old abattoir was transformed into a multi use space which was called
Espacio Matadero de Arte, EMA, Vicente Manzano as a tribute to the local painter. Some of his artwork ,which is collected by the name Luz de ceras, can be seen in the main museum´s room. Moreover you can also admire there different art exhibitions every year.
4) Main events.
Every June month, Malpartida de Plasencia celebrates his own masonry contest. The origin isn't clear but it was invented to spread the love this village has for the construction industry and as a tribute to the builders of our town.
This contest has inspired a tourist circuit where you can admire a duplicate of the pieces that were created for the contest.
If you want to walk through the route (39 minutes 2,6km) click here
5) Hiking paths.
There are different options when talking about hiking paths in our area, however we would highlight the next ones:
5 .1) Hiking path Cerro Canalizo.
Every year our town celebrates a event when people go up running or walking this path as a tribute to Goyo, our fellow countryman. From the top you can enjoy the view of our village and the spots that surround us.
The hiking path is about 6,5km with a low-medium difficulty.
If you want to see the route click here
5.2) Hiking path Mirador Valdeherrero.
This hiking path takes us to the Valdeherrero viewpoint where we can see a panoramic view of La Vera. We can do this route in two ways.
5.3) Hiking path San Cristóbal.
This round trip hiking path that we propose allows you to reach the surroundings of the
Hermitage of San Cristóbal. You leave from our bed and breakfast, crossing the areas of the "Viñas" small plots used by the population of our town as a recreation area and vegetable gardens and fruit trees. In the final stretch of the route, you will arrive at the area of the Hermitage of San Cristóbal, where you can rest for a while, have a picnic and relax admiring the views of the Horco del Espino reservoir.
The round trip route lasts an hour and a half with a distance of about 7km and it is a low difficulty hiking path.
If you want to see the route click here
5.4) Hiking path Yacimientos.
Our population has a meadow, "El Robledo", a natural setting where we can enjoy a
characteristic landscape and fauna of Extremadura. We have to say that we are going to find loose cattle, so any gate that we come across must be closed once we pass through it.
In this meadow, we can do several itineraries: We will highlight the hiking path which allows us to visit the sites of Cerro de Castillejos. We will start the route from the access located on Highway CC_18.1. (Kilometric Point: 1.8) to which we will arrive there by car. The entire path is marked by milestones and directional signs that make it easier to follow the path.
The round trip route has a distance of 5.8 km, an approximate duration of one hour and ten and a low difficulty.
If you want to see the route click here
6 Cycling paths.
6.1) Ruta Verde
We propose this route for bicycle lovers. If you love this sport, you will love doing this route, since you will travel along the old Valencia de Alcántara-Madrid railway inside the Extremadura´s meadows. The route that we propose lasts about two and a quarter hours, with a distance of 40 km and a low difficulty.
You can view the route by clicking here.
6.2) Cancho Pinote.
On this route we suggest you go up to the Cancho Pinote, starting from our bed and
breakfast, passing through the Valdelinare´s reservoir and through the area of the remains of the vetones camps, within the "el Robledo '' meadow. The route that we propose lasts around two hours, a distance of about 25.5km and a medium difficulty.
You can view the route by clicking here.
7) Embarcadero (Jetty)
The Malpartida de Plasencia reservoir, located in the vicinity of the San Cristóbal hermitage (see route to San Cristóbal above), opens a pier in the summer of 2021. The walkway installed in the Horco del Espino reservoir is an incentive to practice water activities, as well as another tourist attraction for this town in the Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve.
It is suitable for non-motorized boats, so fans of rowing canoes or practicing popular sports such as paddle surfing already have one more place to enjoy them.
To use the Malpartida de Plasencia reservoir jetty, all you have to do is be in possession of the navigation license granted by the Tagus Hydrographic Confederation
Malpartida de Plasencia is a town in the province of Cáceres located in the region of
Monfragüe on a mountain 468 meter above sea level. The population is located at a
crossroads of specific routes for ranchers.
The town is the most populated in Monfragüe as well as having one of the biggest municipalities terms in Extremadura. The village is well known for its handicraft leather and the building trade. It had received the title of Villa on the 16 of June of 1961. The population of Malpartida is known by the demonym "Chinatos". It also has a strategic location near the dual carriageway called EX-A1 (which connects Spain with Portugal) and the one called A-66 ( known as Via de la Plata, which connects the north and south of Spain).
2) Cultural heritage.
The most notable cultural heritage of Malpartida de Plasencia is the Church of San Juan Bautista, with a Gothic-Renaissance or late Gothic style, built during the second half of the 16th century. We have to highlight the Gothic mansory and the granitic chair making as well as the façade made by Pedro Esquerro and the Gothic altarpiece made by Agustín Castaño and Diego de Basoco. In the church́ s tower you can see the badge of Plasencia´s bishop Gutiérrez Vargas Carvajal. The floor plant is a single rectangular warehouse divided in 4 sections covered with ribbed, tercelete and warped vaults. A massive tower rises to the north of the first section of the warehouse.
In October of 2018 the Church was declared an Assest of National Interest.
If you like, you can make a virtual visit
3) Museum.
In April 2021 the old abattoir was transformed into a multi use space which was called
Espacio Matadero de Arte, EMA, Vicente Manzano as a tribute to the local painter. Some of his artwork ,which is collected by the name Luz de ceras, can be seen in the main museum´s room. Moreover you can also admire there different art exhibitions every year.
4) Main events.
Every June month, Malpartida de Plasencia celebrates his own masonry contest. The origin isn't clear but it was invented to spread the love this village has for the construction industry and as a tribute to the builders of our town.
This contest has inspired a tourist circuit where you can admire a duplicate of the pieces that were created for the contest.
If you want to walk through the route (39 minutes 2,6km) click here
5) Hiking paths.
There are different options when talking about hiking paths in our area, however we would highlight the next ones:
5 .1) Hiking path Cerro Canalizo.
Every year our town celebrates a event when people go up running or walking this path as a tribute to Goyo, our fellow countryman. From the top you can enjoy the view of our village and the spots that surround us.
The hiking path is about 6,5km with a low-medium difficulty.
If you want to see the route click here
5.2) Hiking path Mirador Valdeherrero.
This hiking path takes us to the Valdeherrero viewpoint where we can see a panoramic view of La Vera. We can do this route in two ways.
- The short hiking path will take us around 5.7 km, it is a low difficulty route and lasts one hour and a quarter. You can preview the route by clicking here.
- The long hiking path will take us around 10 km and it is also a low difficulty route that lasts two hours and 10 minutes. You can preview the route by clicking here
5.3) Hiking path San Cristóbal.
This round trip hiking path that we propose allows you to reach the surroundings of the
Hermitage of San Cristóbal. You leave from our bed and breakfast, crossing the areas of the "Viñas" small plots used by the population of our town as a recreation area and vegetable gardens and fruit trees. In the final stretch of the route, you will arrive at the area of the Hermitage of San Cristóbal, where you can rest for a while, have a picnic and relax admiring the views of the Horco del Espino reservoir.
The round trip route lasts an hour and a half with a distance of about 7km and it is a low difficulty hiking path.
If you want to see the route click here
5.4) Hiking path Yacimientos.
Our population has a meadow, "El Robledo", a natural setting where we can enjoy a
characteristic landscape and fauna of Extremadura. We have to say that we are going to find loose cattle, so any gate that we come across must be closed once we pass through it.
In this meadow, we can do several itineraries: We will highlight the hiking path which allows us to visit the sites of Cerro de Castillejos. We will start the route from the access located on Highway CC_18.1. (Kilometric Point: 1.8) to which we will arrive there by car. The entire path is marked by milestones and directional signs that make it easier to follow the path.
The round trip route has a distance of 5.8 km, an approximate duration of one hour and ten and a low difficulty.
If you want to see the route click here
6 Cycling paths.
6.1) Ruta Verde
We propose this route for bicycle lovers. If you love this sport, you will love doing this route, since you will travel along the old Valencia de Alcántara-Madrid railway inside the Extremadura´s meadows. The route that we propose lasts about two and a quarter hours, with a distance of 40 km and a low difficulty.
You can view the route by clicking here.
6.2) Cancho Pinote.
On this route we suggest you go up to the Cancho Pinote, starting from our bed and
breakfast, passing through the Valdelinare´s reservoir and through the area of the remains of the vetones camps, within the "el Robledo '' meadow. The route that we propose lasts around two hours, a distance of about 25.5km and a medium difficulty.
You can view the route by clicking here.
7) Embarcadero (Jetty)
The Malpartida de Plasencia reservoir, located in the vicinity of the San Cristóbal hermitage (see route to San Cristóbal above), opens a pier in the summer of 2021. The walkway installed in the Horco del Espino reservoir is an incentive to practice water activities, as well as another tourist attraction for this town in the Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve.
It is suitable for non-motorized boats, so fans of rowing canoes or practicing popular sports such as paddle surfing already have one more place to enjoy them.
To use the Malpartida de Plasencia reservoir jetty, all you have to do is be in possession of the navigation license granted by the Tagus Hydrographic Confederation
