This is a short guide for the regional zones in Extremadura - Western Spain area. You can take it as a start point to plan your trip to western Spain. This guide includes a resume of monuments, history, culture and a reference for lodging: rural houses, apartments and hotels.

Extremadura has a wide offer for lodging: hotel with all equipment and services, apartments to travel with family and rural houses to stay for groups and families.. Just from a luxury five stars hotel to the most beautiful and traditional rural houses in the midle of nature. From Visit Western Spain we try to simplify the process of finding and booking accommodation.

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What led the most powerful man on the face of the Earth to retire to the Monastery of Yuste?

The Natural monument of Los Barruecos is composed of large granite stones on the edge of ponds. Vostell Museum is located in an 18th Century woolen washing place. Besides in the surrounding area we may find old tombs, Roman edification remains, or the megalithic remains of Hijadilla are other interesting spots in los Barruecos.