The route begins along the paved path of the Subterráneo, next to Pozo Concejo street, at the intersection with the EX - 110 road that leads to Badajoz.
The route ascends among ecological olive grove... (plus +)
The route begins along the paved path of the Subterráneo, next to Pozo Concejo street, at the intersection with the EX - 110 road that leads to Badajoz.
The route ascends among ecological olive groves on the sunny side of the Sierra del Puerto del Centinela, also known as Santa Lucía due to a hermitage located on its slope. Leaving the Luna castle behind, it offers a spectacular view of the Portuguese border and the Guadiana depression. Protected by the stone walls that separate the path from the olive groves, it ascends eastward towards the Puerto del Centinela, the highest point of the route and a magnificent place to observe the flight of some endangered raptors.
It retraces its steps and descends in zigzag under a forest of eucalyptus trees on the north slope of the mountain until it reaches the fork that leads to the El Abuelo cork oak, one of the unique trees declared in Extremadura, which with its 15 meters in height and 26 meters in canopy, will not leave us indifferent.
Once back, and heading towards Alburquerque, the route joins an asphalt track for approximately one kilometer before taking a fork to Calleja del Santo, which leads through holm oak groves towards the town.
In Alburquerque, we must not miss visiting the Gothic-Jewish Quarter or "Villa Adentro" along with the Luna Castle (13th-15th century), declared a Cultural Interest Property with the category of Historical Ensemble in 1998. This historic district also has the declaration of a special conservation area for birds (ZEPA), one of the 19 urban colonies of lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in Extremadura, where we can enjoy significant concentrations of this species during the breeding season, accompanied by others such as the white stork (Ciconia ciconia), the common house martin (Delichon urbicum), or the pallid and common swifts (Apus pallidus and Apus apus).
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