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Guijuelo cured ham
There are few feelings comparable to taste a slice of Guijuelo cured ham. Deep red or pale pink in colour, the lean meat shows a soft shiny greasy surface. Its intense smell and evolving taste make its tasting a real pleasure.
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Autumn Fruits
In autumn, fields show red, yellow and ochre colours, and the pastures cover again the large dehesas, where pigs go back because the acorn-feeding season starts.
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Conventual Pastry and Honey. Sweet temptations
This travel trough Salamanca can't finish without tasting any of the numerous recipes of the delicious conventual pastry.
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Iberian products of Salamanca. Certified quality
Iberian products of Salamanca mean quality. This Certification Mark, recognised in 2005, offers selected Iberian products of Salamanca, in particular steaks, chorizos, salchichones, cured hams and pork shoulders.
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El Rebollar, a privileged natural area
Beyond Ciudad Rodrigo, this 50.000 hectares privileged natural area is hidden. It is a landscape full of stones and rocks where we can point out the Gata Mountains and its 1.592 metre main summit, the Peña de la Canchera.
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Montemayor del Río Castle
Known as San Vicente Fortress, the origin of the castle dates back to the XIII century. However, the current site was finished two centuries later.
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La Charrada
For those who come to Ciudad Rodrigo at Easter, on Holy Saturday, a singular folk festival is celebrated. It was declared of regional tourist interest.