Hiking
Salamanca offers different routes which allow the visitors to enjoy the natural settings which are environmentally interesting, such as the Sierras de Francia and Béjar and the Natural Park Arribes del Duero, declared UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
The Sierras de Béjar and Francia cover a surface of arond 200.000 hectares, which make them become the biggest Reserve of the region and the third one in Spain. In these mountain ranges we can find Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia Natural Park and Las Quilamas; we can walk through all of them following the suggested routes.
There are magical paths included in the Natural Park of Arribes del Duero, which is part of the “Iberian Plain” Reserve and the biggest boundary natural park in Europe.
Around these green places, there are charming towns and villages, places where you can walk peacefully, calmly and take a break to see the views, relax and taste any of the typical products and dishes of this land.
Camino de los trasiegos
The first part of the Camino de los Trasiegos route is located over a beautiful stony path which connects the villages of San Miguel de Valero and Valero.
El Camino de las Raíces
Art and Nature get together in the Camino de las Raíces (The Path of the Roots), where the tourists can still see the traces of the collective memories of the village of La Alberca and the area of the Sierra de Francia.
Sendero de los Frutos
There is an easy 9 km long return route from the village of Ahigal de los Aceiteros to the setting of La Carrasquera.
El Asentadero – Bosque de los Espejos
This is a 9,2 kilometres circular route which connects the villages of San Martín del Castañar, Sequeros and Las Casas del Conde.
It is the ideal itinerary to enjoy the Natural Park of Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia, where some surprising works of art have been installed.
The route of the lookouts of the Sierras
The circular route of the lookouts of the Sierras runs through 5 kilometres between Santibáñez de la Sierra and San Esteban de la Sierra. It is an easy route especially designed for families.
El Camino de los Prodigios
The Camino de los Prodigios is located in the south of the provice of Salamanca, In the Bisophere Reserve of the Sierras de Bejar and Francia.