Mogarraz, municipality in Salamanca, Spain
Mogarraz is a small municipality in the province of Salamanca with narrow lanes and medieval stone houses bearing portraits of residents on their facades. A modest church, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, anchors the center alongside fountains and shrines dating back centuries.
The settlement was founded and rebuilt during the Middle Ages by people from France and surrounding regions. It received the status of Historical Artistic Group in 1998, recognizing its importance as a cultural heritage site.
The village derives its name from medieval Moorish settlement and retains living craft traditions visible in daily life. Residents still practice embroidery, woodworking, and pottery using traditional methods, with items sold in small shops throughout the streets.
The village is small enough to explore on foot, with cozy guesthouses and country inns rather than large hotels. Renting a car from cities like Salamanca or Caceres makes arrival easy and allows visits to nearby villages and hiking trails in the Sierra de Francia.
House facades display colorful portraits of residents originally painted in the 1960s to serve as identification for documents, later becoming an art form. These portraits are now the defining feature of the village and transform it into a living museum.
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