Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia Natural Park, Natural park in Province of Salamanca, Spain.
The protected area spans 323 square kilometers across steep mountains and deep valleys, featuring Mediterranean forests of oak, chestnut, and cork trees.
Neolithic cave paintings in La Batueca, Castañar, Caballos, Monedas, and Risca caves document early human settlements in this mountainous region.
The Carmelite monastery of San José Desert, established in the late 17th century, stands as a religious landmark within the park boundaries.
Visitors can access multiple entry points and follow marked trails of varying difficulty levels while receiving guidance from the Park House information center.
The park houses a colony of black storks that maintains genetic connections between populations in surrounding natural areas.
Location: Province of Salamanca
Inception: 2000
GPS coordinates: 40.48833,-6.11722
Latest update: May 11, 2025 16:34
Our Lady of Peña de Francia
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Peña de Francia
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Las Batuecas
3.9 km
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia, El Cabaco
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Monastery of Las Batuecas, La Alberca, Salamanca
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Las Quilamas
13.7 km
Miranda del Castañar Castle
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Las Cavenes
9 km
Convento de El Zarzoso
13.2 km
Rollo del Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia
5.1 km
Melero Meander
11.5 km
Miranda del Castañar
10.3 km
Las Cabras Pintadas de Las Batuecas rock shelter, La Alberca
3.9 km
Church of San Martín, San Martín del Castañar
5.8 km
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, La Alberca
595 m
Iglesia de Santiago y San Ginés de Arlés, Miranda del Castañar
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Conjunto Histórico Artístico la Villa de la Alberca
578 m
Plaza de toros de San Miguel de Valero
17.6 km
Castillo de Tejeda y Segoyuela
17.8 km
Conjunto Histórico Artístico la Villa de San Martín del Castañar
5.8 km
Villa de Mogarraz
5.4 km
Convento de la Casa Baja
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Plaza de toros de Valero
15.8 km
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, Monforte de la Sierra
5.1 km
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, San Miguel de Valero
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Potro de herrar, Aldeanueva de la Sierra
14.2 km
Potro de herrrar, Cilleros de la Bastida
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Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Colmenar de Montemayor
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