 La Alberca, in the province of Castilla y Leon, is about an
hour and a half south of Salamanca on the SA 202. There is daily
bus service from Salamanca.
La Alberca is a thousand-year-old
village in the mountainous Sierra de Francia region of southern
Salamanca. It was the first of Spain's country villages to be
declared a National historical Monument. In its Medieval heart,
the well-preserved half-timbered houses, many with carved oak
doors, jostle crookedly along tight, cobbled lanes. Flowers tumble
from upper stories around the Plaza Mayor, with its Renaissance
cross, daily market traders, bodegas and cafes. In the Middle
Ages, Spain's Moorish, Catholic, and Jewish cultures came together
in La Alberca, each leaving a subtle influence on the local architecture,
music and food. On many of the houses there are carvings showing
where pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela stopped
for rest and sustenance.
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hotel offers a welcoming and peaceful environment well away from
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