Baños de Montemayor … I lived near Baños for almost 10 years. Friendly people in this village will make you very welcome. You must make a point of visiting Bar Don Diego. Please mention that Alberto (that's me) and Manoli (that's my wife) suggested you visit his bar if only for 'un vino'. Best wishes, Alberto. 15th December 2003
Albergue de Convento de los Frailes de Zurbarán Hostel in Fuente de Cantos … This is a small town in the middle of Barley and wheat fields and the famous black Iberian pig farms. The convent has been renovated to house a beautiful, chic and very adult hostel, perfect for the Compostela pilgrims and for the turists that dare to saunter north of Seville. Tv room, very wonderful showers, internet, lounge and bar.
There are at least 6 buses a day from Seville and from Zafra. The hostel has an exhibition dedicated to the namesake ZURBARÄN, who is the region's famous son of the 16th Century. He was at the forefront of the counter-reformation, and so the miriad of paintings one can see in the galleries from Madrid to New York (hey look him up!) are of biblical themes. The warden of the hostel will give all hostel visitors, not only a warm welcome but an interesting tour of an exhibition dedicated to the painter and some of the history of the building...from Franciscans who were exiled to Portugal, the local funny farm and then an outpost for the Franco in…
Finca la Sierra in Berzocana … Excellent place for the naturalist. The bird watching in the area was fantastic (plus had views of an otter on a local dam). Marie and Maximo were wonderful hosts and their home cooking beat all the restaurants/hotels we tried.
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