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Stories from the
Sierra de San Pedro

Routes, hidden corners and slow living in Valencia de Alcántara, San Vicente de Alcántara and the border with Portugal, told from a straw and clay house.

Clear sky over the Sierra de San Pedro

What's on · August 2026

12 August: solar eclipse at sunset and Perseids all night

One day, two sky spectacles: a 97% partial eclipse and, that same night, the Perseids at their peak with a new moon. Timings, safety and where to watch.

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Gothic quarter of Valencia de Alcántara during the Boda Regia

What's on · July 2026

Boda Regia 2026: Valencia de Alcántara returns to 1497

From 30 July to 2 August, with warm-up events from the 25th: historical re-enactments, Renaissance market and the Ruta de la Tapa Isabelina. The guide to the region's great festival.

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Casa rural De Paja y Barro en Valencia de Alcántara

The house · July 2026

Welcome to the De Paja y Barro blog

Our field notebook is born: conscious rural tourism, natural building and the secrets of the Sierra de San Pedro told from inside walls that breathe.

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Can you imagine exploring all this
from a straw and clay house?

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