Valverde de La Vera Historical Site
A stately village
Valverde de La Vera is a village located in the county of La Vera.
It is organised in the shape of a cross, based around a main road with four main crossroads: the Plaza de España square, Fuente de los Cuatro Caños fountain, the church and the Plaza del Rollo square.
Spouts or ditches run along all its streets to channel rainwater. In Plaza de España there is an arcade with granite columns, decorated with balls and mouldings.
Plaza del Rollo is where you can find an octagonal stone post standing on a base decorated with chains, finishing in a capital featuring four animal heads and a point with Gothic decoration.
The town’s traditional architecture is mainly based on timber framing. The homes are two or three storeys tall, with the first storey in stone and the other two half-timber and brick or adobe. It is common to find the façades of the upper storeys covered in wooden cladding.
The most outstanding secular and religious buildings are the castle and the church, respectively.
The castle is the county’s most important military construction, dating back to the 13th century. Two centuries later, it underwent significant alterations. The Counts of Nieva were responsible for erecting the present church, with three prominent towers and a ribbed vault.
Some wall faces and two square towers remain from its original stonework. The towers were used for the construction of the present church, one joined to the apse and the other to the end as a bell tower.
The Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de Fuente Claras is made of masonry and ashlar work and was completed at the end of the 16th century. It is formed of three naves and a hexagonal chancel.
The village was declared a Historical Site by the Decree of 31 December 1970.
Weather
Cuacos de Yuste
4Nov
12 ºC
19 ºC
5Nov
12 ºC
19 ºC
6Nov
11 ºC
21 ºC
7Nov
12 ºC
19 ºC
8Nov
11 ºC
19 ºC
If you like Valverde de La Vera Historical Site you will like this too...
Monumental city of Cáceres
The topography plays an important role in the urban development of Cáceres, as the city stands on uneven ground, between the Sierra de la Mosca mou
Coria Historical Site
The historic centre of Coria has been considered an Asset of Cultural Interest in the Historical Site category since 25 May 1993.
Royal Monastery of Guadalupe World Heritage
Legend has it that in the early 14th century, in the valleys of Las Villuercas, the cowherd Gil Cordero was looking for a lost cow from his herd,
Villanueva de La Vera Historical Site
This is one of the most easterly towns in the county of La Vera, and was declared a Historical Site in 1982.
More things you can find in La Vera
Garganta la Olla Historical Site
The municipality of Garganta la Olla is in the county of La Vera.
Villanueva de La Vera Historical Site
This is one of the most easterly towns in the county of La Vera, and was declared a Historical Site in 1982.
Monastery of Yuste European Heritage
On one side of the Sierra de Tormantos mountains, two kilometres from the town of Cuacos, stands the Monastery of Saint Jerome of Yuste, an imposin
Pasarón de La Vera Historical Site
Pasarón de La Vera is a town located on the western edge of the county of La Vera.