Active Tourism Destination
There can be no better place for those wanting to experience nature at every step. Valle del Jerte has a wide range of possibilities and activities that will satisfy all your desires. You can get to know its landscape through its trails and waterways, enjoy its bathing zones, discover its viewpoints, observe its birds, practice climbing, canyoning, canoeing and event cycling at its Mountain Biking Centre, go deep into the high mountain area, or simply gaze in amazement at the cherry blossom or autumn chromatism, experiencing the full wonder of Valle del Jerte, as if this miracle were happening especially for you. We invite you to experience the area as a traveller and not a tourist, by getting to know its spectacular landscapes.
Introduction
Valle del Jerte is a natural district located in the far north- east of the province of Cáceres, on the southern slope of Gredos sierra, and is framed to the north by the province of Ávila and the Cáceres Valle del Ambroz, and to the south by the district of La Vera and Plasencia. The mountain is an exceptional protagonist, since at 25 miles long, around 6 miles wide and with altitudes of between 1,148 and 7,874 feet, Valle del Jerte is easily visible on any map and even in current satellite photographs.
The variation in height and multiple orientations enable numerous ecosystems: gallery forest, holm-oak pastures, oak woods, scrubland and high mountain pastures, along with a cultivated forest of cherry trees with the presence of chestnut and olive trees.
The economy is essentially focused on cherry growing. The inhabitants of its 11 towns form part of a live agrarian society, where the past and nature are in constant contact with change and the future. The fruits of their effort in working the land in a dynamic, profitable way are 40 years of cooperativism—an example of organisational efficacy.
The word “jerte,” which comes for Xerete Arabic, means crystal clear waters or narrow valley and is the name given to both the valley and the river that crosses it.