Palomero: Hiking Trail, Olive Groves and History

Palomero is home to the SL-CC 222 Palomero–El Bronco, a signposted, 4.4-kilometre-long linear local hiking trail. It begins on Calle del Lagar and leads towards El Bronco.

Hiking

The GR-213 Camino Mozárabe de Las Hurdes passes through Palomero. The Camino de Santiago is not officially recognised. The various route connections can be considered as separate focal points when planning your own trip.

Landscape

The SL-CC 222 passes through holm-oak dehesas and olive-growing areas, as well as, in sections, between stone walls. Palomero lies between the two streams Arroyo Grande and Arroyo Chico. The village is located near Monte Gorrero. It is also near Cerro de las Barreras. When preparing, you can assess these landscape features individually and adapt your preferred daily rhythm accordingly.

Culture and History

Palomero is first mentioned in documents from the 11th century. The Church of San Miguel is Palomero’s most prominent building; one of the church’s altars bears an inscription with the year 1796. An old olive press in Palomero preserves some of its machinery in a small park on the Arroyo Chica. La Pastorela is a performance held in Palomero on Christmas Eve, and it has medieval origins. Palomero is a settlement thousands of years old; graves have been found within its municipal area. The various historical connections can be considered in a separate order when preparing for your trip.

For different travel interests, hiking, landscape, history and local character can be read in any order. You can choose an active focus, consider the historical information separately or combine both perspectives. Those who want to plan physical activity first can start with the routes; those who prefer culture can arrange the historical references independently of them. The olive plantations and table olives provide a separate regional accent alongside these.

The SL-CC 222 is described as a linear local trail, while the GR-213 appears as a route connection passing through Palomero; thus, an individual signposted trail and another route section are presented side by side. The landscape information also distinguishes between different elements: cultivated olive-growing areas, open holm-oak dehesas, stone walls running along certain sections, and the two streams.

A holiday apartment in Palomero can be considered in connection with the local focal points. Travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions are separate accommodation details alongside the signposted SL-CC 222, the olive-growing areas and the historical connections of the village. Those who want to combine hiking, landscape and history can assign different weight to these topics when making their personal selection. This keeps the information about the holiday apartment distinguishable from the described trails, landscape features and historical connections, allowing it to be assessed according to your own travel plan. The accommodation therefore remains a separate part of the selection.

Further destinations: La Aceña De La Borrega, Guijo De Santa Bárbara, Guadalupe, Portezuelo, Ladrillar, Santa Ana, Jerte, Navas Del Madroño

Local Character

Palomero is known for its numerous olive plantations. The village is also known for the quality of its table olives.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cáceres.