Bermellar: Castro, Huebra and Holiday Apartment

Bermellar is especially tangible where history meets specific places. In Bermellar, the remains of the Castro de El Puerto bear witness to an Iron Age settlement. The Castro de El Puerto is dated to around 500 BC. This dating gives Bermellar a precise historical starting point.

Culture

The Las Arañas archaeological site proves that settlement in Bermellar continued during Roman times. The Castro de Las Merchanas lies on the boundary of the municipality of Bermellar in the Arribes del Duero Nature Park. The Castro de El Castillo de Saldañuela is located in the municipality of Bermellar on the opposite bank of the Huebra from El Castillo.

Places of interest in Bermellar include the parish church of Santa María Magdalena. The rock paintings of Risco de Bermellar are also among the places of interest in Bermellar. Archaeological sites, a parish church and rock paintings provide different cultural focal points. For your personal planning, you can choose your own focus among historical periods, architecture and rock art.

Nature

The Arribes del Yeltes/Huebra are located two kilometres from Bermellar. The Puente Resbala crosses the Huebra River; grain mills have been preserved at the Puente Resbala. This provides a crossing and preserved grain mills as concrete points of reference for experiencing the river landscape.

Paths and Routes

The CV-16 country road leads from the village towards Bermellar and to the Castro de Las Merchanas; at kilometre 4, a signposted path branches off to the right. After 2.4 km by car, the final 700 m to the entrance of the Castro de Las Merchanas must be covered on foot.

The route along the Huebra near the Castro de Bermellar is rated as highly difficult. A route along the Huebra runs from the area around the Castro de Bermellar to near the former settlement or “Castillo” of Malgarrida. Information about access, the turn-off, the walking distance, the route and the difficulty level helps you compare the paths in terms of length and challenge. The different routes can be assessed by distance, terrain section and difficulty level; such a comparison supports your own daily planning.

For planning a visit to Bermellar, different highlights stand side by side: the Castros and Las Arañas connect historical traces from different periods, the church and rock paintings broaden the cultural perspective, and at the Huebra, the Puente Resbala, grain mills and the routes described bring the river landscape and the course of the paths together. The specific access route to Las Merchanas and the stated difficulty level of the Huebra route represent two different practical requirements. This allows cultural sites, river-related points of interest and paths to be considered separately without mixing up their respective characteristics.

Other Places

Other places for your travel planning include Fuenteguinaldo, Galindo Y Perahuy, Serradilla del Llano, Aldea del Obispo, Tenebrón, Herguijuela de la Sierra, Parada De Rubiales, and Pinedas.

For the broader travel overview: Salamanca.