La Bastida between Sierras, Routes and a Legend

La Bastida lies between the Sierras de Francia and Quilamas. Those approaching the town can distinguish between scenic routes, individual destinations and cultural events.

When choosing a holiday apartment in La Bastida, you can organize the topics by landscape, activity and cultural events. Additional town pages complement the navigation: Tamames, San Miguel De Valero, Matilla De Los Caños Del Río, Salvatierra De Tormes, Casafranca, La Mata De Ledesma, Peñacaballera and Berrocal De Salvatierra.

Landscape and Routes

Huerto de la Piedra is a recreational area located among oak trees. La Bastida has forest tracks that allow walks through valleys and mountains. Comparing the recreational area with the forest tracks helps you mentally distinguish between different types of day out. Distinguishing between a walk and a recreational area can be helpful when planning your own activities.

Routes and Nature Watching

La Bastida is the starting point for various routes on foot or by bicycle. The Ruta de la Cueva de la Mora begins in the municipality of La Bastida and leads to the Cueva de la Mora. The Ruta de la Buitrera is suitable for observing vultures along its entire route. A variant of the GR-182 Ruta de Las Quilamas passes through La Bastida, Cilleros de la Bastida and Cereceda. For planning purposes, the options can be compared by mode of transport, destination or connection with nature. The information about destinations and routes can be read separately from the choice of means of transport.

Culture and the Year

An inscription discovered only recently dates the Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís to the 15th century. La Bastida is closely associated with the legend of Queen Quilama. The patron saint festivities of San Francisco de Asís are dated from 19 to 21 August. The festivities of San Sebastián are dated from 18 to 19 January. For your own annual planning, you can note the two events as separate calendar dates.

Getting There

When comparing holiday apartments in La Bastida, you can first check the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side on the respective offer pages. You can also note whether the planned stay is to be shaped primarily by routes, nature watching or the scheduled festivals. You can relate the three offer fields to your personal travel period and your desired general conditions. The different options place different emphasis. These different emphases can be considered separately; mobility, nature and cultural topics stand alongside one another as independent aspects, without being combined into a uniform daily itinerary. Travel dates and personal interest in mobility, nature or culture thus form separate selection criteria for the trip.

For the journey from Salamanca to La Bastida, the route first follows the CL-512 towards Vecinos and then continues along the SA-210 to Tamames.

For the higher-level travel overview: Salamanca.