El Perdigón: Wine, Trails and Historic Architecture

El Perdigón lies in a landscape of gentle plains stretching to the horizon and open fields where winegrowing has traditionally predominated.

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in El Perdigón, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies on accommodation listing websites. For your own planning, the town’s features can be viewed as three distinct focal points: wine and cuisine, historic architecture, and trails through the open landscape.

Wine and Cuisine

The wines from El Perdigón are made from grapes grown there and belong to the D.O. Tierra del Vino. In the centre of El Perdigón, Bodega Pámpano is located in a former manor wine cellar dug into the ground centuries ago. The town’s traditional wine cellars were dug up to 6 or 7 metres deep into the ground for storing wine.

The Bodega Antigua restaurant offers grilled meat dishes that can be reserved, homemade desserts and regional products. These three perspectives can be considered separately when exploring the town: wine as a theme of origin, cellars as historic architectural details, and cuisine as a specific gastronomic destination.

Culture and Architecture

The Church of San Félix was built in the 16th century; its main altar consists of 19 Gothic panels with Renaissance influences. Several stone houses bearing coats of arms point to the importance of El Perdigón’s historic past, and the town is historically closely associated with the Vizconde de Garcigrande.

The Viejo Palacio del Chantre was built at the beginning of the 16th century for Pedro López de Peralta. One palace is decorated with elaborately segmented coats of arms; above the lintels of its balconies there is geometric Late Gothic decoration. A Renaissance portal is framed by columns and medallions.

Trails Through the Landscape

The GR-100 Ruta de la Plata trail runs for 12.7 km each way from El Perdigón to Zamora and is suitable for hiking and cycling. The 11.32-km circular route from El Perdigón to Morales del Vino passes through the plains of Tierra del Vino, with vineyards and olive groves, and is also suitable for hiking and cycling.

On the Vía de la Plata, San Marcial is 6.6 km from El Perdigón as the preceding point; Entrala is the nearest point at a distance of 2.1 km. The different lengths and routes provide a concise basis for comparison when planning your own walks.

For further regional orientation, you can also visit the pages for Galende, Malillos, Luelmo, Linarejos, Lubián, Pajares De La Lampreana, Manzanal de los Infantes and Fermoselle.

Nature and Tradition

The extensive fields around El Perdigón are home to, among other animals, rabbits, hares and partridges.

On Good Friday, a procession takes place in El Perdigón, during which the religious statues are carried through the streets by the light of bonfires that residents light in front of their homes.

For the broader travel overview: Zamora.