Los Barruecos

Los Barruecos
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LocationExtremadura, Spain
Nearest townMalpartida de Cáceres
Coordinates39°25′34″N 6°29′42″W / 39.42611°N 6.49500°W / 39.42611; -6.49500
EstablishedFebruary 1996

Los Barruecos is a natural monument (Spanish: monumento natural [es]) in Malpartida de Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

It is located in the municipality of Malpartida de Cáceres,[1] south of the urban centre.[2] The area features granitic formations with landscape interest, together with artificial ponds, used in the past as wool washers.[2] It houses colonies of white storks as well as cormorants, grebes and black-winged stilts.[2] The area also features a number of archaeological remains, such as rock art in granite shelters and anthropomorphic tombs carved in granite.[3] The Vostell Malpartida museum of contemporary art is also located in the area.[3]

The Junta of Extremadura declared the landscape as natural monument in 1996.[2][1]

Game of Thrones' episode "The Spoils of War" was shot in Los Barruecos.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Muñoz, Marta; Sánchez, Antonio J. (20 November 2020). "Los Barruecos, una joya natural llena de historia". Hoy.
  2. ^ a b c d Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Urbanismo y Turismo: "Decreto 29/1996, de 19 de febrero, sobre declaración del monumento natural «Los Barruecos»" (PDF). Diario Oficial de Extremadura (25): 875. 29 February 1996.
  3. ^ a b "Berrocal de Los Barruecos en Malpartida de Cáceres". Instituto Geológico y Minero de España.
  4. ^ Redondo, Mónica (8 August 2017). "La gran batalla de 'The Spoils of War' explicada por el equipo de 'Juego de Tronos'". Hipertextual.


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