Sierra de Gata

Comarca de Sierra de Gata

Sierra de Gata is a region of Extremadura, located in the province of Cáceres bordering with neighboring Portugal, which is made up of 20 municipalities that are: Acebo, Cadalso, Cilleros, Descargamaría, Eljas, Gata, Hernán-Pérez, Hoyos, Moraleja, Perales del Puerto, Robledillo de Gata, San Martín de Trevejo, Santibáñez el Alto, Torrecilla de Los Ángeles, Torre de Don Miguel, Valverde del Fresno, Vegaviana, Villamiel, Villanueva de La Sierra, Villasbuenas de Gata.

Sierra de Gata with a population of 20,000 inhabitants, has an area of ​​1,257 km2.

It is made up of five deep valleys that combine landscapes of high peaks in their mountains and meadows in the lower part. All this perfectly combined with perfectly preserved samples of the historical, artistic, cultural, ethnographic, philological, agricultural and natural heritage that show the high value of this territory.

For this reason, Sierra de Gata stands out in rural, cultural and nature tourism, offering a wide variety of tourist activities through specialized tourism companies.

The tourism sector is one of the key socioeconomic axes of the region along with agriculture, hence its commitment and commitment to the Smart Tourist Destinations model.

Admission to the Smart Tourism Destinations Programme Start of the diagnostic process and action plan of the Sierra de Gata Smart Tourism Destinations programme on February 2, 2023 and completion on July 10, 2023.
Outstanding initiatives

 
  • Sierra de Gata is implementing a Destination Tourism Sustainability Plan together with Las Hurdes.
  • Declared Sierra de Gata Cultural Park based on its historical, philological, cultural, agricultural, ethnographic and natural heritage resources.
  • “A Fala” is promoted and preserved, a Romance language derived from medieval Galician-Portuguese, which is spoken in three towns in the Sierra de Gata region.
  • Celebration of the only regional and cross-border Black Novel festival in Extremadura called Gata Negra.

Technical data

VAT number: P1000035D
Address: C/Mayor, 3
Postal code: 10850
Telephone: 927514583
Region: Extremadura
Province: Cáceres
Population: Hoyos
Country: España
Local entity type: Mancomunidad
Date of membership: 16/03/2023
Diagnosis: Sí
Diagnosis date: 10/07/2023
Destination Type: Rural de interior
Population: 22,500
Area (km²): 1,257.00
Density (inhab/km²): 16.40
Level in the Network: Nivel 3

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