Travel Guide Hervás

Deeply embedded in the Ambroz valley and surrounded by pine and chestnut forests, this village is best known for its Judería, its Jewish quarter, one of the best preserved in Spain. Its history really begins in the 12th century when the king of Castile, in 1186, initiates the reconquest of the territories near the Roman calzada, then occupied by the Almohads, and it is the name of a hermitage located on the banks of the Santihervás river that would have given it its name. Hervás was under the control of the Dukes of Zuñiga until 1816, when it was granted the privilege of being a free town. For a long time a textile manufacturing center, Hervás nowadays bases part of its economy on a small craft activity of furniture manufacturing, especially chestnut wood, essentially complemented by tourism. Its Jewish quarter is the highlight of the visit, with its maze of steep streets and houses organized in clusters. If you are there on the first weekend of July, don't miss the festival of the converts(conversos), which recalls the Jewish memory of the village. Hervás and the Valle del Ambroz region offer many possibilities for walking routes of varying lengths, an excellent way to discover the variety of landscapes in this region. You can consult the routes and the degree of difficulty on the website of the tourist office. Information: Tourist Office: Calle Braulio Navas, 4 (https://www.turismodehervas.com).