Things to see and do Baños De Montemayor

Located in a traditional house rehabilitated and opened to the public since May 2001, it allows to know the origin and history of this ancient Roman road with explanatory panels, photographs, audiovisual documents and even interactive screens to make a virtual visit.

The popular architecture of the village is a typical example of the architecture of the so-called Lathe Estrémadure, a system of most often wooden lattage and usually nailed or bolted to the frame to receive coverage. The houses have a ground floor built in masonry and a top floor developed from a wooden frame filled with pisés, all complemented by wooden balconies and small stone staircases. We also note the large tiles covering the part of the wall that can receive rain. All this is to be found in the most captured part of the village, on the land, the so-called Quartier district. In the highest part of the village, the bourgeois houses appear. Built during the expansion of thermal tourism at the end of the th and early th centuries, they are all in beautiful stone, display wrought-iron balconies and sometimes decorate their facade of modernist elements such as plant motifs or plume.

It is in the old balneario that you will find the remains of the Roman baths, dating from the first century: a circular space 8 metres in diameter, covered by a semi-spherical arch allowing the light of the day to pass, its only lighting. Four niches contain oval-shaped bathtubs, carved in granite. The whole has undergone different reforms. The reception building dates back to the beginning of the th century and the beginning of the th century. Small particularity, this balneario is now the property of the inhabitants of the village via the Probanos (association of owners of the Balneario Balneario). Every four years, among the inhabitants, the management assembly is responsible for managing the thermal activity.

This long Roman calzada was littered with sites of military camps or places to rest (mansio). This is the last role of Baños de Montemayor. From the Roman road itself that has become the site of transhumance, it retains traces of two large sections, located at the northern and southern exits of the village. With a restoration in 1973, the north is a journey of about 2 km, which climbs slightly. You can see two examples of sewers at the time and have an overview of the village. Next to the southern calzada, you will find a small Roman bridge, but reformed since then with a single arc of 3,5 meters.

They are also present on Facebook. The team at the tourist office will be delighted to help you organize your stay, providing information on the itineraries and activities best suited to your interests. Don't hesitate to visit the Baños de Montemayor Tourist Office to discover all that this charming town has to offer.