Activities

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  The different activities to perform at this region are all related to whatever the Nature may offer, through landscapes and unique environments, to those Nature lovers that look for a true contact with natural surroundings with no possible comparison.

  At La Escuela we offer detailed information on different itineraries, picturesque places, historical remains, interesting villages to visit, museums, local gastronomy, etc. to customers disposal. poblaciones interesantes, alrededores, museos, gastronomía de la región, etc. que están a la entera disposición de nuestros visitantes.

    It is very pleasant to walk by a trail and practice photography, since this region offers a wide variety of fauna and flora, as well as itineraries not polluted or commercialised yet. The surrounding ridge of mountains of Béjar-Candelario insures a great diversity of places to visit, that can't be totally known on a single weekend.

History

  For those History inquisitives, we may suggest their visit to historical remains from different ages: prehistoric villages near Valdesangil, anthropomorphic tombs on stone, roman ways, bridges and fortresses, arabic walls, medieval and renaissance buildings, many of them within Béjar. 

  Right at Béjar, there is a route named Itinerary of the old textile works, totally recovered and arranged, by the left riverside of the Man body river, that passes by the biggest old textile works (out of service today), and it is a very interesting walk to discover the old industry installations; the way passes beside the Textile museum, under the old iron train bridge and it continuous down to the lowest part of the arabic wall that surrounds Béjar.

  For the architecture inquisitives there is a wide variety of styles and ages. Besides our village, Valdesangil, it is very interesting to visit near towns and contemplate the different bell gables, bell towers and campaniles on the local churches that, being in 'christian lands', appear powerful compared with the church and other buildings, made out of the very abundant granite squared stones. Within these churches it is possible to see peculiar structures and interesting retables with indubitable artistic and historical value.

Sports

 The near Ski station "La Covatilla" offers to those sports amateurs the possibility of practicing every day. 

 The station location makes it a nice place to visit at any season of the year (spring and summertime too) with incomparable views and environment.

 For those lovers of adventure and outdoor sports, quad trips, climbing, mountain bikes, guided mountain trails, bow practice, horses, etc. we count on our friends of Outdoor Activo.

 For the mushroom amateurs, this region offers a very important variety of species, corresponding to the different flora that lives at this privileged and rich environment: walnut trees, pine trees, chestnut trees, holly trees, fern, etc.

Ornithology

 Those birds lovers will enjoy with the great diversity present at theses places. From rapacious as the kite, or several varieties of eagles, hawks, vultures, etc. to the smaller magpies, the light loriots, blackbirds, not forgetting the almost permanently present white storks (as well as some black storks). 

Gastronomy

 Out of this region gastronomy, we can remark as specialities the following dishes:

 - The well known "calderillo", which is an excellent meat stew with potatoes and peppers.

 - The "patatas revueltas", very tasty boiled potatos, later on cooked with the oil obtained by frying red pepper powder (paprika) and bacon.

 - Beef meat from different species, mainly the autochthonous 'morucha' cow, not too big, very tasty and tender.

 - About the pork, the iberian pork is really the 'king' at this region. The ham as well as the many different sausages that include, besides pork meat, another 'star' product of this countryside: the paprika (sweet, hot or medium).

 - About the vegetables, we'll remark the wide variety of mushrooms (different each season) as well as all the regular products out of farms spread all over this contryside.

 - At the 'Sierra de Francia' region, they produce their own wine named 'tiriñuelo', very interesting for connoisseurs.