Extremadura Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
autonomous community of Spain
About Extremadura
The climate of Extremadura is characterized by its very hot and dry summers, with great droughts, and its mild winters due to the oceanic influence from its proximity to the Atlantic coast of Portugal. The only official language is Spanish (whose local dialects are collectively calledCastúo), but other languages and dialects are also spoken. The Fala, a Galician-Portuguese language, is a specially protected language and is spoken in the valley of Jálama. The Extremaduran language, the collective name for a group of vernacular dialects related to Leonese, is endangered. Local variants of Portuguese are native to Cedillo and Herrera de Alcántara. Portuguese has also been accounted to be spoken as well by some people (mainly those born before the 1940s) in Olivenza.
Top Attractions in Extremadura
Explore the best things to see and do in Extremadura:
- ★Cerro Masatrigo
- ★Dolmen de Guadalperal
- ★La Siberia
- ★Monfragüe
- ★Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
- ★Tejo/Tajo Internacional Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain)
Extremadura Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: