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Recommendations for accommodation throughout Extremadura can be found at www.walkingextremadura.com/where-to-stay.html.

Food and drink

Black pigs at Monesterio (Walk 30)

Extremaduran (Extremeño) food is delicious and healthy. It is a region whose biggest economy – and export – is agriculture. Not to be missed are jamón (ham) from Montánchez and Monesterio; Torta de Casar sheep cheese; figs (especially the chocolate variety) from Almoharín; cherries from the Jerte valley; raspberries from La Vera; jams from Guijo de Santa Bárbara; and red wines from Badajoz province – especially Monasterio de Tentudía in the blue bottle.

November is the time for mushrooms and many towns do mushroom tapas trails. During the winter months, local hunters provide restaurants with game for their huge stews of venison, wild boar, rabbit, partridge and other game birds – delicious, organic and fresh.

Try to avoid the tourist plazas in the large cities and opt, instead, for the places the locals eat. Most small villages will have a bar that offers food, even if it is only tapas. Others offer raciones – intended to be smaller than a meal but often just as huge. Bear in mind that bars may keep vague hours.