Hervás
Cáceres · Extremadura
Hervás (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈβas]; Extremaduran: Ervás) is a Spanish town in the north of the province of Cáceres. It had 3,907 inhabitants in 2023. It is 120 km from Cáceres and 90 km far from Salamanca. It is the capital of the Valle de Ambroz comarca in the Ambroz River valley. It has a soft continental climate.
History
In the 12th century, the Knights Templar built Santihervás hermitage under the patronage of the Christian martyrs Gervasius and Protasius. By this hermitage the town started to grow during 13th and 14th centuries.
From its foundation on it belonged to the lordship of Béjar in the Kingdom of Castile: it passed to Cáceres jurisdiction on the 30 November 1833. The city's civil and religious architecture has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1969.
La Judería:
Many Jewish families settled here from the 15th century on. Some Jews remained in Hervas following their expulsion from Spain in 1492; although they officially converted to Christianity, they continued to practice Judaism in secrecy for a very long time. A proverb that is still common today in the area says that “in Hervás there are many Jews”. The Jewish quarter (Judería) of Hervas has been maintained and it is one of the main tourist attractions of the town.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- July: XXIX Festival de Los Conversos (2)
- August: Ferias de Agosto (15)
- September: Cristo de la Salud (14) · Fiesta Mayor
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Sábado, de 09:00 a 14:00 · Calle Jesús Sánchez Rodríguez
Trails and hiking
•Bosques del Ambroz (PR-CC 37)
•Vía de la Plata hiking - 02 Merida to Salamanca (VDLP, 289 km)
•Pista Heidi (PC-CC 38, 30 km)
Routes passing through Hervás
Famous people
•Javivi, actor español
•Juan Ramón Ferreira, político español
•César Castro, nadador español
•Enrique Pérez Comendador, escultor español
•Manuel Neila, poeta, ensayista y traductor español
•Simón Rosado Sánchez, sindicalista español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Sergio Perez Martin
Web oficial: http://www.hervas.es
Town hall of Hervás
Alcaldía: Sergio Perez Martin Web oficial: http://www.hervas.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 124 km from Cáceres (about 88 min by car)
- 🚗 212 km from Móstoles (about 150 min by car)
- 🚗 216 km from Alcorcón (about 152 min by car)
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- ✈️ 102 km from Salamanca airport (about 72 min by car)
- ✈️ 218 km from Badajoz airport (about 154 min by car)
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