Hervás

Cáceres · Extremadura

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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.

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Origins

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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.

Monuments

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What to visit

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Festivals

September 2026

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Festivals this month

14 · September Cristo de la Salud 📆 Add to my calendar
September Fiesta Mayor

Rest of the year

July: XXIX Festival de Los Conversos (2)
August: Ferias de Agosto (15)

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Street market

Mercadillo semanal: Sábado, de 09:00 a 14:00 · Calle Jesús Sánchez Rodríguez

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Gastronomy

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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

Honduras - Hervás Recorrido señalizado de 26 km, de Hervás a Gargantilla, por 2 pueblos. En OpenStreetMap figura como «[CIMA CC1... 2 villages · 27 km · CIMA La Garganta (Collado de las Angosturas) - Hervás Recorrido señalizado de 33 km, de Hervás a Baños de Montemayor, por 3 pueblos. En OpenStreetMap figura como «[... 3 villages · 33 km · CIMA Vía Verde de la Plata (Casas del Monte - Béjar) Recorrido señalizado de 89 km, de Casas del Monte a Calzada de Béjar, La, por 11 pueblos. 11 villages · 90 km · Red regional

Services

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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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