Salor River
In this river the rocks that constitute the substrate of the area can be observed very well: dark, crystalline and very hard slates, originated by a contact metamorphism (great warming) due to the intrusion of the magma that originated the surrounding granites. On the margins there are typical trees of the riparian forest such as ash trees (Fraxinus ssp.), Poplars (Populus ssp.), Willows and wicker (Salix ssp).
The bridge, the mill and the weir, from medieval times, have been rebuilt several times as a result of the floods. An inscription is preserved on the wall of the mill where the date of the last restoration (1862) is recorded, with Mr. José Calzado Pedrilla being the attorney.
Castle of Los Mogollones
According to Publio Hurtado, in its origins it belonged to the old Mogollones lineage, one of those families with the most roots in Cáceres and that would also participate in the reconquest of the city in 1223. The castle, possibly from the 14th and 15th centuries, gave its name to the pasture that belonged to the aforementioned lineage and later passed to other families of the Cáceres nobility. Today, the fortification miraculously survives; It is in ruins and is but a minimal reflection of the slenderness, beauty and majesty of an extraordinary fortification that rarely preserves some battlements and machicolations, a false shield, thick walls and other construction elements that presage total ruin together with a barn.
Dolmen of the Hijadilla
It is a megalithic monument destined for collective burials. It is made up of an almost circular burial chamber built with large vertically arranged stones (orthostats) that support horizontal slabs, which serve as a roof, and an access corridor or corridor, also built with granite slabs, which leads into the chamber. Originally, the entire monument was covered with earth, forming a burial mound. It can date from the end of the Neolithic (4th millennium) to the Bronze Age (2nd millennium).
Hermitage of San Jorge
It is thought that its foundation and cult was of private origin and must have been dedicated to Saint George; Its origins date back to the 14th and 15th centuries, although its construction was completed in later centuries. Its current state is lamentable and it rises in front of a small pond that seems to be artificial and after the construction of the hermitage. The choir, the chapel and the sacristy are conserved, relatively covered. It is worth observing the mural paintings miraculously preserved inside that cover almost all of the walls. They are religious themed, without great technical quality, but beautifully colored, and represent biblical scenes and scenes from the life of Christ. They were painted by a certain Juan de Rivera in 1565, as stated in an inscription on the mural.
Route plan: Route 08: Mogollona and Río Salor
