A highlight of our tour

Banos de Montemayor. Hervas and Banos de Montemayor were our two stops today. In total, they weren't even 50 kilometers apart. Actually, we only intended to stop briefly in Hervas to collect the stamp, but on the way to the tourism office, this charming little town with its 4,000 inhabitants stole my heart. Many small shops, lovingly decorated and adorned with a rich and highly attractive offer, and only a few tourists - it was exactly to my taste. We had left the dogs in the camper, and even though the sky was cloudy and the temperature was around 15 degrees Celsius, we didn't want to stay away for too long. Yet time and again, we discovered little treasures, like the house with a giant collection of miniature cacti in the garden. Plants grown in thimbles were also new to me, as I have a fair bit of knowledge and experience with anything green and growing.

Montemayor, our next destination, was particularly close to my heart because here was the last remnant of the original Via de la Plata, meaning a piece of the road made of the stones the Romans used to build. For me, a highlight of our tour! By the 1st century A.D., the path from Seville to Astorga was completely paved. Via de la Plata, the Roman name, would translate to Silver Road, but the name likely derives from the Arabic term Ball’latta, meaning