THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO EXTREMADURA ; Roman ruins, dramatic landscapes, amazing wildlife - the fourth largest province of Spain has everything except crowds. Explore the extraordinary region that produced the conquistadors before it's invaded by the tourists, says Marian Amos

The Independent - London | March 31, 2007| | Copyright

GOING TO EXTREMES?

This breathtaking and remote region of south-west Spain offers a rare combination of lush forests, majestic mountains and sweeping plains, peppered with towns and hamlets from another age. Taking its name from the Spanish word extremar - meaning "to go to extremes" - this ancient region has much to attract history buffs, bird- watchers, and those who simply wish to wander, taking in the vast ochre landscape.

Extremadura was also the cradle of Spain's Latin-American empire. Ironically, this landlocked terrain was also home to those trailblazing extremeos, the conquistadors, ...

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