Extremadura Guide Eng 2016

C AMPIÑA S UR / T ENTUDÍA / S IERRA S UROESTE

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Campiña Sur region from the West to the East going through important localities and the A-66 dual carriageway. Typically, dehesas prevail in these lands and they are decked with low hills, except for the Tentudía mountainous region. The peak which has the same name is 1104 metres high, thus becoming the highest rise in Badajoz. This land- scape, not only beautiful but also characteristic of the Ex- tremaduran South, is a peculiar as well as especial habitat for the Iberian pig, fed with acorns and beechnuts. The Iber- ian pig produces hams and cold sausages which are well- known all over the world.

This Southern area of Extremadura bor- ders on the Andalusian provinces of Cór- doba, Sevilla and Huelva, which are sepa- rated by the Extremaduran Sierra Morena. The lands of the neighbouring region of Por- tuguese Alentejo lie to the West of Sierra Sur Suroeste. There are three main roads to access these regions, namely the N-435 , which joins Sierra Sur Suroeste with the capital of Badajoz and Huelva, the N-432 , which crosses the

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N-435

EX-103

N-432

EX-112

EX-111

N-432

EX-103

EX-101

EX-103

N-630

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