The sector of influence of the Mountain of San Pedro offers to the visitor a vast cultural panorama fruit of a rich historical past of the misadventures and events.

Initially we must speak about the monuments of prehistoric origin. A fabulous whole of dolmens, regarded as largest and better preserved of Europes Western. It was well declared of Cultural Interest with the qualification of Megalithic Enclosure. In total it acts roughly of average hundredth belonging the period’s Neolithic era and in Calcolítique. There are several roads which will enable us to visit them (he will find more information on this subject in the paragraph devoted to the roads of the dolmens).

But San Pedro is not only dolmens. By this sector they passed very standard from cultures. Romans appeared multitude of remainder in the various municipal terms. Conduits water, bridges, sources, fitted... Among all we must underline the Roman aqueduct of Valence of Alcántara. The Arab presence was also very important. This one was the important strategic zone where followed one another of the conquests and the conquests (these last guided by the orders Alcántara and Santiago). Several of the cisterns which were then built still remain. Although, of this time, most representative impressing it Moon Château of Alburquerque, built is on an old Arab fortress. It is preserved in perfect state and a part of its installations are used today like youthful pension. We must also mention castle the Fortress of Valence of Alcántara, sample of the importance which took place this in various confrontations which occurred with the Portugal neighbour.

Some significant facts in the history of Spain precisely followed one another here. The girl of Kings Catholics, Doña Isabel married with Manuel "Who is happy", king of Portugal, in the Church of Rocamador de Valence of Alcántara, another of the monuments emblematic of the sector, built between the centuries XV and XVI and declared interest tourist. In their interior we will be able to find admirable works of art Berruguete and Luis of Morals. It counts that this union was the principle of a profitable relation between the two close countries. In 1543 it passed by Herreruela Infant María of Portugal, when it had moved to marry with Felipe II. In this locality we find a street called "Princess" which was necessarily in which he slept.

The step of the Jewish people I leave a deep trace in the sector. The medieval district of Alburquerque, or the Gothic district Jew of Valence of Alcántara is famous, which has more than two hundred gates adinteladas and pointed distributed in almost a score streets. It counts also this last locality with a recently restored synagogue.

If our visit coincides with May 3, in several of the localities of the zone we will be able to enjoy the festival "of the Crossings of May" (it is especially famous that which takes place in Valence of Alcántara). A little then, May 15, also in Valence of Alcántara takes place the festival of San Isidro countrywoman, declared Regional Tourist Interest, where we will be able to consider the procession float and riders. Of enormous importance is "the Medieval Festival" of Alburquerque. In him the population is behind transferred several centuries while recreating to the feet from the Castle from the Moon from the chivalrous scenes. It is a worthy spectacle to see. And to finish, for the lovers of the music, already entered the summer, Alburquerque offers the festival of independent music "Contem-pop-ranea", one of those relative of the type at the national level.