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View of MontánchezMontánchez CC en 2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Montánchez

Village

Montánchez is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

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It is situated at, some 702 metres above sea level. The municipality has an approximate population of just over 2,000.

The town sits in the Sierra de Montánchez, a small mountain range rising above the plains of Extremadura. Its elevated position has earned it the nickname "the balcony of Extremadura".

The town's economy relies principally on agriculture. It is one of the main centres in Spain for the production of jamón ibérico, and also produces wine.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Montánchez
Province
Cáceres
Autonomous community
Extremadura
Population (INE 2025)
1,597
Altitude
696 m
Area (IGN)
115 km²
Postcode
10170
Demonym
montachego
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo de Montánchez
  2. 2Fundacion Vanderlinde
  3. 3Iglesia Parroquial de San Mateo
  4. 4Era de Valhondo
  5. 5Puente de la Ballestera
  6. 6El cancho que se menea
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: Vía de la Plata hiking - 02 Merida to Salamanca
  2. 2Parque Natural de Cornalvo
  3. 3MTB: GR-100 · Mtb Vía de la Plata
  4. 4Street market (Saturdays)
  5. 5Cycling route: Montánchez (antenas)
  6. 6Hiking: Cordel del Cerro del Gato
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Photo gallery

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  • Vegafotoswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • 19Tarrestnom65 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Montánchez CC en 2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 28 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    28 places to stay in Montánchez

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  • 9 restaurantsIllustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    9 restaurants in Montánchez

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  • 7 experiencesIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    7 experiences in Montánchez

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 927 38 00 01
    • Official website: www.montanchez.es
    • Email: aytomontanchez@montanchez.es

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes99 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, transport, post office, nursery school, secondary school, pool, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Montánchez Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Montánchez

28 registered places to stay

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