City/Town:Caminomorisco, Casar de Palomero, Casares de las Hurdes, Ladrillar, Nuñomoral y Pinofranqueado

Name of the place:Las Hurdes

Country:Spain

Province/Département:Cáceres

Region:Extremadura

Natural characteristics:A landscape of chestnut, holm oak, strawberry, cherry and olive trees, as well as wide expanses of rockrose and heather scrub.

Location:40°22?44?N 6°16?48?O

Reasons for its inclusion:Carnival based on mythological beings, with precious mythological characters. The elders have taken care to keep alive the legends, myths, songs and even the superstitions that distinguish the villages of Las Hurdes and that come to light during the

Presence in films, literary works, art, etc.:David Matías (Galisteo, 1986): "La leyenda de Las Hurdes". Lope de Vega, "Las Batuecas del Duque de Alba". Cinema: Luis Buñuel's film "Las Hurdes, tierra sin pan".

Related stories or tales:Legends circulate around the legendary King Batuecu and his fight against the 'jáncanuh', which were cyclopses that inhabited the region.

Photos:https://www.turismocaceres.org/sites/default/files/imagenes/comarcas/meandro_melero_7195.jpg

Others:https://www.turismoextremadura.com/es/explora/Carnaval-Hurdano/#:~:text=Una%20de%20sus%20peculiaridades%20es,con%20cabeza%20de%20cabra%20y