Hervás

This is in the lovely town of Hervás in the north of the province of Cáceres. Hervás is known for its Jewish quarter, it has one of the best-preserved Jewish quarters in Spain.

The new part of town
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Plaza de la Corredera
A nice square with a classic circular fountain in the middle (behind the van - sorry!). There are several bars under an arcade on the right-hand side (which spill out onto the pavement under sun brollies).
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Shady spot under the olive tree
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
A narrow cobbled street
A balcony with colourful pot plants
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Picture postcard stuff.
Streets don't come much prettier than this.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
The edge of town
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Deserted street in the early morning.
The bunting suggests this was fiesta week, so most of the locals were probably still in bed. Note: another classic circular water fountain!
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
A narrow steep street.
The Spanish love building their towns and villages on hills.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
The Jewish neighborhood residents association
Innovative use of an old window shutter
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Balcony
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Make-shift cool shade
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Obviously security is not a high priority thing here!
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain blackandwhite d750 door doorway entrance españa fotosdeespaña front house monochrome photography nikon old photosofspain spainphotography street window
La Estrella de David B&B
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
The star of David
Known in Hebrew as the Shield of David or Magen David
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon star of david
The star of David
Part of the window burglar bar design
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Mini pallet box planter
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Is this the narrowest passage ever?
A narrow cobbled street
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
The Spanish love their pot plants.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
A narrow cobbled street
Note the vertical tile cladding - typical of the Jewish architecture.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
A window box for more pot plants
Note the wooden chestnut building frame.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Laundry day
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
The way to the Jewish quarters
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
A phone box.
I have never seen one like this in Spain.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Delivery for you!
Signing for a Correos delivery
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain alley building cobblestone d750 espaãa españa hervãs house narrow neighbourhood nikon old outdoor outdoors path road sidewalk street town urban area vegetation village walkway
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
A small local shop.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Returning home over the old stone bridge
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
The old stone bridge
I bet the water rushes through in the winter.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon
Only a trickle of water in the summer.
2019 Extremadura Hervás Spain d750 españa nikon

By Rom Gostomski

Hervás