Hotel Balneario El Raposo

We spend the weekend at this establishment and it was a good choice as our base of operations for exploring southern Extremadura. Finishing up the day in the thermal pool right as the sun is setting, taking an aromatic shower, or trying the wine treatment is an experience that’ll make you forget hours of hard traveling. Although most would think that a thermal spa would be a place to enjoy a light diet, you just have to let the chef, Alberto, cook up some pork-knuckle dumpling in a Ribera del Guadiana red wine reduction or (owing to its proximity to Portugal), the delicious Monacal-style codfish.