CEIP VIRGEN DE BARBAÑO conecta con Europa

We study in a public primary school called Virgen de Barbaño , and we live in Montijo , a small village in the province of Badajoz, in Extremadura, It is located between Badajoz and Mérida, near Guadiana river banks.

Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Iberian Peninsula whose capital city is Mérida.

This community is made up of two provinces, Caceres and Badajoz, its capital nevertheless being Merida, certainly worth a visit thanks to its fantastic Roman ruins. Romans put Extremadura on the stage of history, and Merida was one of the most important cities in the whole Roman Empire. Later on, the region was for a long period of time the border between Moorish and Christian Spain. After the reconquest, it arrived to new splendor with the discovery of America, when it was the cradle of several famous conquerors.

Extremadura's landscapes are characterized by the mountain ranges Cordillera Central, Montes de Toledo and Sierra Morena, the plains and fertile valleys of the rivers Tajo and Guadiana, and the plain lands of Low Extremadura. Its climate is continental, with warm summers and temperatures well over 30 degrees, and quite cold winters.

Extremadura has several natural parks and preserves, especially the valleys of its two important rivers are important ecological reserves.

This region has yet not been discovered by mass tourism, but it has plenty of offers if you are looking for something off the beaten track: its original popular customs and traditions, typical dresses, great handicraft of pottery, metal works (those of Guadalupe are of high reputation) and embroideries, and an outstanding gastronomy: trouts, game, sausages, cheeses, as well as excellent wines.