Mogarraz
A mountain village whose houses display portraits of villagers. An artist painted hundreds of portraits based on 1967 ID photos, earning it the nickname “the village that watches you.”
Mogarraz is about 6 km from La Alberca and is a well-preserved stone-and-timber village in the Sierra de Francia. Since 2012, artist Florencio Maíllo has painted hundreds of life-size portraits based on identity-card photos of villagers from the 1960s and hung them on the outer walls of homes, creating a unique open-air art exhibition. The village also has a small folk museum and traditional ham workshops. It can be visited on the same day as La Alberca.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- La Alberca
- Peña de Francia
- Candelario
- Guijuelo
- Ciudad Rodrigo
- Roman Bridge of Salamanca
- Museum of the History of Automotive
- Casa Lis (Art Nouveau & Art Déco Museum)