The Tentudía mountain range is located in the southern part of the Badajoz province, nestled in the foothills of Sierra Morena, on the border between the provinces of Seville and Badajoz.
The area’s highest peak is the Tentudía hill, standing at 1,116 meters above sea level, making it the highest point in the Badajoz province.
In the lower valleys, you can find meadows of holm oaks and cork oaks, olive groves, and small orchards. As you ascend, the landscape shifts to forests dominated by pine, chestnut, and oak trees. Within these oak forests, visitors can spot a plant unique to the world: the Centaurea tentudaica, a subspecies of the Centaurea toletana. This species is currently considered endangered due to its low population, according to the Catalogue of Protected Plant Species in Extremadura.
The wildlife inhabiting the Tentudía mountains is incredibly diverse, including deer, wild boars, foxes, cinereous vultures, griffon vultures, golden eagles, kites, Iberian magpies, various species of woodpeckers, and a wide array of insectivorous birds.
