Guadalupe Tourist Office

Guadalupe's tourist office is on the Plaza de Santa María de Guadalupe, a few metres from the steps of the Royal Monastery, right in the centre of the village. It is the place to go as soon as you arrive: they give you information on Guadalupe and the whole Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Geopark, printed material on its routes and explain how to get around a village that closes its centre to cars at weekends. It is run by the town council.

Hours and Contact

According to the Geopark, it opens every day of the week, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00. The municipal tourism website warns that updated hours are published on its Google profile and social media, and recommends contacting them directly before going: call 927 154 128 or 605 510 621, or write to [email protected]. Outside opening hours, a digital screen beside the office shows the most requested information on a loop, with a QR code to consult it on your phone.

What They Sort Out

Here they advise you on the monastery, whose museum hours change throughout the year, on the walk through the old town and on outings into the countryside: the Mills Trail, the Ermita del Humilladero or the Alfonso Onceno trail. For the Geopark routes, whose website does not always publish distance or time in text, ask here for the leaflet or the map.

Bear in mind that the office does not organise guided visits of the old town: it informs, but does not guide. The monastery visit is done in a group, accompanied by monastery staff, with tickets on a first-come basis; only groups of more than 30 people book it, through the Hospedería, on 927 367 000.

Car, Bus and Bike

Ask here where to park: the Plaza de Santa María is closed to parking and the centre is closed to cars at weekends and on public holidays. The most convenient thing is to leave the car in the free car parks on Avenida Eusebio González, about ten minutes' walk away. On Wednesday mornings there is a market and some streets are closed.

If you arrive without a car, the municipal website indicates two bus lines: one to Madrid (Estación Sur) via Miajadas, by Samar, and another to Trujillo and Cáceres, by Alsa. There are few services and they change throughout the year, so check the times on each company's website and confirm them at the office before planning the return. If you come by bicycle, there are bike racks right in front of the office.

Before You Go

Pilgrim groups usually reach the monastery mid-morning; if you want to ask in peace, call at the office just as it opens, at 10:00, or early in the afternoon. To plan from home, the website guadalupeturismo.com brings together heritage, tourist routes and notices from the village.