The Diputación de Cáceres presented the eighth edition of the programme Senior y Saludable . According to the provincial administration, 1,620 residents aged 65 and over from across the province are to take part in organised day trips with thermal activities during November and December.
The councillor responsible for tourism, Elisabeth Martín, presented the programme together with representatives of the participating facilities. The province’s four active thermal baths are involved: the Balneario de Baños de Montemayor, El Salugral in Hervás, Fuentes del Trampal in Montánchez as well as Valle del Jerte in Valdastillas. Plans include a thermal circuit lasting around 90 minutes, accompanying leisure activities, tourist information and a shared meal.
The programme is open to people from the province’s 16 Mancomunidades, as well as from the municipalities of Coria, Moraleja, Navalmoral de la Mata and Malpartida de Plasencia, which are not part of a municipal association. Places will be selected and allocated locally by the Mancomunidades and the municipalities named above. These bodies and the Diputación will publish specific dates and registration details in the coming days.
The provincial administration highlights two aims: prevention and social participation for older people on the one hand, and strengthening rural tourism in the off-season on the other. Elisabeth Martín said the programme helps bring life to small towns and supports occupancy at the thermal baths in November and December. Representatives of the participating facilities point to additional demand and employment effects.
On Tuesday, the Diputación gave details of the planned overall budget. Details of individual cost items and the use of funds will be explained by the respective providers, given that implementation is organised on a decentralised basis. Previous editions of the programme were funded by public money from the provincial administration; the current round builds on this.
A late-autumn start has become the norm in Cáceres in recent years. The programme’s format remains unchanged in 2026: short, supervised thermal experiences at existing facilities, supported by the province and organised with the municipalities. Whether this will also affect year-round occupancy at the baths will be shown by the evaluation after the programme ends.
The announcement on 26 October is the immediate news trigger. Details of the scale, dates and participating locations are based on the Diputación de Cáceres’s announcement and reports in regional media on the same day.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).