Since 2016, Correos has issued this series to disseminate Spain's geographical heritage and promote the large number and variety of charming towns that make up our country. Again, four self-adhesive stamps that simulate old postal strips, folded in a bellows format where the back of the stamp is also printed as if it were a postcard.
This year, the stars of the stamps are: Bagergue, Briones, Pedraza and Ponte Maceira.
Bagergue (Lleida). The town of Bagergue, with just over 100 inhabitants, is the highest in the Arán Valley, located at an altitude of 1,419 m, in the southernmost sector of the Unhòla valley. The parish church of San Félix stands out, initially Romanesque, from the 13th century, which underwent subsequent transformations to its current appearance.
Briones (La Rioja). Briones is located on a hill 80 meters high, with its northern slope cut over the Ebro River. Its urban layout responds to a medieval conception and its streets abound with buildings of interest, for which the town has been declared a Historic-Artistic Site. . From the point of popular architecture, most of the buildings are built in ashlar stone, although there are some with framework and wooden wall.
Pedraza (Segovia): Pedraza is a walled medieval town that, in its small size, houses great beauty. Pedraza invites you to wander around and discover its beautiful corners. It is full of numerous palaces and emblazoned noble houses, built in the 16th century. There are also several vestiges of its defensive part from the 12th and 13th centuries, such as the wall, the Puerta de la Villa, the defensive barbican that was later used as a public jail or the castle.
Ponte Maceira (A Coruña): Ponte Maceira is a small town with just over 60 inhabitants that is located in the parish of Portor, belonging to the municipality of Negreira in the province of A Coruña. The Tambre River passes through this town, where its bridges are of great importance. The great Romanesque bridge stands out, built in the 13th century, taking advantage of the pillars of another previous Roman bridge. It consists of five arches and two smaller ones. It is also an obligatory step on the Camino marítimo de Santiago linking the city of the Apostle Santiago with Fisterra.
