TeSo De La CaBeZueLa
A PRiViLeGeD BaLCoNy

Sequeros' geographical location, right in the middle of a natural amphitheatre formed by the Sierra de Francia mountain range, has often deserved to be called "a privileged balcony and viewpoint over the mountains". This place, known as Teso de la Cabezuela or Mirador de la Cruz (Viewpoint of the Cross), offers the best views over a large part of the Sierra de Béjar and Francia mountain ranges. This certainly is one of those places in Sequeros that the visitor should not miss. It was probably for these unmatched views, in particular at dusk, that Jaime de Armiñán chose this place in 1980 to shoot some scenes of his film "El Nido" ("The Nest").
Further back in time, it was not so much the views but the fact that this is a flat, well ventilated area with many hours of sunlight what made the Sequeros people choose this place to thresh their barley and chickpea harvests. These country tasks meant that most of the town's people gathered here, with the stone cross that gives the place its name as a silent witness, along with a long-lived elm tree that was its companion for many decades. Its generous shade made it a favourite spot for local picnics and meetings until, old and weakened, it was blown away by a big storm in 2010.