Alma de Ibérico

Top choice in Castilla y León


Part shop, part jamón-tasting centre, part small bar, this fine place combines many impulses in one. We especially like it for the opportunity to sample a range of cured meats, or a ración of its best jamón with a glass of fine local wine.


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