Metamorphism in Variscan Central Iberia is studied through pseudosection modelling.
A minimum tectonic overburden of 3 kbar (9 km) is estimated.
Data point to the orogen-parallel emplacement of a nappe from NW to Central Iberia.
Orogen-parallel tectonics can be traced from the Bohemian Massif to Central Iberia.
Central parts of the belt acted as a W-wards spreading, constrained orogenic plateau.