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What to see and do in Villafranca de Córdoba

What to see and do in Villafranca de Córdoba (Alto Guadalquivir, Córdoba): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Villafranca de Córdoba: festival calendar

May: La Gran Marranada (first Saturday of May)

How far each place is from the centre of Villafranca de Córdoba

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What to see and do in Villafranca de Córdoba

Villafranca de Córdoba
Village
Municipality in the Alto Guadalquivir with 4,895 inhabitants (2025). Founded in the 14th century when Peter I of Castile granted the territory to his chief steward, Martín López de Córdoba, with licence to settle it, under the name Villafranca del Cascajar. It later passed to the Order of Calatrava, to the Fernández de Córdoba family and, later still, to the House of Medinaceli.
Ermita y Torre de San Miguel (Villafranca de Córdoba)
Monument
Building from the late 14th century with a Gothic interior. The town also preserves the Torre del Reloj (16th century) and the parish church of Santa Marina (17th–18th centuries).
Torre del Reloj de Villafranca de Córdoba
Monument
16th-century tower located next to the town hall of Villafranca de Córdoba.
Fuente de los Dos Caños
Monument
18th-century public fountain in Villafranca de Córdoba.
Casa Palacio de los Mayordomos de Medinaceli
Monument
18th-century manor house in Villafranca de Córdoba, which today houses the tourist office.
Torre telegráfica de la Juncá
Monument
Optical telegraph tower built in the mid-19th century by the Ministry of the Interior, belonging to the telegraph line of Andalusia.
Parque periurbano de Fuente Agria
Nature
Recreational area with several hectares of managed woodland very close to the town of Villafranca de Córdoba.
De Villafranca de las Agujas a Villafranca de Córdoba
Historical milestone
In the 14th century, Pedro I of Castile granted the town to his chief steward, Martín López de Córdoba. The municipality was called Villafranca de las Agujas until Javier de Burgos's provincial division.
La Gran Marranada
Activity
Gastronomic festival in Villafranca de Córdoba featuring roast pig, held on the first Saturday of May.