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What to see and do in Belalcázar

What to see and do in Belalcázar (Los Pedroches, Córdoba): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Belalcázar: festival calendar

April: Romería de Nuestra Señora de Gracia (Belalcázar) (late April)
August: Feria de San Roque de Belalcázar (August 16-20)

How far each place is from the centre of Belalcázar

Castillo de Belalcázar 850 m

Towns near Belalcázar

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What to see and do in Belalcázar

Belalcázar
Village
Municipality of Los Pedroches with 3,093 inhabitants (2025) and 355.99 km², at 488 m altitude. Known successively as Gahet/Gaeta in Roman times, Gafiq under Arab rule (9th–13th centuries) and Gahete after the Reconquest, it took its present name, 'Belalcázar' ('beautiful alcázar'), in 1466.
Castillo de Belalcázar
Monument
Fortress with the tallest keep of its type in Spain. The town also preserves the 15th-century convents of Santa Clara de la Columna and San Francisco de los Mártires.
Romería de Nuestra Señora de Gracia (Belalcázar)
Activity
Held in late April, it is one of the oldest romerías (pilgrimage festivals) in the comarca, with more than 800 years of tradition according to Wikipedia.
Cambio de nombre de Gafiq a Belalcázar
Historical milestone
The old Muslim Gafiq adopted the name Belalcázar ('Beautiful Fortress') in 1466.
Feria de San Roque de Belalcázar
Activity
Patronal festivals of Saint Roch in Belalcázar, with a procession on the 16th and the fair closing on the 20th.
Corpus Barga en Belalcázar
Curiosity
The writer and journalist Corpus Barga (Andrés García de la Barga y Gómez de la Serna) had his 'Casa Grande' in Belalcázar.