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What to see and do in Villablanca

What to see and do in Villablanca (Costa Occidental, Huelva): 7 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 · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Villablanca: festival calendar

May: Romería y Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora de la Blanca (Tercer domingo de mayo (romería); últimos días de agosto (fiestas patronales))

How far each place is from the centre of Villablanca

Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Blanca 900 m

Towns near Villablanca

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What to see and do in Villablanca

Villablanca
Village
Town laid out on a grid plan, founded in 1531 by the Marquis of Ayamonte under the name Santa María de la Blanca; it now lives off citrus fruit, berries and the artisan bread that has earned it a comarca-wide reputation.
Fundación de Villablanca
Historical milestone
The town was founded by a settlement charter (carta puebla) of 16 September 1531 under the authority of the Marquis of Ayamonte, under the name Santa María de la Blanca, laid out on a grid in the manner of the new 16th-century foundations.
Dolmen de la Tenencia
Curiosity
Megalithic tomb around 5,000 years old, located between Villablanca and Ayamonte, part of the comarca's notable concentration of megalithic monuments.
Pan de Villablanca
Food and drink
Traditionally made artisan bread that has earned the bakeries (tahonas) of Villablanca a reputation across the comarca.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Blanca
Monument
Hermitage commissioned by the Marquises of Ayamonte in the 16th century, predating the town centre of Villablanca itself, which served as a baptismal site until 1618, when the parish church of San Sebastián was opened. According to tradition, the Virgin appeared as a white dove to a shepherd from Lepe, giving rise to the name of the Virgen de la Blanca.
Festival Internacional de Danzas de Villablanca
Activity
Born in August 1980 out of the traditional Danza de los Palos of Villablanca, to which dances from other countries were later added, the festival brings together folk groups from different continents -Europe, the Americas and Africa- each year and is declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico de Andalucía.
Romería y Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora de la Blanca
Activity
The pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Blanca is held on the third Sunday of May and her patron saint festival on the last days of August; the local Holy Week also includes Domingo de Bollo Pico, with the procession of the Virgen de la Alegría and the Christ Child followed by family gatherings next to the hermitage.