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What to see and do in Ahillones

What to see and do in Ahillones (Campiña Sur, Badajoz): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities

When to go to Ahillones: festival calendar

September: Fiestas del Cristo de la Sangre (Ahillones) (September 13-16)

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What to see and do in Ahillones

Ahillones
Village
Municipality of 793 inhabitants (2025) at 578 m altitude over a small territory of 21.5 km². Documented in 1594 as 'Ayllones', with 315 households in the Order of Santiago's province of León, it was granted the title of villa by Felipe IV on September 18, 1646, while he was in Zaragoza. In 1842 the census recorded 1,798 inhabitants in 426 houses, more than double the current population; before the emigration of the 1960s it once exceeded 3,000 inhabitants.
Iglesia de Santa María de los Remedios (Ahillones)
Monument
The 16th-century Mudejar-style church of Santa María de los Remedios houses the Cristo del Socorro (1630). The hermitage of the Santo Cristo de la Sangre preserves a Baroque Christ figure about 40 cm tall, also from the 16th century, and a Stations of the Cross with fourteen 17th-century crosses runs through the village.
Fiestas del Cristo de la Sangre (Ahillones)
Activity
The festivities of the Cristo de la Sangre, with the traditional procession of the 'Ramo' (Branch), are held from September 13 to 16.