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What to see and do in Fuente del Arco

What to see and do in Fuente del Arco (Campiña Sur, Badajoz): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Fuente del Arco: festival calendar

May: Virgen del Ara, patrona de Fuente del Arco (last Sunday of May)

How far each place is from the centre of Fuente del Arco

Ermita de la Virgen del Ara (Fuente del Arco) 4.5 km
Mina La Jayona 4.6 km

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What to see and do in Fuente del Arco

Fuente del Arco
Village
Municipality of 648 inhabitants (2025) at 698 m altitude, in the foothills of the Sierra Morena. In 1594 it was part of the Order of Santiago's province of León with 265 households; in 1842 the census recorded 1,100 inhabitants in 280 houses. The fountain that gives the village its name bears the engraved Latin inscription 'HINC INCIPIT EXTREMA HORA' ('here begins Extremadura').
Ferrocarril minero de Fuente del Arco
Historical milestone
Between 1885 and 1970 the town was a rail hub: the Mérida-Los Rosales line opened in 1885 and the narrow-gauge Peñarroya-Fuente del Arco line in 1895 (closed in 1970), both linked to the iron mining operation at the Mina La Jayona.
Mina La Jayona
Nature
Former iron mine declared a natural monument in 1997.
Ermita de la Virgen del Ara (Fuente del Arco)
Monument
15th-century hermitage with a 16th-century Mudejar porch and 18th-century frescoes depicting scenes from Genesis; the process for its declaration as a Bien de Interés Cultural was opened in 1993.
Virgen del Ara, patrona de Fuente del Arco
Activity
The patron saint, the Virgen del Ara, is celebrated on the last Sunday of May.