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What to see and do in Valverde de Llerena

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

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Valverde de Llerena

Valverde de Llerena
Village
Municipality of 560 inhabitants (2025) at 572 m altitude over a territory of 41.2 km², near the border with Andalucía (Guadalcanal). Founded around 1240 by the Santiago knight Rodrigo de Valverde, it was granted the title of villa by Felipe II in 1559 and in 1586 broke free from the direct control of the Order of Santiago. In 1842 the census recorded 1,120 inhabitants in 270 houses, double the current population.
Iglesia de la Purísima Concepción (Valverde de Llerena)
Monument
The parish church is dedicated to la Purísima Concepción; the local patron is the Cristo del Rosario.
Manuel Luque Otero, internista de Valverde de Llerena
Curiosity
The internist Manuel Luque Otero (1943-2007), known for his research on arterial hypertension, was born in Valverde de Llerena.