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What to see and do in Villarta de los Montes

What to see and do in Villarta de los Montes (Cijara, Badajoz): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Villarta de los Montes: festival calendar

August: Los Mayos, Las Carnestolendas y San Blas en Villarta de los Montes (14 al 17 de agosto (Virgen de la Antigua))

How far each place is from the centre of Villarta de los Montes

Puente de la Mesta de Villarta de los Montes 3.7 km

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What to see and do in Villarta de los Montes

Villarta de los Montes
Village
Municipality of 375 inhabitants (2025) at 551 m altitude, the easternmost municipality in the province of Badajoz and in all of Extremadura. With pastoral roots linked to the Mesta since the 13th century, it belonged before the reconquest (1079-1085) to the taifa of Toledo. The 14th-century sixteen-arch Puente de la Mesta was submerged beneath the Cíjara reservoir.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Antigua (Villarta de los Montes)
Monument
The hermitage preserves a 13th-century Romanesque wooden carving of the Virgin. The 15th-century church of Santa María Magdalena has a Baroque altarpiece. The patron saint festivities in honor of the Virgen de la Antigua are held from August 14 to 17.
Puente de la Mesta de Villarta de los Montes
Monument
Medieval bridge from the mid-14th century, more than 225 meters long with 16 main arches, built over the Guadiana for the passage of the Mesta's transhumant flocks; it was submerged under the waters of the Cíjara reservoir.
Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena de Villarta de los Montes
Monument
15th-century parish church with a Baroque altarpiece that includes paintings attributed to Juan Correa de Vivar.
El señorío de Gutierre de Sotomayor en Villarta de los Montes
Historical milestone
Villarta de los Montes, of pastoral origin linked to the Mesta, was part of the territory of Al-Belath under the taifa of Toledo; it was conquered by Alfonso VI between 1079 and 1085 and, from 1444, came under the rule of Gutierre de Sotomayor, master of the Order of Alcántara.
Los Mayos, Las Carnestolendas y San Blas en Villarta de los Montes
Activity
Festive traditions of Villarta de los Montes: Los Mayos in May, Las Carnestolendas in January, and the festivities of San Blas in February, in addition to the patron saint festival of the Virgen de la Antigua from 14 to 17 August.