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What to see and do in Castuera

What to see and do in Castuera (La Serena, Badajoz): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Castuera: festival calendar

February: Candelarias de Castuera (February 2)

How far each place is from the centre of Castuera

Campo de concentración de Castuera 2.5 km

Towns near Castuera

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What to see and do in Castuera

Castuera
Village
Capital of the La Serena comarca, with 5,457 inhabitants (2025) at 512 m altitude. It was a Republican stronghold during the Civil War until its capture on July 23, 1938; between 1939 and 1940 a Francoist concentration camp operated there, which at one point held between 6,000 and 7,000 prisoners.
Museo del Turrón y patrimonio de Castuera
Food and drink
Castuera is famous for its artisan turrón (nougat), included in Spain's inventory of traditional products and with its own museum housed in a former early-20th-century flour mill. The area also produces queso de la Serena, made from sheep's milk.
Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena (Castuera)
Monument
18th-century church with a Baroque altarpiece; the municipality also preserves several 16th- and 17th-century hermitages (San Juan, Nuestra Señora del Buensuceso, San Benito, Santa Ana).
Campo de concentración de Castuera
Historical milestone
After the town was occupied by Queipo de Llano's troops on 23 July 1938, a Francoist concentration camp with wooden barracks operated in Castuera between 1939 and 1940, holding between 6,000 and 7,000 prisoners.
Pedro de Valdivia, conquistador de Chile
Curiosity
The conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, founder of Santiago de Chile, was born in Castuera; his former house is preserved on the Plaza de San Juan.
Embalses de La Serena y del Zújar
Nature
The La Serena and Zújar reservoirs, within the municipal term of Castuera, form one of the largest dam systems in Europe and allow activities such as rafting and canoeing.
Candelarias de Castuera
Activity
The Candelarias festivity with bonfires and tastings of regañás, one of the first milestones in Castuera's festive calendar.