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What to see and do in Magacela

What to see and do in Magacela (La Serena, Badajoz): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

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July: Los Santitos de Magacela (July 8)

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What to see and do in Magacela

Magacela
Village
Municipality of 502 inhabitants (2025) at 485 m altitude. Reconquered by the Master of the Order of Alcántara in the time of Fernando III and granted on April 24, 1234. Its historic center was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (conjunto histórico, or historic ensemble) in 1994 for its old urban layout. The origin of the name is disputed: an Arabic hypothesis ('Umm Gazala'), a Latin one ('magna cella', great granary), or a legendary one.
Dolmen y Estela de Magacela
Monument
The municipal territory preserves a dolmen from the 3rd millennium BC and was the find-site of the Estela de Magacela, a decorated Bronze Age stone slab now kept at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional in Madrid.
Magacela, encomienda de la Orden de Alcántara
Historical milestone
Ferdinand III donated Magacela to the Order of Alcántara in 1234; in the late 15th century the priory moved to Villanueva de la Serena, beginning the town's decline.
Conjunto histórico de Magacela
Historical milestone
The old town of Magacela was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural with the category of historic site on 7 March 1994.
Los Santitos de Magacela
Activity
A festivity commemorating the martyrs San Aquila and Santa Priscila, held in Magacela for more than 300 years.