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What to see and do in Quintana de la Serena

What to see and do in Quintana de la Serena (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

When to go to Quintana de la Serena: festival calendar

July: La Velada del Cristo de la Misericordia de Quintana (15 y 16 de julio)

How far each place is from the centre of Quintana de la Serena

Yacimiento arqueológico de Hijovejo 4.2 km

Towns near Quintana de la Serena

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What to see and do in Quintana de la Serena

Quintana de la Serena
Village
Municipality of 4,429 inhabitants (2025) at 409 m altitude, reconquered in 1232 by the Order of Alcántara. Enrique IV granted the town to Miguel Martín Quintana by royal decree issued in Mérida on August 18, 1473; it achieved independence as a villa in 1595 under Felipe II. Its economy has shifted from agriculture to the extraction of 'gris quintana' granite, with a Museo del Granito (Granite Museum) dedicated to this activity.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Milagros de Quintana de la Serena
Monument
A church originally built in the 15th century, with alterations in the 18th.
Yacimiento arqueológico de Hijovejo
Historical milestone
A pre-Roman fortified settlement within the municipal term of Quintana de la Serena.
Independencia de Quintana de la Serena
Historical milestone
Reconquered by the Order of Alcántara in 1232 and holding a royal charter from 1473, Quintana de la Serena achieved its independence as a town from Philip II in 1595.
La Velada del Cristo de la Misericordia de Quintana
Activity
A festivity in honor of the Cristo de la Misericordia of Quintana de la Serena.