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What to see and do in Casas de Don Pedro

What to see and do in Casas de Don Pedro (La Siberia, Badajoz): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Casas de Don Pedro

Casas de Don Pedro
Village
Municipality of 1,375 inhabitants (2025) at 386 m altitude. Stone coats of arms bearing the cross of Alcántara suggest an origin between the 12th and 13th centuries under that military order; it became an independent villa in 1733 by royal decree of Felipe V. The church of San Pedro Apóstol, from the late 14th century, is in Gothic style.
Iglesia parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol
Monument
Church of late medieval origin (late 14th century), of rubblework and ashlar masonry with brick details and a choir loft raised on a segmental arch. It preserves shields bearing the cross of the Order of Alcántara and the arms of the Sotomayor family, lords of the town.
Ermita de la Virgen de los Remedios
Monument
Hermitage located in the center of Casas de Don Pedro that holds the village's patroness, with a feast documented since the 18th century.
El villazgo de Casas de Don Pedro (1733)
Historical milestone
Casas de Don Pedro gained jurisdictional independence from the lordship of Puebla de Alcocer by a decree of Philip V signed on 23 February 1733, when the settlement had around a hundred households.
Embalse de Orellana a su paso por Casas de Don Pedro
Nature
The Guadiana river, held back in the Orellana reservoir, marks the southern boundary of the municipal term of Casas de Don Pedro, alongside the Sierra de la Chimenea.