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What to see and do in Cheles

What to see and do in Cheles (Llanos de Olivenza, Badajoz): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 3 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Cheles

Palacio de los Condes de Vía-Manuel 150 m

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What to see and do in Cheles

Cheles
Village
Municipality of 1,175 inhabitants (INE 2025) at 197 m altitude, the lowest average altitude in Extremadura, next to the Alqueva reservoir and the Portuguese border. Reconquered in 1231 under Fernando III; it was depopulated during the Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668) and repopulated after the 1668 Treaty of Lisbon.
Fuero de Baylío
Curiosity
Medieval legal custom, still in force in Cheles and other towns along the border (including Olivenza, Alburquerque and Barcarrota), which establishes universal community of property between spouses from the moment of marriage, apart from the general regime of the Civil Code.
Palacio de los Condes de Vía-Manuel
Monument
Late 17th-century manor house linked to the Counts of Vía-Manuel.
Ermita del Santo Cristo de la Paz
Monument
Hermitage built in the early 18th century in Cheles, one of the municipality's main religious buildings alongside the parish church of the Purísima Concepción.
Traslado del núcleo urbano de Cheles
Historical milestone
In the 16th century, don Juan Manuel decided to move the settlement of Cheles from its original location in the Sierra de San Blas to the village's current site.
Presencia templaria en Cheles
Historical milestone
After the conquest of Cheles in 1231 by Fernando III, the Order of the Temple maintained a presence in the town for 35 years, between 1277 and 1312.
Máximo Herrera Losada
Curiosity
Sculptor (1925-1993) born in Cheles, one of the municipality's most recognised cultural figures.
Baltasar Pinto Leite
Curiosity
One of eleven emigrants from Cheles who took part in the conquest of the Americas between 1535 and 1538; he took part in the founding of the city of San Juan, in present-day Argentina.