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What to see and do in Higuera de Vargas

What to see and do in Higuera de Vargas (Llanos de Olivenza, Badajoz): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Higuera de Vargas: festival calendar

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What to see and do in Higuera de Vargas

Higuera de Vargas
Village
Municipality of 1,830 inhabitants (INE 2025) at 342 m altitude (highest point in the municipal territory: 512 m), founded around 1240 by the nobleman Garci Pérez de Vargas; already documented in 1384 with 300 households.
Castillo del Coso
Monument
13th-century fortress donated to the Order of the Temple by Alfonso IX.
Romería de la Virgen de Loreto
Activity
Pilgrimage-festival to the hermitage-sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Loreto, held on the first weekend of June.
Casa del Espíritu Santo
Monument
Former dwelling in Higuera de Vargas converted into a hermitage, which preserves a painted image of the Holy Spirit.
Corredor ecológico del río Alcarrache
Nature
Stretch of the Alcarrache river as it passes through Higuera de Vargas, declared an Ecological and Biodiversity Corridor, a refuge for protected Iberian fauna and flora.
Higuera de Vargas en 1384
Historical milestone
A document from 1384 describes Higuera de Vargas as a "place of 300 households" with agricultural and livestock resources; its founding is possibly attributed to Garci Pérez de Vargas around 1240.