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What to see and do in Higuera la Real

What to see and do in Higuera la Real (Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Activities

When to go to Higuera la Real: festival calendar

September: Fiestas patronales de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Humildad (13 a 16 de septiembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Higuera la Real

Iglesia de Santa Catalina (Higuera la Real) 4.6 km

Towns near Higuera la Real

Spain › Extremadura › Badajoz › Sierra Suroeste › Higuera la Real

What to see and do in Higuera la Real

Higuera la Real
Village
Municipality of 2,186 inhabitants (INE 2025) at 610 m altitude. Its origins go back to the Castrejón de Capote, a Celtic settlement inhabited between the 5th and 1st centuries BC. It was conquered around 1247 and was granted the title of villa in 1633, becoming administratively independent from Fregenal de la Sierra.
Castrejón de Capote
Monument
Archaeological site of a Celtic settlement occupied between the 5th and 1st centuries BC.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Higuera la Real)
Monument
A chapel of Templar origin from the 13th century. Facing it stands La Mamarracha, a Roman sculpture of a griffin.
La Mamarracha
Monument
A Roman sculpture from the 1st-2nd centuries carved from a single block of white marble, 1.37 meters tall, depicting a griffin (half bird, half lioness) beside a human figure it protects. It stands facing the chapel of Nuestra Señora de Loreto, on a granite pedestal dated 1909.
Iglesia de Santa Catalina (Higuera la Real)
Monument
Built in the 16th century over an earlier 13th-century Gothic chapel.
Fiestas patronales de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Humildad
Activity
The fairs and patronal festivities of Higuera la Real, the most important in the local festive calendar, with religious events and popular celebrations.