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What to see and do in La Albuera

What to see and do in La Albuera (Tierra de Badajoz, 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 La Albuera: festival calendar

May: Romería de San Isidro y conmemoración de la batalla (15 y 16 de mayo)

How far each place is from the centre of La Albuera

Batalla de La Albuera 1 km
Complejo lagunar de La Albuera 5.7 km

Towns near La Albuera

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What to see and do in La Albuera

La Albuera
Village
Municipality of 1,995 inhabitants (INE 2025) at 253 m altitude, 24 km southeast of the city of Badajoz.
Batalla de La Albuera
Historical milestone
On May 16, 1811, during the War of Independence, one of the bloodiest battles of the campaign was fought next to this town, between Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese and French troops. The Cortes de Cádiz ordered a commemorative monument to be erected, with a marble bust of General Castaños; a medieval bridge, damaged in the fighting and later rebuilt, is also preserved.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Camino
Monument
Parish church of Gothic origin (late 15th century), completed in the 17th century with Baroque additions.
Complejo lagunar de La Albuera
Nature
A group of temporary Mediterranean lagoons (Laguna Grande, Llana, Marciega, among others) protected as a Site of Community Importance and Ramsar wetland, habitat of the endemic crustacean Triops emeritensis.
Puente Viejo de La Albuera
Monument
Late 15th-century medieval bridge, damaged during the conflicts with Portugal in 1643 and again at the Battle of Albuera in 1811, later rebuilt in two sections.
Romería de San Isidro y conmemoración de la batalla
Activity
La Albuera holds the pilgrimage of Saint Isidore on 15 May, followed the next day by the commemorative events for the 1811 Battle of Albuera.