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What to see and do in San Vicente de Alcántara

What to see and do in San Vicente de Alcántara (Tierra de Badajoz, Badajoz): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to San Vicente de Alcántara: festival calendar

September: Fiestas del Corcho de San Vicente de Alcántara (September 29)

How far each place is from the centre of San Vicente de Alcántara

Ermita de Santa Ana de San Vicente de Alcántara 50 m

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What to see and do in San Vicente de Alcántara

San Vicente de Alcántara
Village
Villa of 5,227 inhabitants (INE 2025) at 504 m altitude, next to the Portuguese border. With antecedents going back to prehistory (Neolithic dolmens) and repopulated by the Order of Alcántara in the 15th century, it gained jurisdictional independence in 1671 by paying 95,000 ducats to the Crown.
Castillos de Piedrabuena y de Mayorga
Monument
Two medieval fortresses linked to the Order of Alcántara within the municipal territory; the castle of Piedrabuena combines elements of military and palatial architecture with Gothic and Renaissance features.
Capital mundial del corcho
Curiosity
The municipality is home to around thirty cork companies accounting for roughly 15% of the world's cork stopper production, supported by the cork oak forests of the Sierra de San Pedro.
Corpus Christi de San Vicente de Alcántara
Activity
Corpus Christi celebration declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Regional (Festival of Regional Tourist Interest) in 2010.
Ermita de Santa Ana de San Vicente de Alcántara
Monument
Hermitage built in 1708 and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection, which preserves baroque decorative paintings dated to around 1760.
La independencia de San Vicente de Alcántara
Historical milestone
San Vicente de Alcántara achieved its independence from Valencia de Alcántara in 1671 after paying 95,000 ducats.
Fiestas del Corcho de San Vicente de Alcántara
Activity
Fair with deep regional roots that celebrates the cork-harvesting tradition of San Vicente de Alcántara, known as the world capital of cork.
Gastronomía de San Vicente de Alcántara
Food and drink
Traditional dishes such as mondongas, comineras, melonas, patateras and chanfaina, along with sweets such as Easter buns, perrunillas, joriños and empanadas.