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What to see and do in Aceuchal

What to see and do in Aceuchal (Tierra de Barros, Badajoz): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

Towns near Aceuchal

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What to see and do in Aceuchal

Aceuchal
Village
Municipality of 5,307 inhabitants (2025) at 303 m altitude, between Villalba de los Barros and Almendralejo. Alfonso IX ceded the territory to the Templars in the 12th century, and Alfonso XI repopulated the town in the 14th. It preserves a 13th-century Templar tower and the church of San Pedro Apóstol (15th-18th centuries, in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque style).
Capital del ajo y 'La bruja de los ajos'
Curiosity
Aceuchal is known for garlic growing, a product that forms part of the town's identity, and whose residents are nicknamed 'piporros'. Since 2018, the 'La bruja de los ajos' (The Garlic Witch) festival has been held around this product.
Torre templaria de la iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol
Monument
The tower of the church of San Pedro Apóstol in Aceuchal dates from the 13th century and was originally a tower built by the knights of the Order of the Temple, to whom Alfonso IX had granted the territory.
Fundación de Aceuchal por Alfonso XI
Historical milestone
Aceuchal was founded and settled by order of Alfonso XI in 1314, on land that a century earlier Alfonso IX had granted to the Templar knights.
Sopa de Antruejo de Aceuchal
Food and drink
Traditional dish specific to Aceuchal, distinctive within the local cuisine of migas, gazpachos and calderetas.