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What to see and do in Ribera del Fresno

What to see and do in Ribera del Fresno (Tierra de Barros, Badajoz): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Activities

When to go to Ribera del Fresno: festival calendar

September: Romería al Pozo de San Juan Macías (third Sunday of September)

Towns near Ribera del Fresno

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What to see and do in Ribera del Fresno

Ribera del Fresno
Village
Municipality of 3,130 inhabitants (2025) at 399 m altitude, between Puebla del Prior and Villafranca de los Barros. According to local tradition, its name comes from a monumental ash tree ('fresno') next to the Valdemedel stream that is said to have impressed Isabel la Católica as she passed through on her way to the Granada campaign; this is a legend, not a documented fact. It belonged to the Order of Santiago's province of León and passed to the diocese of Badajoz in 1873. Its economy is based on vines and olive groves.
Romería al Pozo de San Juan Macías
Activity
Local pilgrimage to the well dedicated to San Juan Macías, part of Ribera del Fresno's festive calendar, which also includes Jueves de Compadres before Carnival and the festivals of the Cristo de la Misericordia in mid-September.