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What to see and do in Villafranca de los Barros

What to see and do in Villafranca de los Barros (Tierra de Barros, Badajoz): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Villafranca de los Barros: festival calendar

September: Vendimia y Velá de la Virgen Coronada (September 8)

How far each place is from the centre of Villafranca de los Barros

Towns near Villafranca de los Barros

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What to see and do in Villafranca de los Barros

Villafranca de los Barros
Village
Municipality of 12,284 inhabitants (2025) at 410 m altitude, with occupation documented since the Copper Age even though the present-day town dates from the 14th century. It was first called Moncóvil and later Villafranca del Maestre; Alfonso XII granted it the title of city in 1877.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Valle (Villafranca de los Barros)
Monument
Declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 2014, it is the main church in the town, alongside the sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de la Coronada, patron saint of the town.
Vendimia y Velá de la Virgen Coronada
Activity
Grape harvest festival and velá (night vigil/fair) in honor of the Virgen Coronada, held on September 8, coinciding with the Day of Extremadura.
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Coronada
Monument
Sanctuary with a Baroque altarpiece and an 18th-century organ, to which local tradition attributes an episode of bells that mysteriously rang out during the 18th century.
Colegio San José de Villafranca de los Barros
Monument
Jesuit school founded in 1893, designed by the architect Francisco Rabanal, which preserves works by the Baroque painter Juan Antonio Frías.
La Tégula de Villafranca
Curiosity
Roman roof tile found in Villafranca de los Barros with inscriptions depicting scenes of everyday life on a Roman villa, now kept at the National Archaeological Museum.
Llegada del ferrocarril Mérida-Zafra a Villafranca de los Barros
Historical milestone
The Mérida-Zafra railway line was opened in 1879 as it passed through Villafranca de los Barros, which in 1877 had received city status from Alfonso XII.