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What to see and do in Calamonte

What to see and do in Calamonte (Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas, Badajoz): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Calamonte: festival calendar

November: La Castañá (first Saturday of November)

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What to see and do in Calamonte

Calamonte
Village
Municipality of 6,104 inhabitants (2025) at 221 m altitude, just 4.7 km from Mérida. Probably of Roman origin, from the 13th century it belonged to the Provisorato de Mérida under the Order of Santiago. It preserves the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, from the late 14th or early 15th century, and the old hermitage of San José, from the early 17th.
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Monument
Church built in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century, during the mastership of Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa, master of the Order of Santiago.
Carta puebla de Calamonte
Historical milestone
Calamonte arose as a village under the Order of Santiago through a carta puebla (settlement charter) granted in 1365 by Vasco Rodríguez de Cornago.
La Castañá
Activity
Popular autumn festival centered on the chestnut, with tastings and community activities.