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What to see and do in La Zarza

What to see and do in La Zarza (Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas, Badajoz): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Food and drink

When to go to La Zarza: festival calendar

May: Fiestas de La Zarza (2 de mayo; 5 de agosto y 8 de septiembre; 11 de noviembre)

How far each place is from the centre of La Zarza

Iglesia de San Martín 350 m

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What to see and do in La Zarza

Pinturas rupestres de la sierra de las Viñas y sierra de las Calderitas
Nature
In the rock shelters of these two mountain ranges south of the village, prehistoric cave paintings are preserved, the oldest evidence of human presence in the municipal term.
Iglesia de San Martín
Monument
Parish church of 16th-century origin, with various later remodelings and reforms, belonging to the archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Monument
Hermitage dedicated to the municipality's patroness, the Virgen de las Nieves. Local tradition tells that a woman drawing water from a well saw a polychrome carved image of the Virgin emerge; as a procession set out toward the nearby hermitage, the sky clouded over, the temperature dropped sharply, and it even snowed in the middle of summer, which is the origin of her title (Our Lady of the Snows).
Fiestas de La Zarza
Activity
The Livestock Fair is held on 2 May. The Virgen de las Nieves, the patroness, is celebrated on two dates, 5 August and 8 September. The patron saint festivities of San Martín are held on 11 November.
Rosca de hojaldre de La Zarza
Food and drink
A typical local pastry, traditionally made by its small and medium-sized confectionery businesses along with other artisan sweets particular to the village.