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What to see and do in Cristina

What to see and do in Cristina (Vegas Altas, Badajoz): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Cristina

Cristina
Village
Municipality of 549 inhabitants (2025) at 296 m altitude, 2 km south of Guareña, on which it traditionally depended as a village within the county of Medellín. It reached close to 1,000 inhabitants around 1960. Its 16th-century church of Santa Cristina has a single nave with stone ribbed vaulting.
Iglesia parroquial de Santa Cristina
Monument
A temple begun in the 16th century, the main monument of Cristina. Its artistic heritage, including the venerated Cristo de la Agonía, was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.
Cristina, aldea del Condado de Medellín
Historical milestone
Cristina was a hamlet dependent on the Count of Medellín during the Ancien Régime and became an independent municipality after the fall of the seigneurial regime, joining the judicial district of Don Benito in 1834.