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What to see and do in Atalaya

What to see and do in Atalaya (Zafra - Río Bodión, Badajoz): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Atalaya: festival calendar

August: Fiestas de la Virgen de las Nieves (August 5)

Towns near Atalaya

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What to see and do in Atalaya

Atalaya
Village
Municipality of 258 inhabitants (INE 2025) at 500 m altitude, whose name comes from the Arabic 'at-talai' (sentinels). It belonged to the Templars and, after the order's dissolution in 1312, became a village dependent on Burguillos del Cerro; it achieved the status of an exempt villa in the 17th century.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Camino
Monument
Parish church of Atalaya built around a 15th-century defensive tower, with a structure divided into three sections, two bells and a clock.
Pilar de Arriba
Monument
One of Atalaya's three historic pillars, dated by inscription to 1902 and restored in 2007; the other two are the Pilar de la República and the Fuentecina.
De encomienda templaria a villa exenta
Historical milestone
The settlement belonged to the Templars until their dissolution in 1312, then became a hamlet dependent on Burguillos del Cerro, and reached the status of villa exenta in the 17th century.
Fiestas de la Virgen de las Nieves
Activity
Main festival in honour of Atalaya's patron saint, with novenas, a procession and an evening street party.