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What to see and do in Medina de las Torres

What to see and do in Medina de las Torres (Zafra - Río Bodión, Badajoz): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Medina de las Torres: festival calendar

September: Fiestas del Cristo del Humilladero (del 13 al 15 de septiembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Medina de las Torres

Contributa Iulia Ugultunia 1.9 km

Towns near Medina de las Torres

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What to see and do in Medina de las Torres

Medina de las Torres
Village
Municipality of 1,160 inhabitants (INE 2025) at 529 m altitude, founded in the mid-13th century by the Portuguese knight Martín Anes do Vinhal on the site of the ancient Roman city of Contributa Iulia Ugultunia.
Contributa Iulia Ugultunia
Monument
Site of a Roman city with a forum, basilica, temple and amphitheater, within the municipal territory of Medina de las Torres.
Castillo de la Encomienda y retablo de Estacio de Bruselas
Monument
15th-century fortress (Torre de los Moros) of the Order of Santiago; the church of Nuestra Señora del Camino preserves an altarpiece by the Flemish painter Estacio de Bruselas, from the mid-16th century.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Camino
Monument
Church with three doorways in plateresque and neoclassical style; its altarpiece, with 23 paintings on the life of Jesus and Mary attributed to the Flemish painter Estacio de Bruselas (mid-16th century), and an organ from 1848.
Ermita de la Virgen de la Coronada
Monument
Hermitage possibly from the 12th to 14th centuries, with elements such as rose windows and a Star of David in its ironwork that suggest a possible origin as a synagogue.
Ermita del Cristo del Humilladero
Monument
17th-18th-century hermitage that houses the image of the Cristo del Humilladero.
Cabezo de los Pollos
Nature
Rock face more than 100 metres high on the Rivera Atarja, which runs for about 15 km, with eagle owl nests and wildlife such as black stork, kingfisher, wild boar and badger.
El ducado de Medina de las Torres
Historical milestone
Felipe IV granted the title of Duke of Medina de las Torres in 1625; the Zafra-Huelva railway reached the municipality in 1889.
Fiestas del Cristo del Humilladero
Activity
The village's main festival, in honour of the Cristo del Humilladero.