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What to see and do in Saucedilla

What to see and do in Saucedilla (Campo Arañuelo, Cáceres): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

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June: Fiesta de San Juan Bautista en Saucedilla (June 24)

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What to see and do in Saucedilla

Saucedilla
Village
Municipality of 1,002 inhabitants (2025), 60.41 km² and 258 m altitude, settled in the mid-14th century by colonists from Collado de la Vera. It was a lordship of Francisco Tuttavilla in the 17th century; the title of Count of Saucedilla became a purely honorific distinction after the abolition of jurisdictional lordships in 1837. The church of San Juan Bautista was built between 1540 and 1574.
Embalse de Arrocampo
Nature
Cooling reservoir of the Almaraz nuclear power plant, converted into a wetland of great ornithological value, declared a Special Protection Area for Birds.
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Saucedilla
Monument
Church declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, built between 1540 and 1573 in late Gothic style with Renaissance elements and star-ribbed vaults; it houses the 17th-century carving of the Santo Cristo de la Humildad.
Rollo jurisdiccional de Saucedilla
Monument
17th-century granite pillory in front of the church, a symbol of Saucedilla's town status.
Cruz de Plasencia
Monument
Wayside shrine located at the western entrance to Saucedilla that marked the old road to Plasencia.
Parque Ornitológico de Saucedilla
Nature
Park with five waymarked routes and hides overlooking the Arrocampo reservoir, open since 2007, with accessible paths and sightings of purple swamphen, purple heron and lesser kestrel.
Primera mención documental de Saucedilla
Historical milestone
Founded in the mid-14th century by settlers from the Collado de la Vera, Saucedilla is first documented in 1376.
Condado de Saucedilla
Historical milestone
The County of Saucedilla was created in the 18th century; its 4th count, Gaspar de Molina y Zaldívar, was an Enlightenment figure, architect and poet.
El escudo de Saucedilla y la central nuclear
Curiosity
Saucedilla's municipal coat of arms incorporates a depiction of a nuclear power plant, an unprecedented choice in Spanish municipal heraldry.
Fiesta de San Juan Bautista en Saucedilla
Activity
Patron saint festival of Saucedilla.