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What to see and do in Cedillo

What to see and do in Cedillo (Comarca de Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Cedillo: festival calendar

February: Matanza Internacional de Cedillo (February)

How far each place is from the centre of Cedillo

Embalse de Cedillo 50 m
Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua de Cedillo 550 m

Towns near Cedillo

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What to see and do in Cedillo

Cedillo
Village
Municipality bordering Portugal within the Tajo Internacional Biosphere Reserve. Its reservoir, formed by a concrete gravity dam built in 1975, reaches 66 m in height, has a capacity of 260 hm³, and covers about 1,400 hectares.
Embalse de Cedillo
Nature
Reservoir built on the river Tagus in 1975, 66 meters high with a capacity of 260 cubic hectometers, located right on the border between Spain and Portugal, at the point where the rivers Sever and Tagus meet.
Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua de Cedillo
Monument
Parish church dedicated to Cedillo's patron saint, the work of the architect Juan Bautista Lázaro, blessed and opened on 3 June 1894; cruciform in plan with three altars, the main one in Byzantine style and the side ones Gothic, carved in pine and walnut wood.
Patrimonio sumergido del embalse de Cedillo
Curiosity
During episodes of extreme drought and exceptionally low water levels, the Cedillo reservoir has for the first time since it was filled in 1978 exposed submerged heritage elements, prompting a request to the Junta de Extremadura for their cataloging.
El Casón de Cedillo
Monument
Building constructed between 1862 and 1863 that today houses the municipal library and an ethnographic exhibition on the village's traditional life.
Fundación e independencia municipal de Cedillo
Historical milestone
Cedillo emerged in the 18th century from Portuguese settlers fleeing compulsory military service, at the time dependent on Herrera de Alcántara. It became an independent municipality in 1838.
Matanza Internacional de Cedillo
Activity
Traditional pig-slaughter festival held in February with the participation of the Portuguese townspeople from the other side of the reservoir, reflecting Cedillo's historic ties with the neighbouring towns of Portugal.
Los motes de Cedillo
Curiosity
In Cedillo it is traditional for almost every resident to have a nickname by which they are known in the village, to the point that many are more recognisable by their nickname than by their legal name. The village also kept for generations a speech with Portuguese influence, now in decline among the young.