Logbook · 3 places

What to see and do in Vegaviana

What to see and do in Vegaviana (Sierra de Gata, Cáceres): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

Towns near Vegaviana

What to see in Moraleja 6.1 km · 6 places
What to see in Huélaga 8.9 km · 3 places
What to see in Casas de Don Gómez 11 km · 3 places
What to see in Cilleros 11 km · 5 places
What to see in Casillas de Coria 11 km · 4 places
What to see in Pescueza 11 km · 3 places
What to see in Perales del Puerto 13 km · 4 places
What to see in Hoyos 14 km · 3 places

Spain › Extremadura › Cáceres › Sierra de Gata › Vegaviana

What to see and do in Vegaviana

Vegaviana
Village
Agrarian colonization village founded between 1954 and 1958, with 837 inhabitants (2025) at 265 m altitude. It was designed by the architect José Luis Fernández del Amo, who won the gold medal at the 1961 São Paulo Biennial for its urban planning. It was administratively dependent on Moraleja until becoming an independent municipality in 2009.
Vegaviana, pueblo de colonización
Historical milestone
Vegaviana was built between 1954 and 1958 as a colonisation settlement following the construction of the Borbollón reservoir, with the first colonists arriving in 1956. It was designed by architect José Luis Fernández del Amo together with Genaro Alas Rodríguez; the project was presented at the Congress of the International Union of Architects in Moscow (1958) and earned Fernández del Amo the gold medal at the 1961 São Paulo Biennial. The settlement became independent from Moraleja as its own municipality in 2009.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima de Vegaviana
Monument
1958 whitewashed church with ceramic mosaics by the artist Antonio Valdivieso depicting the apparition of Fátima, part of Vegaviana's colonisation-era architectural ensemble.