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What to see and do in Oliva de Plasencia

What to see and do in Oliva de Plasencia (Trasierra-Tierras de Granadilla, Cáceres): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Oliva de Plasencia

Iglesia de San Blas 200 m

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What to see and do in Oliva de Plasencia

Oliva de Plasencia
Village
Municipality of 290 inhabitants (2025), 88.73 km² and 414 m altitude, repopulated after the 12th-century campaigns of Plasencia. In 1612 Felipe III granted Rodrigo Calderón the title of Count of Oliva de Plasencia, with a 17th-century palace preserved in the village. It once had 1,532 inhabitants in 1950. 5 km away lie the Roman ruins of Cáparra.
Iglesia de San Blas
Monument
16th-century parish church with an 18th-century Baroque altarpiece, dedicated to Saint Blaise, the village's patron saint.
Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Puerto
Monument
Sanctuary located in the mountains that separate Oliva de Plasencia from the town of Plasencia.
Oliva de Plasencia, señorío de los Carvajal
Historical milestone
Founded in the 12th century as part of the resettlement of Plasencia, Oliva was granted as a lordship to the Carvajal family; in 1612, when Inés de Vargas y Trejo married Rodrigo Calderón, it became a county.