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What to see and do in Logrosán

What to see and do in Logrosán (Villuercas-Ibores-Jara, Cáceres): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Logrosán

Logrosán
Village
The most populous town in the Villuercas comarca, located at 611 m altitude, whose late-19th- and early-20th-century prosperity came from the exploitation of phosphate (fluorapatite) and tin (cassiterite) mines by English companies, building on a mining past going back to prehistory. Its main monument is the 16th-century parish church of San Mateo.
Iglesia de San Mateo
Monument
Parish church of Logrosán with late Gothic ribbed vaults, housing a 13th-century image of Nuestra Señora del Carrascal.
Ermita de la Virgen del Consuelo
Monument
Sanctuary of Logrosán's patron saint, located on top of a hill with views over some 30,000 holm oaks of the surrounding dehesa.
Puente Romano y Rollo de Logrosán
Monument
The so-called Puente Romano, actually of medieval origin, and the pillory (rollo) of 1792, erected after Logrosán was granted town status.
Auge minero de Logrosán
Historical milestone
Logrosán was granted town status in 1792 and became a judicial seat in 1834. During the 19th and 20th centuries it experienced its greatest mining prosperity, reaching 6,595 inhabitants in 1960.
Quesos y miel de Logrosán
Food and drink
Logrosán takes part in the quality designations Queso de los Ibores and Miel Villuercas-Ibores, alongside traditional dishes such as roast lamb, Iberian ham and chorizo, and ajoblanco.
Mario Roso de Luna
Curiosity
Writer and theosophist whose birth house is partly preserved in Logrosán, one of the municipality's most frequently cited cultural figures.
Luminarias de Logrosán
Activity
Traditional bonfires lit in Logrosán on the eve of the feast of Santa Lucía.