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Tábara

  • Residents: 832 aprox.
  • Province: Zamora
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Information


Get to know Tábara

Tábara is a small town that belongs to the region known under the same name, Comarca de Tábara.

It is the first town where the pilgrim will rest after making the decision to leave the Camino Vía de la Plata and continue towards Santiago on the Camino Sanabrés. Here you will find the basic services so you will have no problems during your stay.

Location


How to get there

The main way to reach the town of Tábara is by road, from the city of Zamora by the national road N-631 you can reach this town directly, by the same road in the opposite direction it is also possible to arrive from Vigo.

To reach Tábara from Benavente it is necessary to take the national N-630.

To reach Tábara from Benavente it is necessary to take the national N-630.

To get there by public transport there are bus lines that connect cities like Zamora and Benavente with the village thanks to companies such as Alsa, Avanza Grupo and Santa Eulalia.

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History / Culture


What to see

Estatua de León Felipe

This is a statue located in the main square of Tábara in tribute to Felipe Camino Galicia de la Rosa, a great Spanish poet, a native of the municipality of Tábara itself, which stands out in addition to his own works, for having translated the work of Walt Whitman.

Estatua de León Felipe

Iglesia de Santa María

It is a church declared a Historic-Artistic Monument since 1931 and dating from the late tenth century.

In its beginnings it was a large monastery of which today only the large tower of Mozarabic style is preserved and which is accessed by a large horseshoe arch on columns. The rest of the church underwent several later modifications until it was completed in 1761. As for its structure, it is divided into three naves separated by semicircular arches and a polygonal apse to the outside. It has only one accessible entrance and one walled entrance, both in Romanesque style.

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Phone number: 980 536 495

Iglesia de Santa María

Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

This 1559 building is popularly known as “The Convent” for having housed several religious orders: from the Hieronymite monks to the Dominicans.

It is attached to the house of the Marquis of Tábara, so it was used by the Marquis as a family chapel until the famous riot of Tábara. A few years ago, in 1991, it was discovered a natural access to a Crypt – Pantheon that was hidden under the transept of the temple and in which the tombs of the marquises were found.

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Telephone: 980 590 011

Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Palacio Marqués de Tábara

Attached to the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, it stands out above all for its Renaissance-style façade. This has the coats of arms of the first Marquis of Tábara, Don Bernardino Pimentel y Enríquez, along with other coats of arms identifying the family.

Palacio Marqués de Tábara

Santuario de San Mamés

The Hermitage of San Mamés and San Blas is a small temple of which its date of construction is unknown, being able to correspond to a construction of the eighteenth century after analyzing its characteristics. It is located outside the town of Tábara, in the beautiful territory of the Sierra de La Culebra.

The access to the temple is quite difficult as it is located on top of a hill, but the journey will be worth it as the views and the environment itself will reward the effort.

Santuario de San Mamés

Information of interest

Local police

112

Civil guard

980 590 020

Fire department

112

Civil protection

112

Town hall

980 590 015

Health center

980 590 218

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Gastronomy

In the region of Tábara the beef, pork, lamb, deer and roe deer stand out. They also highlight the vegetables from the gardens of the neighbors of Tábara, mainly mushrooms. The most typical dishes are chorizo and venison sausage, deer with potatoes and roe deer with boletus.

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Festivals and Pilgrimages

Local festivity

24 de junio: San Juan

Local festivity

A mediados de junio: Corpus Cristi

Local festivity

A principios de febrero: Fiesta de las Candelas

Local festivity

15 de agosto: Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Local festivity

Lunes de la Octava de Pascua: Romería de San Mamés y San Blas

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