Zafra

Arco del Cubo

Also known as the Badajoz gate, this is the most important gate that the town of Zafra had. The arch was added later, specifically in the late seventeenth century, being in it represented the image of Santiago Matamoros, showing once again the close historical ties of this municipality with the Order of Santiago.

Arquillo del Pan

Situated in the southeast corner of the Plaza Grande and Plaza Chica, it is known as Arquillo del Pan, because there was a historic bread store. The structure itself is formed by a corridor in which stands the altarpiece of San Blas de Escobar, where the image of the Virgen de la Esperancita de Zafra is also venerated.

Casa del Ajímez

This house is located in Boticas de Zafra street and currently houses the Interpretation Center “Las Voces de la Ciudad” (Voices of the City).

This building has a great uniqueness, since the fifteenth century housed a variety of drugs from the apothecaries of the town, ready to be mixed with the help of distillers and crushers. Thanks to these mixtures, medicines and drugs were made to alleviate the sick people of this town.

Between the 17th and 18th centuries, the building continued to serve the function of making medicinal preparations. However, over the years it served for the realization of many other activities, until it reached a great deterioration of its entire structure.

Colegiata de la Candelaria

The Collegiate Church of Candelaria was built during the sixteenth century by order of the third Count of Feria, in order to replace the old Christian center that was located in the Plaza Grande.

It is composed of a single nave, chapels in the buttresses and a raised choir. It also has a transept and an octagonal apse.

Convento de Santa Catalina

Founded in 1520, this convent consists of a group of houses donated by the Catholic Monarchs to their secretary, Hernando de Zafra. The space is distributed around several courtyards of the sixteenth century, among which stands out one that houses Hispano-Muslim and Christian ornamentation. The convent church, Mudejar in style, however has Baroque decoration.

HOURS

Monday to Friday at 13:00 Sundays during hours of worship Holidays at 9:00

FEE

Free admission

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Phone: 958 226 189

El Pilar de la República

This pillar is located in the center of the attached fountain with rounded peaks. It differs from the rest of supports or pillars in that it only has a basin that ends with a large pole and from which flows a single spout.

Pilar del Duque

Located just in front of the library of Zafra, it is a 15th century pillar built with marble blocks and stones that have two water spouts that pour into a rectangular basin. It has Gothic decoration among which stands out the face of a man between the spouts, a vase with lilies above that face and small but numerous animal heads.

Hospital del Santiago

The Hospital de Santiago was created around 1438 by Lorenzo II Suarez and Maria Manuel, this being the first stately building in the municipality. Aesthetically, the predominant style is Mudejar, with the chapel occupying the northern part.

Its facade shows an abundant ornamentation that combines elements of Mudejar style with others belonging to the late Gothic style. In the niche of the cover can be seen a painting that reproduces the Salutation of the Archangel Gabriel, who originally worshiped the building.

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Telephone: 924 555 550

Iglesia de Santa Marina

Declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1984, it was built in the early seventeenth century by order of Margaret Harrington in order to serve the Franciscan nuns.

It stands out for its simple style, with hardly any ornamentation. It is a building of Latin cross plan built entirely of brick, except for the doors, windows and baseboards. Of its interior it is possible to emphasize the carving that represents the own Margaret Harrington and that forms part of its sepulcher, as well as the main altarpiece of baroque classicist style. Today it has the function of being a cultural center.

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Phone: 924 551 036 (Tourist Office) E-mail: turismo@zafra.es

Iglesia del Rosario

Edification of the late sixteenth century to house the rooms of the Dominican convent of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación. Later, during the 17th century, the western cloister was built, which is currently in ruins. Its church has an altarpiece, the work of Blas de Figueredo and Francisco Gómez.

La Casa Grande

Built around 1601, it is the former residence of Hernán López Ramírez, a famous merchant of the town of Zafra. It stands out for its main entrance completely built in marble and classicist style, as well as the central courtyard and staircase that have more of an Italianate style.

Plaza Grande

Originally, the Plaza Grande consisted of a lot, the cemetery and the land adjacent to the parish church of Candelaria. However, in the mid-fifteenth century, the commercial activity of the town led to the construction of arcades around the cemetery, in order to benefit the commercial exchanges. Among the houses that are arranged around the Plaza Grande, the most outstanding is the birthplace of Pedro de Valencia, a humanist writer born in Zafra in 1555.

La Vieja Sinagoga

This ancient synagogue was located in the streets that formed the old Jewish quarter and which today houses the chapel of San José or Santa Catalina la Vieja.

This tourist resource seems to date from the second half of the fifteenth century and has large proportions. The room that housed the synagogue is made up of arches with a kind of loop-shaped carving at the height of the capitals and the front, in Gothic style, has half-columns torsas.

Museo de Santa Clara

Situated in the Monastery of Santa Maria del Valle or also known by the name of Convent of Santa Clara, it aims to illustrate to its visitors the ancient monastic life of its original inhabitants. Thanks to restored spaces such as the church and the sacristy, the new infirmary, the tiered staircase, the cell and the cloister, all those who come here will be able to relive and learn about this peculiar way of life. In addition it also has a clear informative function on the history of Zafra through the artistic heritage of the convent.

HOURS

From October 15 to June 14 Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 18:30 Monday closed except national holidays and long weekends Guided tours at 12:00From June 15 to October 14 Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 14:00 Monday closed except national holidays and long weekends Guided tours at 12:00

TARIFF

Free admission

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Web: www.museozafra.esE-mail: info@museozafra.esTeléfono: 924 551 487

Palacete del Conde de la Corte

This former neoclassical palace of the nineteenth century served as the residence of Agustin Mendoza y Montero, VI Count of the Court of Berrona, who was a famous bull farmer. Currently, this palace house Conde la Corte was transformed into a four-star hotel inspired by bullfighting, whose purpose is to attract visitors to know the rural environment of Extremadura.

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Web: www.vivedespacio.com/condedelacorte E-mail: condedelacorte@vivedespacio.com Telephone: 924 563 311

Web: www.vivedespacio.com/condedelacorte E-mail: condedelacorte@vivedespacio.com Phone: 924 563 311

Palacio de los Duques de la Feria

Erected in 1441 by order of Lorenzo II Suarez de Figueroa, its main function was to house the residence of the nobleman as well as to complete the defensive structures of the town. It has a marked Gothic style, although its decoration could be associated with the Mudejar style in certain areas.

Pilar de San Benito

It is a pillar of large dimensions of which highlights its Gothic decoration of the mid-fifteenth century, especially decorated with plant ornamentation. Built mainly in stone, it consists of two vessels: a smaller one used to fill containers and to serve as a public fountain and another, a little lower than the previous one, of larger dimensions to quench the thirst of animals.

Plaza Chica

This is the primitive square of Zafra, which was the central axis of the medieval town as it was the place where every week the municipal market took place, specifically since 1380.

To check and control the measures of the different elements that were exposed in the market, a room was conditioned that served as a warehouse and a shaft engraved on one of the columns that had the same function, known as the rod of Zafra.

Torre de San Francisco

The tower, dating from between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, is the only remaining part of the old convent of San Benito.

The tower, which dates from between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, is the only remaining part of the old convent of San Benito.