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Calendar with touristic interest festivities and other events in Extremadura
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Mes de las orquídeas de Alange
Entre mediados de marzo y mediados de abril, esta localidad de Badajoz reivindica su patrimonio botánico con un programa de actividades para todos los públicos, desde rutas guiadas y talleres a un concurso fotográfico.
Location:
Alange, Badajoz
Cherry Blossom Festival
Cherry flowers cover the Jerte Valley in a blanket of white, endowing it with great beauty.
Location:
Mancomunidad de Municipios del Valle del Jerte, Cáceres
CITY OF BADAJOZ MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON
The Badajoz Marathon was first run in the early nineties, and, after all this time, it has become one of the main races in Extremadura. The half marathon is a much more recent addition.
Location:
Plaza Mayor, 1 Badajoz, Badajoz
Cross-border Jornadas del Gurumelo
Since 2007, the village of Villanueva del Fresno celebrates the gurumelo, a wild mushroom that grows and is much sought after in the south west of the peninsula. It grows on the dehesa between holm oak and ash, under the rockrose bushes, especially the gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer). The festival, which is held in March, includes trips to the countryside, tastings, talks on mushroom-picking and other activities.
Location:
Plaza de España, 1 Villanueva del Fresno, Badajoz
Llerena traditional extremaduran pig slaughter
This town in the administrative region called La Campiña Sur pays tribute to one of the most important moments of Extremaduran gastronomic culture: “la matanza” (the Slaughter). There is no shortage of typical pastries or dishes like migas (fried breadcrumbs), cocido (stew) and prueba de cerdo (cooked pork).
Location:
Plaza de España, 1 Llerena, Badajoz
Week of the Stork, a tribute to this bird
Malpartida de Cáceres, the European town of the stork, holds an event that emphasises its ornithological richness.
Location:
Malpartida de Cáceres, Cáceres
El Festivalino
El Festivalino used to boast to be the smallest festival in the world but this label is increasingly outdated. Every April, the town of Pescueza organizes an event that combines music, culture and environmental activism, and which, thanks to the quality of artist and the programmed activities, has made itself a name in the festival Spanish scene.
Location:
Plaza Mayor, 8 Pescueza, Cáceres
Half Marathon in Mérida, World Heritage City
Enjoy a unique experience in which sport and history combine.
Location:
Mérida, Badajoz
Guoman Festival in Guareña
Fun activities linked to music to raise social awareness, coexistence, respect for diversity and tolerance.
Location:
Guareña, Badajoz
