La Morera – Holiday Apartment between Culture and Nature

Culture

In La Morera, the parish church of San Lorenzo Mártir stands out for its exceptionally large presbytery and its significantly smaller nave. Its features include an unfinished tower with battlements, a simple bell structure, and a plain Mudejar-style brick portal.

The town’s surviving adobe buildings are considered to be of ethnographic interest. The Noria de la Fontanilla is also considered an object of ethnographic interest. A bridge of medieval origin is located on the road to Santa Marta.

A noria consists of a waterwheel and a basin and dates from the 19th century. In addition, one structure of industrial architecture dates from the 19th century. The cultural information thus offers different points of focus: you can consider architectural forms, materials, and historical traces separately, without combining the individual features into a single unified building.

Nature and Trails

The Olivo de la Tapada is listed in the current official register of designated singular trees of Extremadura and is located within the municipality of La Morera. It is a singular tree protected by the Junta de Extremadura and lies within the Site of Community Importance “Sierra de María Andrés”.

Access to it leads from Avenida de la Constitución in La Morera via Callejón del Corral del Conc and Calle Barrio de Salvaleón; it then continues eastwards along a track through the olive groves. From La Morera, the Olivo de la Tapada is also easily accessible via Camino de los Hitos.

Several signposted trails run through the surrounding area and offer views of the town’s valley as well as the surrounding sierras and landscapes. For planning purposes, you can consider the different trail information separately and give varying weight to the natural or cultural aspects of a day.

In the Cañada de Sierra Calera, there is a species-rich plant community with several orchid species, including Orchis italica, Ophrys speculum, Orchis collina, Orchis papilionacea and Ophrys lutea. Astragalus gines-lopezii also occurs there, an endemic species of which only two known populations exist in the region and which is classified as “critically endangered”.

Other Places

For further travel ideas, you can consider the place names Montemolín, Villanueva del Fresno, Santa Amalia, Aljucén, Orellana La Vieja, Don Benito, El Raposo and Puebla de Obando.

When choosing a holiday apartment in La Morera, you can compare travel dates, room category, and cancellation policies on the listing page. For your personal selection, these details can be compared with the described focuses on the church, nature, and trails.

Season and Arrival

Driving from Badajoz to La Morera takes the N-432 to the junction near Santa Marta and then continues via the BA-098. The Fiesta del Pistacho takes place in the first week of October.

For the overarching travel overview: Badajoz.