Holiday apartment in Nogales: Castle, Church and Nature Route

Nogales is particularly interesting where medieval traces, ecclesiastical art and a water-shaped landscape come together. Visitors therefore encounter a townscape that places historic forms and nature observation side by side.

Culture

The Castillo de Nogales is a medieval fortress built on a small hill in Nogales in the 15th century.

Near the Castillo stands the parish church of San Cristóbal, a place of worship originally built in the 15th century from rubble stone, brick and dressed stone, which was later remodelled.

The parish church has a Proto-Gothic main portal and a semicircular apse made of dressed stone.

Its high altar was created between 1675 and 1683; its architecture is attributed to Juan de Vargas, and the paintings are by Tomás Rodríguez.

The cemetery of Nogales borders the Castillo de Nogales and, due to its special characteristics, constitutes an area of notable ethnographic and design interest.

Nogales also has a bridge attributed to the 16th century, made of rubble stone and brick, with six differently designed arches as well as different cutwaters and abutments, which is still in use.

The architectural forms, dates and connections with use create different emphases within the cultural theme.

Nature and Trails

The Rivera de Nogales is classified as an SCI (Site of Community Importance) because it is a wetland and a natural area of ecological interest.

The PR-BA 131 begins and ends on the castle square of the Castillo de Nogales in Nogales; the Environmental Interpretation Centre is also located there.

It leads to a fauna observation point on the shore of the Nogales reservoir and runs through the wetland along the way.

PR-BA 131 Presa de Nogales is a signposted circular nature route in the municipality of Nogales, with a length of 22.9 kilometres.

The section of the PR-BA 131 along the Rivera de Nogales is home to fish fauna and attracts a diverse bird population that comes there to feed and spend the night.

For your planning, the nature-related information can be differentiated by route format, landscape area and observation focus.

The stated length of the nature route provides an objective basis for comparison without prescribing a particular order for the visit.

Getting There

From Badajoz, the Corredor Ecofluvial Rivera de Nogales can be reached via the Nacional 432 towards La Albuera for 21 kilometres, then via the N-435 towards Almendral for 11.5 kilometres, and afterwards via the EX105 towards Torre de Miguel Sesmero–Nogales.

This information provides the journey with a clearly understandable sequence without diverting attention from the destinations in Nogales.

Holiday Apartment in Nogales

When choosing a holiday apartment in Nogales, you can review travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the offer pages according to your own preferences. This allows you to take personal preferences into account when selecting accommodation and compare different options on the basis of the same information.

Other Places

Other places to explore independently include Monterrubio de la Serena, Benquerencia De La Serena, La Nava de Santiago, Alburquerque, Aljucén, Villanueva del Fresno, Medellín and Valverde De Leganés.

For the higher-level travel overview: Badajoz.