Figueruela De Arriba: Nature, History and Festivals

The Sierra de la Culebra Regional Game Reserve also includes the municipality of Figueruela de Arriba. The Sierra de la Culebra is a 65,891-hectare regional game reserve with gently rolling terrain.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Figueruela de Arriba, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can serve as comparison criteria on the respective offer page. Nature, trails, history and festival dates can be considered side by side as different focal points.

For further orientation, the following are also available: El Cubo De Tierra Del Vino, San Vitero, Trefacio, Vime De Sanabria, Villamor De Los Escuderos, Badilla, Pias and Pedrazales.

Nature and Landscape

The forests of the Sierra de la Culebra offer opportunities for mycological tourism, with various species of porcini mushrooms and Caesar’s mushrooms. Villarino Manzanas lies in the Sierra de la Culebra on the banks of the Manzanas River.

Trails and Culture

The 97-kilometre-long GR-117 long-distance route, “Via Augusta XVII”, runs through Vinhais, Bragança, Río Manzanas (Nuez), Figueruela de Arriba and Otero de Bodas. The Iglesia de Santa Irene is connected with the Ruta Noroeste, Stage I, “Etapa Aliste”.

When planning your trip, you can consider the long-distance route and the stage connection separately. This makes it possible to clearly distinguish the different focal points: a route passing through several places stands alongside a specific connection to Santa Irene and its named stage.

History and Architectural Heritage

The parish church of Santa Irene is built of granite masonry and has a semicircular apse and three naves. In the 13th century, Figueruela de Arriba belonged to the Cistercian monastery of Granja de Moreruela.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Figueruela was a parish belonging to Nuez. The administration of the Granja de Moreruela monastery continued in Ficarola at least until the 16th century; Ficarola is identified with Figueruela.

La Robla is classified as rural tourism accommodation in Figueruela de Arriba at Calle la Fuente 2.

Festivals and Traditions

The Santa Irene festival takes place on 20 August. The Fiesta del Tizón is associated with All Saints’ Day. Los Carochos and the Obisparra are associated with 26 December.

In the municipality of Figueruela de Arriba, La Petisqueira is recognised as a tradition held on the second Sunday in May. The traditional blessing of the fields at La Petisqueira connects Villarino Manzanas, a village belonging to the municipality of Figueruela de Arriba, with Petisqueira, a hamlet in the Portuguese municipality of Braganza.

Anyone considering Figueruela de Arriba as a starting point for their own research can compare holiday apartments by travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions. These details stand alongside the different focal points of nature, the long-distance route, architectural heritage and festivals, helping to organise personal choices objectively without mixing up the location’s themes.

For the broader travel overview: Zamora.