Valdelacalzada brings together a specific founding story, a distinctive square layout and a seasonal attraction: the blossoming of the fruit trees. This offers different focal points for planning your trip. In spring, “Valdelacalzada en Flor” and the blossoms take center stage; the town’s founding and the Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia provide an insight into its history and design. Casa La Flora complements these themes with nature interpretation and stone fruit cultivation.
Founding story and distinctive square
Valdelacalzada was founded in 1948 as the first colonization village under the Badajoz Plan. The year of its founding and this distinction give the town’s history a specific time frame. One of its key architectural features is the Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia. Borobio Ojeda designed the church, which stands at one end of a U-shaped square and serves as an urban landmark. The church and square can therefore be viewed together: the church forms the end of the square, while its U-shape defines the spatial layout.
The Poblado de colonizaciĂłn de Valdelacalzada can be visited from the public road. If you are planning to visit the interior, check the conditions separately. This allows you to plan the public visit and a possible visit inside as separate activities.
Spring and the blossoming of fruit trees
Every spring, “Valdelacalzada en Flor” celebrates the blossoming of the town’s fruit trees. The visitor program also includes walking trails. If the blossoms are the reason for your trip, spring is therefore the right season to visit. Check the dates of the relevant edition when planning a specific visit.
An event announcement dated June 17, 2026, reported that Extremadura’s Tourism Council had already given the green light to declaring “Valdelacalzada en Flor” a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest.
Event information from 2026
The “Caminando entre flores” route held in 2026 was 14 km long and started in the town square. This distance applies to that edition; route details may change in future editions. If you plan to take the route in the future, check the specific information for the relevant date.
The XV Media MaratĂłn and the IX 10K were also announced in Valdelacalzada for 2026. These were the 15th and 9th editions, respectively. This information refers to 2026 and describes the announcement of these two races.
Casa La Flora: nature interpretation and stone fruit cultivation
The Centro de InterpretaciĂłn Floral Casa La Flora is a nature interpretation center in Valdelacalzada. A sensory tour illustrates the life cycle of a fruit tree through all four seasons. Casa La Flora also offers different visits focused on stone fruit cultivation. The two themes are distinct: the annual cycle of a fruit tree on the tour, and stone fruit cultivation in the other visitor experiences.
Casa La Flora is located at Plaza de España 8. The types of visits available may change, as may the contact details. Check in advance which visit is available for your dates, and verify the current contact information.
If the fruit blossoms are the reason for your trip, plan around the relevant spring dates and the specific event edition. For a focus on cultural history, the 1948 founding and the square layout offer tangible points of interest; Casa La Flora adds the fruit tree life cycle and stone fruit cultivation to your visit. You can use the travel dates and your preferred focus to guide your search for a hotel in Valdelacalzada.
Discover more destinations: Helechosa De Los Montes, Bienvenida, MĂ©rida, SalvaleĂłn, Higuera de Vargas, Guadiana del Caudillo, Azuaga, La Garrovilla
For the broader travel overview: Badajoz.
