Corte De Peleas

If you choose Corte de Peleas as your travel destination, you can organize your stay around three clearly distinct themes: the development of the historic settlement, church architecture, and local connections to wine. There are also two specific festival dates and a description of the soils. This gives you more than a single reason to plan a hotel stay: you can consider whether you would rather connect your trip with local history, one of the festival days, or wine.

Local History and Church Architecture

The founding of Corte de Peleas is associated with Fuente Vieja: the settlement originally sprang up beside this spring. The historic settlement developed around a small rural church from the 14th century, dedicated to Santa María Egipciaca. The spring represents the original site of the settlement, while the church reflects the development of the historic settlement. If you are interested in local history, this gives you a clear thread to follow through the town’s past.

A larger modern church was built opposite the demolished former church of Santa María Egipcíaca. The newly built church is whitewashed and has a square tower structure. The former church and the modern one thus offer different points of reference for exploring the history of the architecture: both the demolished church and the larger new building opposite are mentioned.

Near Pozo de la Negra, there is a historic stone slab with an inscription. Its contents are unknown because the inscribed side faces down. The slab adds another detail to the local history alongside the church buildings.

Festival Dates and Wine Production

Two specific festival dates are given to help you plan your trip. The Romería de San José takes place in Corte de Peleas on March 19. The Feria de Julio in honor of the Virgen del Carmen takes place on July 16. The dates fall in different months and offer two possible times for a visit. If you would like to travel for one of the festivals, check that year’s program before you arrive.

The Santa María Egipciaca–Bodegas La Corte cooperative produces wines under the DOP Ribera del Guadiana and the IGP Vinos de la Tierra de Extremadura. It invites visitors to explore its facilities in person and purchase a wine sample there. If you plan this visit, arrange access directly with the cooperative before you arrive.

The timing differs: for the festivals, the stated calendar dates and the program for the relevant year are what matter; access to the cooperative must be arranged directly in advance. This way, you can plan your stay around a specified festival date or make an encounter with local wine production the focus of your trip.

The Landscape

The soils of Corte de Peleas have a reddish-brown clay color. Alongside local history and wine production, this adds a landscape perspective to your travel plans: here, the soil color is the specific point of reference, not a building or a festival day. In this way, cultural and landscape themes complement one another without either replacing the other.

Discover more destinations: Ribera Del Fresno, Almendralejo, Valencia De Las Torres, Villanueva De La Serena, Zalamea De La Serena, Villar Del Rey, Magacela, Fuentes De León

For the overview of the wider region: Badajoz.