Zafra
Walkable town in Extremadura's Badajoz province with a centre full of cafés and restaurants, Zafra is the birthplace of Fray Ruy Lopez, author of one of the first European treatises on chess, and the humanist Pedro de Valencia. It serves as the capital of the Zafra–Río Bodión comarca, with mountains nearby and UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region.
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- Population16,424
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.0 km1.9 mi
Nearest airports
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Zafra: quick answers
Where is Zafra?
Zafra is in Badajoz, Spain, about 121 km75 miles in a straight line from Seville.
How do you get to Zafra?
The nearest airport is Badajoz (BJZ), about 1 hr 14 min away by road. The nearest train station is Mérida, about 51 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Zafra?
The warmest month is July, averaging 26°C79°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 8°C46°F. The wettest month is October, with about 63 mm2.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Zafra?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 17 restaurants, 12 cafés and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Zafra?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Augusta Emerita, Almendralejo and Alange.