Zafra Attractions
East of Jerez de los Caballeros by way of Burguillos de Cerro is Zafra (alt. 509m/1670ft), a town which has an Andalusian air. It was the Iberian settlement of Segida, the Roman Julia Restituta and the Moorish Zafar.
Alcázar
The most imposing building in Zafra, in the center of the town, is the Gothic Alcázar (15th-16th C.) of the Dukes of Fería, dominated by a battlemented round tower - a good example of an old Spanish palace of Arab origin. It is now a Parador Nacional, a high-class hotel, boasting a marble patio attributed to Juan de Herrera.
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Colegiata de la Candelaria
To the north of the Alcázar is the collegiate church of La Candelaria, begun in 1546, which has a retablo (1644) painted by Francisco de Zurbarán. There is a small museum of sacred art.
Convento de Santa Clara
The Convento de Santa Clara, founded in 1428 by the first Duke of Fería, contains a number of fine tombs, including those of the founder and his wife.
