Events
CITY OF BADAJOZ MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON
The Badajoz Marathon was first run in the early nineties, and, after all this time, it has become one of the main races in Extremadura. The half marathon is a much more recent addition.
Location and Contact:
- Tel.:+34 924 21 00 00
- Tel.:+34 924 22 49 81
- Email: turismo@aytobadajoz.es
- Website address: https://www.aytobadajoz.es
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aytobadajoz/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/aytodebadajoz
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The Badajoz Marathon was first run in the early nineties, and, after all this time, it has become one of the main races in Extremadura. The half marathon is a much more recent addition.
Both races are held on the same day in March and are organized by the Foundation for Sport Promotion fostered by the City Council. Both races start and finish in the Paseo Fluvial by the riverside. The marathon makes two tours around an entirely urban and mostly flat circuit (with altitude of between 168 and 178 metres), along some of the city’s main avenues reaching the banks of the Caya river, at which point the route makes a U-turn.
Participation has increased over recent years, as has the sporting level of athletes. Usually, several local comparsas (comedy musical acts) perform along the route to encourage athletes and entertain the crowds.
INFO -> https://mediasmaratones.com/carreras/media-maraton-badajoz/
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- Type:
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- Event
- Event subject:
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- Sports
- Tourism
- Start date:
- 12/03/2023
- End date:
- 12/03/2023
Theme:
- Events
Target audience:
- Families
- Young people
- Single people
- Senior citizens
- Children
- Couples
- Single people
Gallery:
More suggestions
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MEIAC, Contemporary Art
In the old prison in Badajoz, this museum houses a collection of contemporary Spanish, Portuguese and Ibero-American art.
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Badajoz Provincial Archaeological Museum
This museum is located in one of the oldest and most representative buildings in Badajoz, where several thousands of archaeological objects of great historical relevance are kept.
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Fine Arts Museum
The Fine Arts Museum houses works by regional artists, and also by national artists, such as Goya and Picasso.
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Badajoz Metropolitan Cathedral Museum
Some of the most important pieces on display at this Cathedral Museum are the valuable panels by the painter Luis Morales, along with gold and silverwork and historical tapestries
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Badajoz Carnival Museum
The carnival is possibly the most important festival of the year in Badajoz
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The Alcazaba (Arab Fortress), a spectacular view
The Alcazaba, or fortress, was the origin of the city, the dwelling of the Kings of the Taifa Kingdom and the defensive structure which made Badajoz a strategic fort to control the area's historical borders.
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Badajoz Cathedral
This architectural masterpiece has been the venue for many key events throughout history, such as the Royal wedding of John I of Castile and Beatriz of Portugal in 1383.
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Castelar Park
The palm trees that populate this park in Badajoz bestow an air of warmth on a place that is also used as a venue for fairs and exhibitions.
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Walled enclosure in Badajoz
Gates and bastions all over the city of Badajoz give a glimpse of what the ancient walled enclosure that protected the city looked like.
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Torre de Espantaperros
Different towers from the Almohade era that were used as vantage points and places of protection are preserved in the city of Badajoz. The most emblematic one is the Espantaperros tower.