Villafranca de los Barros is situated in the centre of Badajoz´s province. It takes part of one of the most fertile  zones of Extremadura, named “Tierra de Barros”.

         We are  surrounded by beautiful fields sown with wines and olives trees, accompanied with an excellent gastronomy and an important cultural aim which is the music, offer to the visitor an unique experience.

         Villafranca has an extensión of 103’06 square kilometres. Almost 13.400 people live here. The weather is mainly mediterranean, influenced by the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean.

         Our city is well situated in the middle of the “VIA DE LA PLATA” and of  the “ CAMINO MOZÁRABE DE SANTIAGO”. Two important cultural , historical and economic Spanish routes. One of the main roads that cross the extremaduran region, used to link the north with the south is the A-66 road which function is a carriageway and goes from Baños de Montemayor to Monesterio, following the historical “SILVER ROUTE” ( Paved road, Roman route that linked the lands of Itálica, passig by Emerita Augusta and Which goes in this region from Monesterio in the south of Extremadura , to Baños de Montemayor, in the north.

         Villafranca is 73 kilometres far from Badajoz, 43 kilometres far from Mérida and 150 kms far from Seville.