Car Parks in Central Zafra

Zafra's old town is largely pedestrianised: the Plaza Grande and the Plaza Chica, Calle Sevilla and the area around the Santa Clara Museum are covered on foot. The practical thing is to leave the car on the edge of the centre. The Santa Clara Museum itself recommends three car parks: those on the Plaza de España and the Plaza de los Escudos, the nearest, and a little further away the one at the Ferial. From any of them, the squares are a few minutes' walk.

The recommended car parks

The Plaza de España is the most convenient reference point: the tourist office is there, open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00, and Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 14:00, so you can park, pick up the map and start your visit from there. The Plaza de los Escudos is the other option close to the old town. The one at the Ferial, next to the fairground of a town that, as the museum points out, has been a centre for fairs since the Middle Ages, is a little further away. Neither the town council nor the museum publishes the number of spaces in each.

The ORA: blue and orange zones

On the streets of the centre parking is regulated by the municipal ORA, with two zones, blue and orange, which differ in hours and maximum time. The official ORA website for Zafra gives, for the blue zone in winter, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:30, and Saturdays from 9:00 to 14:00; on Sundays and public holidays there is no service. The blue zone rates are:

• 15 minutes (minimum): €0.15
• 30 minutes: €0.30
• 1 hour: €0.60
• 2 hours 30 minutes: €1.50
• 6 hours (maximum): €3.60

You pay with coins at the meters or with your phone, using the Telpark app. If you overstay and get a ticket, you can cancel it at the meter itself or in the app by paying €2.40 if you do so within an hour of the ticket expiring. The map of the regulated streets is on the ORA website; if you have questions, they answer at [email protected], Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 13:30.

Tips

If you arrive on Saturday afternoon, on a Sunday or on a public holiday, the ORA does not charge. In summer the blue zone hours may change: check the sign on the meter. If you are staying in the centre, ask your hotel: the Parador, in the alcázar of the Dukes of Feria, and the Huerta Honda hotel, beside it, are in the area around the alcázar, a step from the Plaza de España.

Once parked, the Zafra Única route is the best way to see the town in about two hours, from the alcázar to Santa Clara and Santa Catalina. If you are with someone with reduced mobility, the Santa Clara Museum has ramps and a lift.