Discover Zarapicos

Several interests may shape a stay in Zarapicos: golf, horse-riding lessons, religious and cultural heritage, and a mountain-bike circular route. In 2026, a cultural project will use the golf course’s 18 holes to celebrate the Escuela de Salamanca. You can tailor your hotel search to the focus of your stay.

Golf and horse riding: two active pursuits

Campo de Golf de Zarapicos opened in 1990. In 2026, the “V Centenario de la Escuela de Salamanca” project will use the course’s 18 holes to celebrate the leading thinkers and intellectuals of the Escuela de Salamanca.

Club Hípico Zarapicos offers group horse-riding lessons and individual sessions. It is located at the entrance to the Salamanca Golf Complex in Zarapicos and has 30 horse stalls, an outdoor riding arena, and an indoor riding hall. Group and individual lessons describe the teaching formats, while the stalls, outdoor arena, and hall give a clearer picture of the riding facilities. When planning, you can distinguish whether the lesson format or the facilities themselves are the main draw for you.

Church and historical heritage

Zarapicos’s parish church is called Iglesia Santiago Apóstol. Zarapicos is also home to a distinctive 16th-century statue of Santiago Matamoros. If you would like to see the statue in person, check in advance whether it can be viewed inside the church and under what conditions.

Zarapicos has historical ties to the Cofradía de la Santa Vera Cruz. On 25 July 2025, a procession took place through the streets of Zarapicos as part of the celebrations in honour of Saint James, the town’s patron saint. The town’s religious heritage spans the statue dating from the 16th century and the 2025 procession.

An ethnographic exhibition was held at the Centro de Iniciativas Ambientales “El Tormes” in Zarapicos. Ethnography explores everyday culture; its subject matter differs from the religious heritage of the church and statue. If you would like to visit the exhibition, check in advance whether it is currently open to visitors.

Mountain-bike circular route in Zarapicos

Recorded in September 2023, the “Salamanca Oeste. Zarapicos” circular route is a mountain-bike trail that passes through Zarapicos and Campo de Golf Salamanca. This makes it a distinct cycling option from the horse-riding and golf offerings. If you plan to ride the route, check the current trail conditions in advance.

For trip planning, this gives you a concrete range of options: horse-riding lessons in two formats, a golf course with a history of its opening and a cultural project for 2026, historical heritage, and a recorded cycling route.

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For the broader travel overview: Salamanca.