Zalamea de la Serena is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 3797 inhabitants. Zalamea is the setting of the play, "El Alcalde de Zalamea," or the "Mayor of Zalamea." Monuments include: the dystile, and church called ´El Cristo.´ There is a small village called Docenario close to Zalamea. Monuments There is a Dystile from Roman times. There is a castle and it is about 2,400 years old. There are two churches from Roman times. Nine km to the north is Cancho Roano, a temple/ritual site of the Tartessian period, now with a Visitor centre Other buildings and facilities in Zalamea There is a football field. There are some sport centres. There are some street lights. There is a castle. It is big and the color brown. The castle has got two towers. Festivals and Celebrations There are festivals. There is a festival called ´Romeria. There is a festival called ´San Cristobal and it is celebrated in the ´Charca.´ ´Charca´ is a big lake with fishing lines.