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What to see and do in Castellar de la Frontera

What to see and do in Castellar de la Frontera (Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz): 16 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 1 Nature · 4 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones

When to go to Castellar de la Frontera: festival calendar

February: Día de La Boyal (February 15)
May: Romería del Cristo de la Almoraima (first Sunday of May) · Romería de San Isidro Labrador (May 18) · Romería del Santísimo Cristo de La Almoraima (first Sunday of May)

How far each place is from the centre of Castellar de la Frontera

Castle of Castellar 1.4 km

Towns near Castellar de la Frontera

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What to see and do in Castellar de la Frontera

Castellar de la Frontera
Village
Castellar de la Frontera is a municipality in the Campo de Gibraltar, in Cádiz, part of the Alcornocales Natural Park, with three settlements: Castellar Viejo or El Castillo, Castellar Nuevo and La Almoraima. Its old town, enclosed within a Nasrid castle and declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1963, was conquered for Castile by Juan de Saavedra in 1434; on the crag where it stands there are traces of occupation from the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods, with cave paintings in several caves. In 1968 its inhabitants were moved to a newly built village, Castellar Nuevo, opened in 1971, leaving the old village almost depopulated. With 2,984 inhabitants, its economy relies on cork stripping from the cork oaks of the area.
Castle of Castellar
Monument
Fortress of Nasrid origin built between the 12th and 15th centuries, which encloses the whole of the old village of Castellar; it was declared Monumento Histórico-Artístico (Spain's heritage designation in force between 1931 and 1985) in 1963.
Convent of San Miguel de La Almoraima
Monument
A baroque convent built in 1603 on the La Almoraima estate, in the municipality of Castellar de la Frontera, by discalced friars of the Order of Mercy. The estate belonged for many years to the Dukes of Medinaceli, until in the 1970s it passed into the hands of the company Rumasa, linked to the Ruiz-Mateos family of Jerez. Today the building has been converted into rural lodgings.
Pueblo abandonado de Castellar Viejo
Curiosity
After the forced relocation of its residents to Castellar Nuevo in 1968, the walled historic centre was left semi-abandoned; in 2019 the village was included in the 'Los Pueblos Más Bonitos de España' (Spain's Most Beautiful Villages) association.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Reyes
Monument
A chapel in Castellar de la Frontera dated to 1562, one of the oldest surviving religious buildings in the municipality.
Iglesia del Divino Salvador
Monument
The parish church of Castellar de la Frontera, built in the 17th century, dedicated to the Divino Salvador.
Palacio de los Condes de Castellar
Monument
The historic residence of the Counts of Castellar, a noble title granted to the Saavedra family in 1539, linked to the seigneurial governance of the town.
Molino del Conde
Monument
A 16th-century flour mill built on the banks of the Guadarranque river, linked to the agricultural exploitation of the lordship of Castellar.
Cueva de las Estrellas
Nature
A cave with prehistoric rock paintings located within the municipal term of Castellar de la Frontera, within the Los Alcornocales Natural Park; it was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 2017.
La conquista castellana de 1434
Historical milestone
The castle of Castellar was taken for the Crown of Castile in 1434 by Juan de Saavedra, an event that gave rise to the later lordship of the Saavedra family over the town.
El título de Condes de Castellar (1539)
Historical milestone
In 1539 Charles I granted the Saavedra family the title of Counts of Castellar, consolidating the family's seigneurial rule over the town and its castle.
Romería del Cristo de la Almoraima
Activity
A pilgrimage held on the first Sunday of May around the Convent of San Miguel de la Almoraima, in Castellar de la Frontera.
Romería de San Isidro Labrador
Activity
An agricultural festivity of Castellar de la Frontera in honor of San Isidro Labrador, held on 18 May.
Día de La Boyal
Activity
A local festivity of Castellar de la Frontera held on 15 February, linked to the communal lands of La Boyal.
La toma del castillo y el condado de Castellar
Historical milestone
In 1434 Juan de Saavedra, warden of Jimena de la Frontera, took the castle of Castellar. In 1539 Carlos I granted its lords the title of Counts of Castellar.
Romería del Santísimo Cristo de La Almoraima
Activity
Pilgrimage from Castellar de la Frontera to the convent of La Almoraima, held on the first Sunday of May.