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What to see and do in Montilla

What to see and do in Montilla (Campiña Sur, Córdoba): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Montilla

Montilla
Village
Municipality of the Campiña Sur with 22,305 inhabitants (2025), at an altitude of 371 m. According to some historians, its surroundings (Llanos de Vanda) were the site of the Battle of Munda (45 BC) between Caesar and the sons of Pompey, although the exact location is disputed.
El Gran Capitán y el castillo de Montilla
Historical milestone
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, 'the Great Captain', was born in 1453 in Montilla castle. In 1508 Ferdinand the Catholic ordered the fortress demolished as punishment for the rebellion of the 1st Marquis of Priego; it is said that the King of France pleaded for clemency on learning that the birthplace of so celebrated a soldier was being destroyed.
Denominación de Origen Montilla-Moriles
Food and drink
Montilla is the capital of the Montilla-Moriles Protected Denominación de Origen, famed for its fortified wines made from Pedro Ximénez grapes, and of the also-protected Montilla-Moriles vinegars.
Casa del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (Montilla)
Monument
House linked to the chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, part of Montilla's civil heritage alongside the palace of the Dukes of Medinaceli.
Arco de San Lorenzo (Montilla)
Monument
Remnant of the Franciscan convent of San Lorenzo in Montilla, founded in 1512 under the will of Pedro Fernández de Córdoba y Pacheco.
Casa de Las Camachas
Monument
16th-century building in Montilla that local tradition links, without historical confirmation, to the 'Camacha' mentioned by Cervantes in 'El coloquio de los perros'.
La destrucción del castillo de Montilla
Historical milestone
In 1508 Ferdinand the Catholic ordered the destruction of Montilla castle as a punishment to its lord.
San Francisco Solano, montillano canonizado
Historical milestone
Saint Francis Solano, an evangeliser in South America and native of Montilla, was canonised in 1726.
Las fuentes de Montilla
Curiosity
Montilla has 56 catalogued fountains, making it the second-richest municipality in the province of Córdoba for fountains, after Priego de Córdoba.