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What to see and do in Villanueva del Rey

What to see and do in Villanueva del Rey (Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Villanueva del Rey

Villanueva del Rey
Village
Municipality of the Valle del Guadiato with 1,031 inhabitants (2025) and 215 km², with altitudes ranging from 450 m by the Guadiato to 898 m at Cerro Erillas, in the Sierra Morena. It preserves megalithic tombs from around 2500–2000 BC and the ruins of the castle at Cerro de los Castillejos.
Fauna protegida de Villanueva del Rey
Nature
The municipal territory is home to 125 vertebrate species, 72% of them protected, including notably the Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle, set within a landscape of holm oak, cork oak and Mediterranean pine woods.
Castillo del Cerro de los Castillejos
Monument
Remains of a castle with cyclopean walls located on the Cerro de los Castillejos, within the municipal term of Villanueva del Rey.
Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción y ermita de Santiago (Villanueva del Rey)
Monument
The parish church, built in the 16th century and remodeled in the 18th, and the chapel of the Apostle Santiago, from the early 20th century, are the two main temples of Villanueva del Rey.
Antiguo Pósito de Villanueva del Rey
Monument
A 17th-century grain store that served to regulate the price of cereal in times of scarcity, today preserved as civil heritage of the municipality.
Sepulcros megalíticos de Villanueva del Rey
Historical milestone
The municipal term of Villanueva del Rey preserves Chalcolithic megalithic tombs, dated to approximately between 2500 and 2000 BC.