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What to see and do in Montalvos

What to see and do in Montalvos (La Mancha del Júcar-Centro, Albacete): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Montalvos: festival calendar

April: Festivities of San Marcos de Montalvos (April 25)
August: The gazpachos manchegos of Montalvos (August 15)

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What to see and do in Montalvos

Montalvos
Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Mancha del Júcar-Centro, in the province of Albacete, spelt Montalbos until 1857 and which in the nineteenth century lived from cereals, wine, oil and above all saffron, then its main source of money; it is today one of the least populated municipalities in the province. It celebrates San Marcos and San Isidro, and on the day of the Assumption the inhabitants gather to make and share gazpachos manchegos.
Montalvos, the smallest municipality in the region
Curiosity
Montalvos, in the comarca of La Mancha del Júcar-Centro (Albacete), has just 74 inhabitants (INE 2025), one of the least populated municipalities in the province, far from the 438 residents it had in the mid-19th century. Its municipal area covers 24.78 km², giving a density of only 2.99 inhabitants per square kilometre, a reflection of the sharp rural depopulation the town has experienced since then.
Montalbos, the old name
Curiosity
The town was called Montalbos until 1857, when it adopted its present spelling. In the 19th century its economy was based on cereals, wine, saffron and oil.
Festivities of San Marcos de Montalvos
Activity
Feast of San Marcos, celebrated in Montalvos (La Mancha del Júcar-Centro, Albacete) on 25 April, one of the dates on the festive calendar of this small municipality of La Mancha, together with that of San Isidro, on 15 May. The municipality also celebrates the Feast of the Tourist in the second week of August and, on 15 August, for the Assumption of the Virgin, a popular day centred on gazpacho manchego.
The gazpachos manchegos of Montalvos
Activity
On the day of the Assumption local people gather to make and share the traditional gazpachos manchegos, the great dish of the comarca's cooking.
Montalvos en el diccionario de Madoz
Historical milestone
Pascual Madoz's geographical dictionary (1845-1850) described Montalvos as a place of ninety houses and some four hundred households living from cereal, wine, oil and above all from saffron, then the village's main source of money.