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What to see and do in Alcadozo

What to see and do in Alcadozo (Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 3 Nature · 1 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Alcadozo

Alcadozo
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, in the province of Albacete, created as a town council independent of Peñas de San Pedro in 1847; it preserves five churches and chapels, among them the church of la Purísima of 1902 and the chapel of la Abuela Santa Ana, at 1,200 metres above sea level, alongside some thirty dry-stone cucos and huts. It has catalogued eleven remarkable trees, such as the Pino del Guapero, and a network of springs, wells and rock pools scattered through its ravines.
Hermitages of Alcadozo
Monument
The municipality preserves five churches and hermitages, among them the church of La Purísima of 1902 and the hermitage of La Abuela Santa Ana, at 1,200 metres above sea level; two of the 18th-century hermitages are already mentioned in the 1753 land survey of the Marquis of Ensenada.
Dry-stone huts and shelters of Alcadozo
Monument
The municipal district preserves some thirty dry-stone cucos and huts, as well as lime kilns, ovens, sheepfolds and pens that make up an exceptional catalogue of pastoral architecture.
Argaric site of the Molar Gordo
Nature
El Molar Gordo, also called Molar del Molinar, is a site of Argaric culture from the 2nd millennium BC located in the municipal area of Alcadozo (Albacete), one of the oldest in the locality. The municipality's own article includes it among its caves, rock shelters and sinkholes, under the name Cueva Molar del Molinar or Molar Gordo.
Notable trees of Alcadozo
Nature
The municipality has catalogued eleven remarkable trees, among them the Pino del Guapero, more than five hundred years old, and the Carrasca de la Vaca, which may be over a thousand.
Fountains and rock pools of Alcadozo
Nature
A network of ten fountains and springs, twenty-eight wells and cisterns, and six natural rock basins and pools that dot the ravines of the municipal area. Among the fountains, the Fuente de la Ventosa stands out, already mentioned in the medieval chronicles of Alcaraz as a boundary marker, and among the basins, the Calderón del Moro, which preserves petroglyphs. These hollows in the rock have traditionally been used to collect rainwater.
Alcadozo, a municipality since 1847
Curiosity
Created as an independent municipality in February 1847, Alcadozo previously belonged to Peñas de San Pedro. In the mid-19th century its 342 inhabitants were all farmers, shepherds and woodcutters.