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What to see and do in La Herrera

What to see and do in La Herrera (Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities

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What to see and do in La Herrera

La Herrera
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, in the province of Albacete, split off from Alcaraz in 1857, whose district marks the transition between the great plain of Albacete and the foothills of the range, with heights of between 700 and 750 metres; it is drained by the river of Don Juan and the Lobera canal, and crossed by the conduits of the Tagus-Segura transfer. It celebrates its two patron saints, San Isidro and the Virgen del Pilar.
The corridor between the plain and the sierra
Nature
The municipal district of La Herrera marks the transition between the great plain of Albacete and the foothills of the Sierra de Alcaraz, with heights between 700 metres and the 750 metres of the Llano del Colorado.
River of Don Juan y canal de la Lobera
Nature
Watercourses that drain the municipal district of La Herrera, which is also crossed by the conduits of the Tagus-Segura water transfer.
Festivities of San Isidro de La Herrera
Activity
A celebration in honour of one of the municipality's two patron saints, alongside the Virgen del Pilar, with a pilgrimage festival and popular events.
La Herrera, a municipality since 1857
Curiosity
The municipality separated from Alcaraz in 1857 and is today one of the least populated in the region, with 308 inhabitants recorded in the 2025 census and a density of barely 4.86 inhabitants per square kilometre over an area of 63.40 km². It lies at about 710 metres of altitude and 26 kilometres from the provincial capital, and also includes the hamlet of Casa Hita-El Cuartico.