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What to see and do in Pozohondo

What to see and do in Pozohondo (Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Activities · 2 Curiosities

When to go to Pozohondo: festival calendar

June: Festivities of San Juan Bautista de Pozohondo (Del 21 al 25 de junio)
October: Novena of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pozohondo (October)

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What to see and do in Pozohondo

Pozohondo
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, in the province of Albacete, written Pozo-Honda until 1860 and made up also of the hamlets of Campillo de la Virgen, Nava de Abajo, Nava de Arriba and Los Pocicos; on its coat of arms figure the flags and cannon that the inhabitants captured from a French detachment during the Peninsular War. In Holy Week it performs a Passion based on a thirteenth-century text, and its festivals of San Juan Bautista include running of the bulls and the baile del zángano.
The coat of arms won from the French
Curiosity
During the Peninsular War the people of Pozohondo defeated a French detachment and captured flags and cannon, which have made up the municipal coat of arms ever since.
The Passion of Pozohondo
Activity
A Semana Santa performance based on a 13th-century text that stages the arrest and Passion of Christ.
Festivities of San Juan Bautista de Pozohondo
Activity
The patronal festivities of Pozohondo (Sierra de Alcaraz and Campo de Montiel, Albacete) in honour of Saint John the Baptist are held between 21 and 25 June, with bull runs and bullfights, open-air dances, the gazpachada, and the Zángano dance. During the festivities, local wine, the music of the local band, and the participation of the municipality's neighbourhood associations are never lacking.
Novena of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pozohondo
Activity
A novena and procession for the Virgen del Rosario of Pozohondo (Albacete), patron saint of the municipality since ancient times, whose canonical coronation marked its fiftieth anniversary in 2012. The novena begins nine days before the first Sunday of October and closes with a flower offering; during those nights, the brethren go through the streets singing the rosary to the sound of accordion and guitar. On the last night the Rosario de la Aurora (Dawn Rosary) is celebrated, and on the Sunday, after mass, the image is taken out in procession accompanied by the municipal band.
From Pozo-Honda to Pozohondo
Curiosity
The municipality was spelled Pozo-Honda until 1860, when its present spelling was settled. It takes in the outlying villages of Campillo de la Virgen, Nava de Abajo, Nava de Arriba and Los Pocicos.