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What to see and do in Vianos

What to see and do in Vianos (Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 4 Nature · 1 Activities

When to go to Vianos: festival calendar

January: Play of the Three Kings of Vianos (5 y 6 de enero)

How far each place is from the centre of Vianos

Almenara Peak 6.4 km

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What to see and do in Vianos

Vianos
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, in the province of Albacete, with a sixteenth-century church dedicated to San Sebastián, of ribbed vaults, and the pre-Roman site of Vianos Viejo beside the river Angorrilla. Its district brings together viewpoints over the Guadalimar valley such as La Peña, the drove road of the Hueco de los Quiñones and the botanical reserve of the Torca de los Melojos; at Christmas the inhabitants perform an Epiphany play of medieval root.
Church of San Sebastián de Vianos
Monument
A 16th-century church preserving an altarpiece, rib vaults and a baptistery restored in recent years.
Old Vianos
Monument
A site with the remains of pre-Roman, probably Celtiberian, settlement beside the course of the River Angorrilla, with views towards the Sierra de las Almenarillas.
Almenara Peak
Nature
A 1,798-metre summit, the highest point of the Sierra de Alcaraz and of the municipal district of Vianos.
Hueco de los Quiñones
Nature
The Hueco de los Quiñones is a deep canyon in the municipality of Vianos (Albacete), crossed by a winding road that climbs among orchards of fruit trees, olive groves, terebinth and sumac trees. It offers contrasts of light and colour typical of this stretch of valley, with views towards the plain of La Mancha in the distance.
Torca de los Melojos
Nature
A botanical reserve in the municipal district that harbours plants uncommon in the region, among them the peony Paeonia broteroi.
Viewpoint of la Peña de Vianos
Nature
Cliff popularly known as La Peña, overlooking the Guadalmena valley and the plains of Campo de Montiel, one of the great viewpoints of the Sierra de Alcaraz. It sits right at the edge of the precipice on which the village of Vianos itself (Albacete) is built, offering a wide panorama from the town centre itself.
Play of the Three Kings of Vianos
Activity
The Auto de los Reyes Magos de Vianos is a popular theatrical performance of medieval origin, whose text was found in a 12th-century codex kept in the Library of the Cathedral Chapter of Toledo. It stages more than 400 polymetric verses in assonant rhyme spread over eight scenes, performed by villagers at different spots around Vianos. Traditionally it was held in the early hours of 6 January, although nowadays it is performed on 5 January at six in the evening. It is one of the few Christmas performances of this kind preserved on the Iberian Peninsula, and the only one of its kind in Castile-La Mancha.