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What to see and do in Viveros

What to see and do in Viveros (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 · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities

When to go to Viveros: festival calendar

April: The San Marcos hornazo of Viveros (April 25)
August: Festivities of San Bartolomé de Viveros (Del 23 al 26 de agosto)

How far each place is from the centre of Viveros

Hermitage of Pinilla 7.7 km
Salt marshes of Pinilla in Viveros 7.7 km

Towns near Viveros

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What to see and do in Viveros

Viveros
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, in the province of Albacete, whose church of San Bartolomé preserves Baroque altarpieces and a Renaissance doorway by Andrés de Vandelvira, while on the square stands El Pilar, a fountain more than two hundred years old. Six kilometres away, beside the source of the Upper Guadiana, are the chapel of Pinilla, of Mozarabic structure, and salt pans documented since Roman times and today declared a provincial micro-reserve.
Church of San Bartolomé de Viveros
Monument
A single-nave church with a square chancel and an attached bell tower, which preserves Baroque altarpieces with a canvas of the martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Its Renaissance doorway is the work of Andrés de Vandelvira.
Hermitage of Pinilla
Monument
A hermitage of Mozarabic structure with later alterations, six kilometres from the village beside the source of the Guadiana Alto. It lay in ruins until its restoration between 1997 and 1998.
Salt marshes of Pinilla in Viveros
Nature
A salt works documented since Roman times, belonging to the Marquisate of Villena and later to the Catholic Monarchs, now designated a provincial micro-reserve.
El Pilar of Viveros
Monument
El Pilar is a fountain more than two hundred years old located in the square that bears its name, in Viveros (Albacete). It was renovated in the past and remained forgotten for some time, until a recent restoration returned it to its original state.
Festivities of San Bartolomé de Viveros
Activity
Viveros' main festivities in honour of Saint Bartholomew, held from 23 to 26 August with float parades, fireworks, brass bands, and bull runs with young bulls released in the streets. On the 24th, at midday, a solemn mass is held for the patron saint followed by a procession with his image; during these days the town's population can triple.
The San Marcos hornazo of Viveros
Activity
A countryside gathering in Viveros, in the region of the Sierra de Alcaraz and Campo de Montiel (Albacete), in which residents meet out in the fields on the feast of Saint Mark, 25 April, to eat the hornazo, an oil-based flatbread accompanied by chorizo preserved in an earthenware jar and hard-boiled egg.