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What to see and do in Argamasilla de Calatrava

What to see and do in Argamasilla de Calatrava (Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real): 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 Argamasilla de Calatrava: festival calendar

June: Rabaneras Days (late June)
September: Festivities of la Virgen del Socorro (7 al 9 de septiembre)

Towns near Argamasilla de Calatrava

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What to see and do in Argamasilla de Calatrava

Argamasilla de Calatrava
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Campo de Calatrava, in the province of Ciudad Real, crossed from east to west by the river Tirteafuera between volcanic relief and the Sierra Gorda, which reaches 829 metres; its principal monument is the parish church of la Visitación de Nuestra Señora, built between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century, beside the so-called Casa de la Inquisición. At the end of June it holds the Jornadas Rabaneras, born with the fourth centenary of Don Quixote, and honours as its patroness the Virgen del Socorro.
Church of la Visitación de Nuestra Señora
Monument
The church of la Visitación de Nuestra Señora, in Argamasilla de Calatrava (Ciudad Real), was built in the late 14th and early 15th centuries; it was first called Santa María la Mayor, and in 1652 the parish took the name Nuestra Señora de la Visitación, which it still holds today. It is the town's main monument.
House of the Inquisition of Argamasilla de Calatrava
Monument
A historic building in Argamasilla de Calatrava linked to the activity of the Holy Office in the comarca.
Hermitage of los Santos Mártires
Monument
The ermita de los Santos Mártires, from the 16th century, stands within the municipal boundary of Argamasilla de Calatrava, in the comarca of Campo de Calatrava. It was built during a period of population growth, when the town had around 600 households, the same period in which other shrines in the municipality were raised, such as those of San Sebastián, la Virgen del Socorro, Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza and San Cristóbal.
The Tirteafuera River
Nature
A river with an Arabic name distorted by popular etymology, which rises in the Sierra de Calatrava and flows entirely through the province of Ciudad Real, in an east-northwest direction and parallel to the Guadiana, as far as the vicinity of Abenójar, where it turns north forming numerous meanders before flowing into the left bank of that river. Its basin, declared a Site of Community Importance, covers around 968 square kilometres and gives its name to the Tirteafuera depression; besides Argamasilla de Calatrava, it passes through Villamayor de Calatrava and through the town that gives it its name, Tirteafuera. Its flow is scarce and polluted, and it tends to dry up in periods of drought owing to agricultural overexploitation. It is mentioned in Don Quixote, in the character of Doctor Pedro Recio y Agüero de Tirteafuera.
Rabaneras Days
Activity
Cultural gathering in Argamasilla de Calatrava born in 2005 as the Mercado Cervantino, on the occasion of the fourth centenary of Don Quixote, and now established at the end of June. It is a trade fair of local produce, crafts, collections and traditions, with various recreational and artistic activities, held in the streets of the town centre.
Festivities of la Virgen del Socorro
Activity
The patronal festivities of Argamasilla de Calatrava in honour of the Virgen del Socorro are celebrated from 7 to 9 September, with a procession and popular festivities around her image.