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What to see and do in Caracuel de Calatrava

What to see and do in Caracuel de Calatrava (Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Caracuel de Calatrava: festival calendar

February: Festivities of San Blas de Caracuel (February 3)

How far each place is from the centre of Caracuel de Calatrava

Lagoon of Caracuel 50 m
Castle of Caracuel 750 m

Towns near Caracuel de Calatrava

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What to see and do in Caracuel de Calatrava

Caracuel de Calatrava
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Campo de Calatrava, in the province of Ciudad Real, dominated by a castle of Muslim origin remodelled by the Order of Calatrava, of which stretches of wall and a pentagonal tower survive and which figures on the Red List of Heritage at Risk. Beside the Sierra de Perabad opens its lagoon, a temporary wetland lodged in a crater of hydromagmatic origin characteristic of the maars of the Campo de Calatrava, and on the outskirts of the village stands the church of la Asunción, of Cistercian style.
Castle of Caracuel
Monument
A fortress of Muslim origin remodelled by the Order of Calatrava, of which stretches of wall and a pentagonal tower survive. It appears on the Red List of Heritage at Risk.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Caracuel
Monument
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Cistercian-style church located on the outskirts of Caracuel de Calatrava, next to the cemetery and on the hillside where the town's castle stands.
Lagoon of Caracuel
Nature
A temporary wetland held in a crater of hydromagmatic origin beside the Sierra de Perabad, a characteristic example of the maars of the Campo de Calatrava.
Festivities of San Blas de Caracuel
Activity
The festival of San Blas, patron saint of Caracuel de Calatrava, in the Campo de Calatrava district, is celebrated on 3 February, in the depths of winter, and is the town's main patronal festival.
Queen Clara of the castle
Curiosity
Local legend attributes the name Caracuel to the face of an Arab queen called Clara who is said to have lived in the castle, although the place name is more probably connected with the Latin Carcovium.