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What to see and do in Corral de Calatrava

What to see and do in Corral 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 · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Corral de Calatrava: festival calendar

January: Festivities of Nuestra Señora de la Paz de Corral (January 24)
May: Pilgrimage of San Isidro de Corral de Calatrava (May 15)

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

Church of Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación 50 m

Towns near Corral de Calatrava

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What to see and do in Corral de Calatrava

Corral de Calatrava
Village
Corral de Calatrava is a municipality in the district of Campo de Calatrava, in the province of Ciudad Real, with a municipal area of 148.77 km². It was an ancient Roman settlement later known as Dar Albacar, 'cattle enclosure or corral' in Arab times, and it emerged between the 13th and 14th centuries as a hamlet, the puebla of Corral de Caracuel, next to Caracuel castle and within its commandery; it was granted town status at the end of the 14th century and separated from that municipality in 1822, keeping most of the divided territory, including the castle itself. Its parish church is dedicated to Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación, and within its territory lie the Peñarroya lagoon, set in an explosion crater and declared a Natural Monument for its volcanic origin, and part of the Caracuel lagoon.
Lagoon of Peñarroya de Corral de Calatrava
Nature
A wetland declared a Natural Monument for its volcanic origin, held in an explosion crater in the municipal district of Corral de Calatrava.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación
Monument
The church of Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación, the parish church and main religious building of Corral de Calatrava, in the Campo de Calatrava, was built in the late 15th century in Gothic-Mudejar style. During the patronal festivities in honour of the Virgen de la Paz, her image is carried to the church from the hermitage where she is normally venerated. In 2013 it was the target of a robbery when seven residents of the town and of Puertollano broke into the church and stole several jewels from the image.
Festivities of Nuestra Señora de la Paz de Corral
Activity
Festivities of the patron saint of Corral de Calatrava, held in the depths of winter in honour of the Virgen de la Paz, whose image is carried in procession from her hermitage to the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación, a Gothic-Mudejar temple from the late 15th century located in this town in the province of Ciudad Real. In 2013 the parish suffered the theft of several jewels from the image of the Virgen de la Paz, carried out by seven residents of Corral de Calatrava and of Puertollano.
Pilgrimage of San Isidro de Corral de Calatrava
Activity
The pilgrimage of San Isidro is held in Corral de Calatrava, in the Campo de Calatrava, every 15 May, the feast day of the patron saint of farmers. Residents make their way to the El Charcazo area, where a hermitage dedicated to San Isidro Labrador has been built. There the village bars set up stalls with tapas and drinks, and some families keep up the custom of setting out tables in the shade of the holm oaks to spend the day together.
The separation of Caracuel in 1822
Curiosity
Corral de Calatrava came into being as a hamlet beside the castle of Caracuel between the 13th and 14th centuries and separated from the municipality of Caracuel in 1822, keeping the greater part of the divided municipal district.