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What to see and do in Miguelturra

What to see and do in Miguelturra (Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Miguelturra: festival calendar

February: Carnival of Miguelturra (Febrero o marzo)
September: Festivities of Nuestra Señora de la Estrella (7 al 15 de septiembre)

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What to see and do in Miguelturra

Miguelturra
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Campo de Calatrava, in the province of Ciudad Real, which received its settlement charter in 1230 from the master of Calatrava and whose inhabitants are known as Miguel Quemado on account of the village's repeated destructions. Its church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Gothic-Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, holds the oldest altarpiece in the province, and in a chapel-convent of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the patroness, Nuestra Señora de la Estrella, is venerated; its Carnival, famed for its street mask, was declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest in 2018.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Miguelturra
Monument
A Gothic-Renaissance temple from the 15th and 16th centuries that holds the oldest retable in the province, dating from the mid-16th century. Of the original building an apse in Gothic style transitioning to Renaissance survives, and alongside the main retable it houses other Baroque retables. In the 18th century a barrel vault and several chapels were added, and the bell tower has been rebuilt more than once.
Hermitage of el Santísimo Cristo de Miguelturra
Monument
The hermitage of the Santísimo Cristo de la Misericordia, popularly known in Miguelturra (Ciudad Real) as the Torre Gorda, houses the image of the town's patron saint. It was built following some 18th-century miracles, when a painting of Christ on the cross displayed in the old town hall began to sweat blood, a fact attested to by visitors of the Order of Calatrava. Its design was the work of Antonio Berete, a disciple of Ventura Rodríguez; work began in 1772 and finished in 1815, with a dome rising to 50 metres. Damage caused by the weather forced the dome to be replaced, and the church reopened in 1915. During the Civil War it was used as a warehouse and garage, and its original images were lost. It is declared a Monumento Histórico-Artístico (a heritage-protection designation).
Hermitage-convent of Nuestra Señora de la Estrella
Monument
A religious complex in Miguelturra, in the Campo de Calatrava, founded in the late 17th century around the original hermitage of Santa Marina, dedicated since the 13th century to the Virgen de la Estrella after her apparition to some shepherds, who found the dark-skinned image inside a cave that can still be visited beside the church. Since then she has been venerated as the patron saint of Miguelturra. The convent, run by cloistered Mercedarian nuns, was founded by doña María Velarde y Treviño, buried alongside her husband at the foot of the main altar in 1785. Inside, a votive painting is preserved depicting a knight of Calatrava kneeling before the Virgen de la Estrella.
Carnival of Miguelturra
Activity
A carnival declared Fiesta de Interés Turístico Regional (a festival of regional tourist interest) in 1983 and Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional (a festival of national tourist interest) on 8 February 2018, famous for its street mask. Its central moment is Shrove Tuesday, when thousands of people from all over Spain fill the streets, the parks and Miguelturra's Palacio del Carnaval C.E.R.E., considered one of the best in Castilla-La Mancha.
Festivities of Nuestra Señora de la Estrella
Activity
The Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de la Estrella of Miguelturra (Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real) are held from 7 to 15 September in honour of the patron saint. They begin on the 7th with the offering to the Virgin, have their main day on the 8th, and close on the 15th with the octave and the fireworks. During these festivities the Villa de Miguelturra flamenco competition is also held.
Miguel Quemado
Curiosity
Tradition puts the nickname Miguel Quemado, burnt Miguel, down to the repeated destruction of the town at the hands of the troops of Ciudad Real. The town received its charter of settlement in 1230 from the master of Calatrava.
El limón de Carnaval
Food and drink
The drink of the Miguelturra masks: white wine macerated with lemon, sugar and pieces of cod or orange, served very cold in a jug. It accompanies the omelets and the snacks of the great days of Carnival.