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What to see and do in Picón

What to see and do in Picón (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 · 2 Activities

When to go to Picón: festival calendar

May: Festivities of el Cristo de la Agonía (3 y 4 de mayo)
July: Festivities of San Pantaleón de Picón (July 27)

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What to see and do in Picón

Picón
Village
A municipality in the district of Campo de Calatrava, in Ciudad Real, set at 603 metres in a valley surrounded by mountains — La Peña to the north, the Sierra del Tesoro to the west, the Castillejo hill to the south — next to the settlement of Las Peñuelas. In the Guadiana river valley it preserves a bridge of Roman origin and stretches of a Roman road, as well as the ruins of other bridges and river mills, while on the Plaza de los Moros hill remains of pre-Roman hillforts have been found. Also notable is the Rollo, a small stone obelisk whose origin may predate Roman times and which gave the town its old name, 'la Villa del Picón'. It celebrates its festivities on 3 and 4 May, in honour of the Holy Cross and the Santísimo Cristo de la Agonía, and on 27 July, Saint Pantaleon.
Roman bridge of Picón
Monument
A bridge of Roman origin preserved in the municipality of Picón, alongside stretches of road and Roman remains scattered along the bed of the Guadiana. It lies a little over a kilometre from the village, in the heart of the river's fertile plain, where, besides its ruins, several river mills and a stretch of Roman road are preserved, evidence of the passage of an ancient communication route along this stretch of the Guadiana.
The pillory of Picón
Monument
El Rollo de Picón is a small stone obelisk that may date from before Roman times. Unlike other medieval rollos or pillories associated with public punishment, scholars suggest it may have had a phallic character and not correspond to that judicial use. Its presence symbolises that Picón was once a town with its own jurisdiction, a distinction that marked its administrative rank compared with other nearby settlements.
La Peña and the Sierra del Tesoro
Nature
La Peña and the Sierra del Tesoro are the heights that enclose the valley where Picón sits, at 603 metres above sea level, next to the settlement of Las Peñuelas. La Peña rises to the north of the village and the Sierra del Tesoro to the west, while to the south the valley is closed off by the Cerro de Castillejo.
Festivities of el Cristo de la Agonía
Activity
Major festivities of Picón in honour of the Holy Cross and the Christ of the Agony, celebrated on 3 and 4 May. The municipality also celebrates its patron saint, Saint Pantaleon, on 27 July.
Festivities of San Pantaleón de Picón
Activity
Patronal festivities of Saint Pantaleon of Picón, in the Campo de Calatrava district (Ciudad Real). The village celebrates its patron saint every 27 July, the date around which its calendar of major festivities is centred.