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What to see and do in Valenzuela de Calatrava

What to see and do in Valenzuela de Calatrava (Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Valenzuela de Calatrava: festival calendar

October: Festivities of la Virgen del Rosario de Valenzuela (October)

Towns near Valenzuela de Calatrava

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What to see and do in Valenzuela de Calatrava

Valenzuela de Calatrava
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Campo de Calatrava, in the province of Ciudad Real, which obtained the title of town in 1538 by privilege of Charles V and adopted a coat of arms with the imperial double-headed eagle, the cross of Calatrava, the castle and the Golden Fleece, adding in 1920 the surname de Calatrava to distinguish itself from the municipality of the same name in Córdoba. Its church of San Bartolomé was built in 1560 on the site of the old Andalusi castle, reusing materials among which Visigothic crosses have been identified, and it also preserves the chapel of the Santo Cristo de la Clemencia, of the late seventeenth century.
Church of San Bartolomé de Valenzuela
Monument
The parish church of San Bartolomé de Valenzuela de Calatrava was built in 1560 on the site of the former Andalusi castle, reusing earlier materials among which Visigothic crosses have been identified. With a single nave and no tower, it is topped with a bell-gable, and its interior was remodelled in Neoclassical style in the 18th century. It preserves a high altarpiece of polychrome wood and a Gothic carving of the Virgin, as well as a chapel dedicated to the Virgen del Rosario, added in 1901.
Hermitage of el Santo Cristo de la Clemencia
Monument
The hermitage of the Santo Cristo de la Clemencia, in Valenzuela de Calatrava (Ciudad Real), was built at the end of the 17th century in an unadorned style, with a Latin-cross plan that was originally a single quadrangular nave and was later enlarged with a second nave. The main nave is covered by a false barrel vault on pilasters, and the pendentives preserve four polychrome coats of arms with the four evangelists. The two bronze bells hanging in its bell-gable date from the 19th century.
The emperor's coat of arms
Curiosity
Valenzuela obtained town status in 1538 by privilege of Carlos V and adopted a coat of arms bearing the imperial double-headed eagle, the cross of Calatrava, the castle and the Golden Fleece. It added the surname de Calatrava in 1920 to distinguish itself from the Cordoban municipality of the same name.
Festivities of la Virgen del Rosario de Valenzuela
Activity
The festival of the patron saint of Valenzuela de Calatrava, the Virgen del Rosario, with a procession and popular events in October.