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What to see and do in Alcubillas

What to see and do in Alcubillas (Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Alcubillas: festival calendar

January: San Antón bonfires of Alcubillas (16 y 17 de enero)
October: Festivities of la Virgen del Rosario de Alcubillas (first Sunday of October)

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What to see and do in Alcubillas

Alcubillas
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Campo de Montiel, in the province of Ciudad Real, which freed itself from the control of Montiel in 1539 by paying 520,000 maravedís and through which Philip IV passed in 1624 with a retinue that included Quevedo; its church of Santa María Magdalena, rebuilt between 1571 and 1580, has a polygonal tower and guards the image of the Virgen del Rosario, patroness of the municipality. It preserves four chapels, the oldest that of Nuestra Señora de la Carrasca, of 1773, and on the eve of 17 January it lights bonfires in the streets to celebrate San Antón; the Jabalón skirts the village between riverside woods and market gardens.
Church of Santa María Magdalena de Alcubillas
Monument
A parish church on the central square of Alcubillas, rebuilt between 1571 and 1580, with a polygonal tower and a broad cap. It holds the venerated image of the Virgen del Rosario.
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Carrasca de Alcubillas
Monument
The oldest of the four hermitages of Alcubillas, whose origins are placed in 1773. The group is completed by the hermitages of San Antón, El Calvario and San Isidro.
The Jabalón River as it passes through Alcubillas
Nature
The Jabalón skirts Alcubillas to the east, on its way to the Guadiana. Its banks offer walks among groves and orchards in the heart of the Campo de Montiel. The river rises at the site of Los Ojos, five kilometres from Montiel, and runs for 160.58 kilometres as a left-bank tributary of the Guadiana, which it joins near Corral de Calatrava. Along its course, which first runs from east to west and then turns north, it crosses the Campo de Montiel and, further on, the Campo de Calatrava.
Festivities of la Virgen del Rosario de Alcubillas
Activity
Patron saint festivities of Alcubillas (Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real) in honour of the Virgen del Rosario, held in October. They include a procession and popular events around the image of the patroness, with which the municipality closes a good part of its annual festive calendar.
San Antón bonfires of Alcubillas
Activity
On the eve of 17 January the people of Alcubillas light bonfires at dusk in the streets of the town to celebrate San Antón.
Philip IV and Quevedo in Alcubillas
Curiosity
In 1624 King Felipe IV passed through Alcubillas with a retinue that included Francisco de Quevedo. The town had freed itself from the control of Montiel in 1539 by paying 520,000 maravedíes.