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What to see and do in Villanueva de la Fuente

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

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

When to go to Villanueva de la Fuente: festival calendar

May: Corpus Christi of Villanueva de la Fuente (Corpus Christi (mayo o junio))
August: Fair of la Virgen de los Desamparados (31 de agosto al 5 de septiembre)

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What to see and do in Villanueva de la Fuente

Villanueva de la Fuente
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Campo de Montiel, in the province of Ciudad Real, set over Mentesa Oretana, a Hispano-Roman city on the course of the Heraclean Way that linked Cádiz with Rome, which came to mint its own coinage and was an episcopal see in Visigothic times; the continuous occupation since the Neolithic is explained by the spring that rises within the built-up area itself and gives the town its name. At 1,005 metres above sea level it is one of the highest-lying municipalities in La Mancha, at the point where the Campo de Montiel meets Sierra Morena and the Sierra de Alcaraz, and it obtained from Philip II municipal independence and its present name in 1565.
Mentesa Oretana
Monument
Villanueva de la Fuente sits on the Roman city of Mentesa Oretana, which lay on the route of the Via Herculea linking Cádiz with Rome. Excavations have brought to light a Roman dwelling on Calle del Aire and Neolithic remains at Cerro Ortega.
The source of the Villanueva River
Nature
The spring of the Villanueva river rises within the very town of Villanueva de la Fuente (Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real) and is the natural overflow of aquifer 24. After a short course through its valley it flows into the Guadalmena river, which carries its waters as far as the Guadalquivir. As early as the 19th century, a spring was described south of the village, near the houses, from which an abundant stream immediately gushed forth, taking the name of the town.
Villanueva de la Fuente, the roof of La Mancha
Curiosity
At 1,005 metres above sea level, Villanueva de la Fuente is one of the highest municipalities in La Mancha, at the point where the Campo de Montiel meets Sierra Morena and the Sierra de Alcaraz.
Corpus Christi of Villanueva de la Fuente
Activity
Local people carpet the streets with sawdust and rose petals for the passing of the Corpus procession.
Fair of la Virgen de los Desamparados
Activity
The Feria de la Virgen de los Desamparados, patron saint of Villanueva de la Fuente, in the Campo de Montiel (Ciudad Real), is held from 31 August to 5 September under the name Feria de la Proclamación de la Virgen de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados. It is preceded, on the second weekend of May, by a pilgrimage to her hermitage, located 3 kilometres from the village, in the Los Calares area on the way to Albaladejo, which lasts from Friday afternoon until Monday.
The 1565 independence
Curiosity
Enrique II handed the town over to the Order of Santiago in 1369, and in 1565 Felipe II granted it municipal independence and its present name. In 1833 it was incorporated into the province of Ciudad Real.
Mentesa Oretana, la ciudad que acuñó moneda
Historical milestone
Beneath the town center of Villanueva de la Fuente extends Mentesa Oretana, a Hispano-Roman city that came to mint its own coinage and which in Visigothic times was an episcopal see; the spring that gives the village its name explains its continuous occupation since the Neolithic.