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What to see and do in Anchuras

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

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

When to go to Anchuras: festival calendar

September: Festivities of San Miguel de Anchuras (September 29)

How far each place is from the centre of Anchuras

Reservoir of Cíjara 17 km

Towns near Anchuras

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What to see and do in Anchuras

Anchuras
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Montes de Ciudad Real, in the province of Ciudad Real, whose district is an enclave separated from the rest of the province and surrounded by those of Toledo, Badajoz and Cáceres; it reaches as far as the Cíjara reservoir, on the Guadiana, where the Risco de las Cuatro Provincias, turned into an island, marks the meeting of four provincial boundaries. Its church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was consecrated in 1676 by the archbishop of Toledo, and in 1988 a royal decree assigned its hills to a military firing and manoeuvre range, a project revoked in 1996 after intense opposition from residents and environmentalists.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Anchuras
Monument
Parish church of Anchuras, in the Montes de Ciudad Real, consecrated in 1676 by the Archbishop of Toledo Pascual Aragón, who granted it parish status. It is the main monument of this village, isolated at the western edge of the province. It was built on a small platform on the slope of the Cerro del Pastuero to house the image of the Virgin of Gamonal, which until then had been venerated in a hermitage located two kilometres away. The original construction had a single nave covered with a timber frame, reflecting the simplicity of its materials.
Reservoir of Cíjara
Nature
The Cíjara reservoir was built in 1956 on the Guadiana river, as part of the Plan Badajoz, on the boundary between the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz; its waters, which flood 6,565 hectares with a 45-kilometre-long tail, reach as far as the exclave of Anchuras, in Ciudad Real. It lies within the Cíjara National Hunting Reserve, covering more than 25,000 hectares, which shelters deer, wild boar, otters, eagles, lynxes and black storks, and is one of the best fishing reserves in Extremadura, with pike, black bass and barbel. Its surroundings of Mediterranean woodland and scrub allow for swimming, boating, hiking and birdwatching. When the water level drops, the 14th-century Mesta bridge appears, over which the Cañada Real de Segovia droving route used to run.
Crag of the Four Provinces
Nature
A crag turned into an island within the Cíjara reservoir where the boundaries of four provinces meet. It is one of the most singular geographical points in the municipal district of Anchuras.
Anchuras, an isolated enclave of Ciudad Real
Curiosity
The municipal district of Anchuras is an enclave separated from the rest of the province of Ciudad Real, surrounded by those of Toledo, Badajoz and Cáceres. This administrative oddity makes it a singular case on the map of Spain.
The firing range of Anchuras
Curiosity
The PSOE government decided to install a training and firing range for the Air Force in Anchuras and its adjoining lands, a project that had ultimately not been sited in Cabañeros. The Royal Decree of 20 July 1988 declared the area a Zone of Interest for Defence, which triggered a movement of environmentalist, pacifist, partisan and local opposition. The protest continued until 1996, the year in which the new PP government repealed the decree and the project was revoked.
Festivities of San Miguel de Anchuras
Activity
The festivities of San Miguel de Anchuras, in the Montes de Ciudad Real, have Saint Michael as their patron, whose feast day is celebrated on 29 September. On that day the village combines religious ceremonies with popular festivities, in a celebration that marks the end of summer in this small municipality in the province of Ciudad Real.