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What to see and do in Fontanarejo

What to see and do in Fontanarejo (Montes de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Activities

When to go to Fontanarejo: festival calendar

August: Festivities of la Virgen de la Asunción de Fontanarejo (August 15)

How far each place is from the centre of Fontanarejo

Mountain range of Valdeja 1.1 km

Towns near Fontanarejo

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What to see and do in Fontanarejo

Fontanarejo
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Montes de Ciudad Real, in the province of Ciudad Real, set at 647 metres on the southern slope of the Valdeja range, within the Appalachian relief of the Montes de Toledo; in its district outcrop Cambrian rocks of some 530 million years with fossils of primitive sponges, catalogued as a Point of Geological Interest. Its church of San Felipe y Santiago was raised between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century, with a horseshoe-arch doorway, and preserves a silver monstrance attributed to Alonso de Ávila or to the school of Enrique de Arfe.
Church of San Felipe y Santiago
Monument
The parish church of Fontanarejo, raised between the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th, with a single nave with pointed arches and a doorway with a horseshoe arch.
The monstrance of Fontanarejo
Monument
A silver monstrance kept in the parish church of Fontanarejo, attributed to Alonso de Ávila or to the school of Enrique de Arfe. It is displayed in the Corpus Christi procession.
The Cambrian fossils of Fontanarejo
Nature
Outcrops of Cambrian rock some 530 million years old containing fossils of primitive sponges. The Geological and Mining Institute of Spain has catalogued them as a Point of Geological Interest.
Mountain range of Valdeja
Nature
A range on whose southern slope Fontanarejo sits, at 647 metres above sea level. It is part of the Appalachian-type relief of the Montes de Toledo, in the area around Cabañeros.
Festivities of la Virgen de la Asunción de Fontanarejo
Activity
Patronal festival of Fontanarejo in honour of the Virgin of the Assumption, patron saint of the village. The festival is held every year on 15 August, with a procession in her honour and various popular events through the streets of the municipality.