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What to see and do in Los Cortijos

What to see and do in Los Cortijos (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 · 1 Nature · 3 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Los Cortijos: festival calendar

May: Pilgrimage of San Isidro de Los Cortijos (May 15) · Pilgrimage of Fátima de Los Cortijos (first Saturday of May)
September: Festivities of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (24 al 26 de septiembre)

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What to see and do in Los Cortijos

Los Cortijos
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Montes de Ciudad Real, in the province of Ciudad Real, the northernmost in the province and made up of two separate centres, Cortijos de Arriba and Cortijos de Abajo, each with its own parish; that of Cortijos de Abajo was raised in 1931 and that of Cortijos de Arriba had to be rebuilt in the mid-twentieth century after damage in the Civil War. Its district is closed to the north and south by the ranges of El Pocito and La Velasca, covered in holm oaks, cork oaks and Mediterranean scrub, between which opens the Puerto de las Veredas.
Parish church of Cortijos de Abajo
Monument
A church built in 1931 that serves the settlement of Cortijos de Abajo. The parish church of Cortijos de Arriba, for its part, had to be rebuilt in the mid-20th century after the damage of the Civil War.
Mountain range of el Pocito y Sierra de la Velasca
Nature
Mountain ranges that close off the municipal district of Los Cortijos to the north and to the south, covered with holm oaks, cork oaks and Mediterranean scrub. Between them opens the Puerto de las Veredas.
Festivities of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Activity
The patronal festivities of Our Lady of Mercy are held in Los Cortijos with processions and dawn rosaries in the municipality's two quarters, each of which has its own church: the lower quarter honours the Virgin on 24 September and the upper quarter on 25 September. The events open with a pregón (public proclamation) on the 23rd and close on the 26th with traditional children's games, such as the ribbon game, pucheros (a pot-breaking game) or the cucaña (greasy pole). These are festivities that bring together numerous residents and relatives from different parts of Spain every year.
Pilgrimage of San Isidro de Los Cortijos
Activity
A pilgrimage with more than sixty years of tradition, celebrated by the residents of Los Cortijos, in the Montes de Ciudad Real district, every 15 May, whatever day of the week it falls on, at the spot of Caracuel, in honour of San Isidro.
Pilgrimage of Fátima de Los Cortijos
Activity
Every first Saturday of May, the residents of Los Cortijos go to the hermitage located one kilometre from the village to celebrate this pilgrimage. The festival has been held for more than fifteen years and is one of the best-attended of the whole year in the town, a day to head out into the countryside and enjoy the landscapes of the district.
A municipality with two villages
Curiosity
Los Cortijos is made up of two separate settlements, Cortijos de Arriba and Cortijos de Abajo, each with its own parish church. It is also the northernmost municipality in the province of Ciudad Real.