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What to see and do in Porzuna

What to see and do in Porzuna (Montes de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real): 11 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 3 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Porzuna: festival calendar

May: Dancers of the Corpus Christi of Porzuna (Corpus Christi (mayo o junio))
July: Festivities of San Pantaleón de Porzuna (26 al 31 de julio)
December: Bonfires of Santa Lucía in Porzuna (December 12)

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What to see and do in Porzuna

Porzuna
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Montes de Ciudad Real, in the province of Ciudad Real, documented around 1245 under the name of Fuente Porcuna and detached from Malagón by a royal decree of Charles III of 1769, which granted it its own jurisdiction. Its most notable tradition is the Danzantes del Corpus Christi, a Baroque dance of twelve dancers with castanets recognised as a festival of regional tourist interest in 2014 and a Bien de Interés Cultural Inmaterial (Spain's highest level of heritage protection, in its intangible-heritage category) in 2017; it also has an ethnographic and botanical museum and a grain silo covered by a large mural by the Austrian artist Nychos.
Church of San Sebastián de Porzuna
Monument
Parish church dedicated to San Sebastián Mártir, of Gothic character and origin in the 13th century, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 1993 and the most notable historic building in Porzuna. Its tower, later than the rest of the church, has two square-plan bodies, with the roof of the lower body and the frame of the west doorway made of reddish volcanic stone; inside it preserves a carved wooden choir from the 18th century. In 2010 the town council restored its surroundings, pedestrianising it after demolishing the health centre and the retirees' home that flanked it, replaced by the current social centre and day centre, completed in 2011.
Volcanic complex of the Cerro de los Santos
Nature
Volcanic complex of 84 hectares in the municipality of Porzuna, declared a Natural Monument by the Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha of 30 March 2001. It is formed by a single monogenetic volcano with a medium degree of erosion; its distinctiveness lies in its great dome-shaped relief rising above the surrounding plain, a notable example of the volcanism of the Campo de Calatrava.
Dancers of the Corpus Christi of Porzuna
Activity
A Baroque dance performed by twelve dancers with castanets and musical accompaniment during the Corpus in Porzuna. It was recognised as a festival of regional tourist interest in 2014 and declared an intangible Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 2017.
Nychos's mural on the Porzuna grain silo
Curiosity
The grain silo of Porzuna bears a large mural by the Austrian artist Nychos entitled The Pillar of Unified Love, which has turned this piece of farming infrastructure into a street-art draw.
Ethnographic and botanical museum of Porzuna
Monument
A municipal museum complex bringing together an ethnographic collection on traditional life in Los Montes and a botanical museum devoted to the flora of the comarca.
Festivities of San Pantaleón de Porzuna
Activity
Patron saint festivities of Porzuna in honour of San Pantaleón, whose feast day is celebrated on 27 July. The celebrations begin on the afternoon of the day before, the saint's eve, and continue until 31 July, with a procession, open-air dances and popular events for almost a week.
Bonfires of Santa Lucía in Porzuna
Activity
The residents of Porzuna light bonfires in the neighbourhoods on the feast of Santa Lucía, one of the most deeply rooted winter traditions in the municipality. According to the municipality's article, the date observed is 12 December.
The lawsuit of Villa Real over Fuente Porcuna
Historical milestone
Porzuna is documented around 1245 under the name Fuente Porcuna. In 1329 a royal ruling obliged Villa Real to return the territory to the Order of Calatrava, which held it until the commandery passed into seigneurial hands.
The independence of Porzuna
Historical milestone
A royal decree of Carlos III granted Porzuna in 1769 the status of a municipality with its own jurisdiction, detaching it from Malagón. Until then its residents depended on the seigneurial town for any judicial business.
Tojunto
Food and drink
Manchegan stew whose name sums up the method: rabbit or meat, vegetables, potato and spices all go into the pot together and with no prior frying. It is cooked over a low flame in Porzuna and in the rest of the comarca, often out in the fields.