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What to see and do in Villanueva de San Carlos

What to see and do in Villanueva de San Carlos (Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Villanueva de San Carlos: festival calendar

February: Festival of la Virgen de las Candelas (first weekend of February)
October: Festival of la Virgen del Rosario (October)

Towns near Villanueva de San Carlos

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What to see and do in Villanueva de San Carlos

Villanueva de San Carlos
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra Morena, in the province of Ciudad Real, whose origin lies in the hamlet of Belvís, where there was already a population under Muslim rule in 1184 under the name of Borgafemel. It preserves the Caserón de los Calatravos, a two-storey mansion in Toledan bond with several adjoining courtyards, the church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, of a single nave and with abundant Baroque elements, and that of San Antonio, raised with rubble of volcanic stone and brick, a building practice characteristic of the volcanic zone of the Campo de Calatrava; in the La Solana area a Bronze Age necropolis has been documented.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Monument
A small parish church with a single nave under a flat ceiling, which preserves numerous decorative elements of Baroque origin despite its later alterations.
Church of San Antonio
Monument
The church of San Antonio de Padua, in Villanueva de San Carlos (Ciudad Real), is a single-nave church with walls of volcanic stone and brick masonry, a construction method characteristic of the volcanic zone of the Campo de Calatrava. According to the dictionary of Pascual Madoz, in the mid-19th century the building was an annex of the parish of Calzada de Calatrava and was served by a lieutenant; it had been built in 1832 by the architect José Solís, at the expense of the Marquis of Santa Cruz, commander of the Obrería.
Manor House of the Calatravos
Monument
A two-storey mansion built in aparejo toledano, with a gabled roof and wooden floor structures. It has several adjoining courtyards around which the rooms are laid out.
Necropolis of La Solana
Nature
An archaeological site where a group of Bronze Age burials has been documented, evidence of prehistoric settlement in the municipal district.
Belvís, the origin of the municipality
Curiosity
The outlying village of Belvís preserves the origin of the municipality: under Muslim rule there was already a settlement there in 1184, under the name Borgafemel, which later became Belvís.
The village called El Pardillo
Curiosity
In Villanueva de San Carlos (Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real), residents of the surrounding area still call it El Pardillo, the name of the old dehesa on which the town was settled. As early as the mid-19th century, the Diccionario de Madoz recorded that the town was commonly called this because it had been founded on a quinto or estate of that name, then the property of don Francisco de las Barcenas.
Festival of la Virgen de las Candelas
Activity
The feast of the Virgen de las Candelas is celebrated on the first weekend of February in the hamlets of La Alameda and Belvís, within the municipality of Villanueva de San Carlos, which mark it together.
Festival of la Virgen del Rosario
Activity
Autumn patron saint festival of Villanueva de San Carlos (Ciudad Real) dedicated to the Virgen del Rosario, a Marian title whose liturgical feast day, instituted by Pope Saint Pius V, is celebrated on 7 October in memory of the Christian victory at the Battle of Lepanto, attributed to her intercession; his successor Gregory XIII gave the commemoration the name Nuestra Señora del Rosario. In Villanueva de San Carlos this October celebration is added to the patron saint festivities of San Isidro Labrador in May and the summer festivities of August, and is accompanied by a procession and popular events.
Mountain migas
Food and drink
Day-old bread, cut fine and worked in the pan with oil, garlic and paprika until it loosens and fluffs up. They are served with torreznos, chorizo or sardines and are the field food par excellence in the towns of Sierra Morena.