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What to see and do in Brazatortas

What to see and do in Brazatortas (Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 5 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Brazatortas: festival calendar

May: Festival of la Divina Pastora (last weekend of May)
September: Festivities of el Cristo de Orense (September 14)

How far each place is from the centre of Brazatortas

Lagoon of Retamar 4.5 km

Towns near Brazatortas

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What to see and do in Brazatortas

Brazatortas
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Valle de Alcudia, in the province of Ciudad Real, founded in 1575 and belonging to the Order of Calatrava, which controlled the valley from the time Alfonso VIII handed it over and Ferdinand IV confirmed the grant in 1309. Its district, framed by the ranges of la Graja and el Talaverano and crowned by the 1,267 metres of Peña Rodrigo, in Sierra Madrona, preserves the site of the Cruz de Mayo, with Copper Age remains and Roman fortifications that protected the entrance to the valley, where one of the largest assemblages of Roman projectiles found on the Peninsula was located.
Church of San Ildefonso
Monument
The Iglesia de San Ildefonso (Church of San Ildefonso), the main religious building of Brazatortas, is already described in the Diccionario de Madoz of 1846: at that time the village had 200 houses with no other building than this church, dedicated to San Ildefonso and attached to the parish of Puertollano until the municipality was established.
Archaeological Site of la Cruz de Mayo
Nature
An important site with Copper Age remains and Roman military fortifications that guarded the entrance to the Valle de Alcudia. One of the largest groups of Roman projectiles found in the peninsula was located here.
Peña Rodrigo
Nature
A summit of Sierra Madrona within the municipal district reaching 1,267 metres in height, one of the high points of the natural park.
Sierras of la Graja and el Talaverano
Nature
Quartzite ridges of 964 and 884 metres respectively that frame the municipal area, covered in Mediterranean scrubland and used as lookout points over the valley. The Sierra de la Graja rises in the northern sector of the municipality and is the most prominent range in that area, while the Sierra del Talaverano lies in the central sector, close to the valley of the río Ojailén, in a landscape of alternating ranges and valleys shaped unevenly over time.
Lagoon of Retamar
Nature
Wetland located in the valley of the río Ojailén, in the municipality of Brazatortas, within the Valle de Alcudia, where it serves as a refuge for waterfowl amid the dehesa (open pastureland with scattered oaks) and grassland typical of the area.
Reservoir of Carboneras
Nature
A sheet of water in the municipal district, in the area of the valleys of the rivers Ojailén, Valdeazogues, Tablillas, Montoro and Guadalmez.
A fortress at the gateway to the valley
Curiosity
The municipal district was home to a Roman fortification meant to control access to the Valle de Alcudia. The present-day town was founded in 1575 and belonged to the Order of Calatrava.
Festivities of el Cristo de Orense
Activity
Patronal festival of Brazatortas in honour of the Cristo de Orense, patron saint of the municipality, held on 14 September with a procession and popular festivities through the streets of the village.
Festival of la Divina Pastora
Activity
The feast of the Divina Pastora, patron saint of the Estación quarter of Brazatortas, is held on the last weekend of May and brings together the residents of this part of the municipality around her image.
The confirmation of the valley to Calatrava
Historical milestone
Alfonso VIII handed the Valle de Alcudia to the Order of Calatrava and Fernando IV confirmed the donation in 1309. Control of these winter pastures made the order a stock-raising power and drew the transhumant flocks every autumn.
Shepherd's migas
Food and drink
Stale bread cut fine, moistened and stirred at length in the pan with oil, garlic and paprika, accompanied by torreznos, chorizo and sometimes grapes. They were born as the breakfast of the transhumant shepherds who wintered in the Alcudia.