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Hermitage of la Virgen del Pinar

Cañaveras, La Alcarria Conquense, Cuenca

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Hermitage of la Virgen del Pinar

Monument · Cañaveras, La Alcarria Conquense, Cuenca

The Virgen del Pinar hermitage crowns the mountain of the same name, at 950 metres of altitude and surrounded by pine forests, in Cañaveras. The original construction, single-naved with a beautiful dome, dates from the 16th century; rooms for the hermit and for the lodging of pilgrims were added later. According to tradition, the apparition of the Virgen took place in the year 1200. She is the patroness of the town and is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, with a nine-day novena, processions carrying the image on a litter, and communal meals. On the last Sunday of May the romería (pilgrimage) is held: in the past the Virgen was carried up on donkeys or mules, or on foot, and people ate in the pine forest.

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