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What to see and do in Torrejoncillo del Rey

What to see and do in Torrejoncillo del Rey (La Alcarria Conquense, Cuenca): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Nature · 2 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Torrejoncillo del Rey

Torrejoncillo del Rey
Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Alcarria Conquense, in the province of Cuenca, emancipated from Huete in 1537 by royal privilege and made up of five hamlets, Horcajada de la Torre, Naharros, Villar del Águila, Villar del Horno and Villarejo-Sobrehuerta, spread over more than two hundred square kilometres. In its district is the Cueva de la Mora Encantada, exceptionally well-preserved Roman mines of lapis specularis connected by road with the Roman city of Segóbriga; from here came the conquistador Alonso de Ojeda and the captain Julián Romero de Ibarrola.
Cave of la Mora Encantada
Nature
Exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman lapis specularis mines, connected by a paved road to the Roman city of Segóbriga. This translucent mineral was used to make windows before glass became widespread, and Pliny the Elder already recorded the specular stone extracted in Hispania. It is considered one of the best-preserved Roman lapis specularis mines in the world, and work is currently underway to open it to visitors.
The independence from Huete in 1537
Curiosity
Torrejoncillo del Rey broke away from Huete in 1537 by royal privilege. The conquistador Alonso de Ojeda and the captain Julián Romero de Ibarrola came from here.
The five hamlets of Torrejoncillo
Curiosity
The municipality brings together five settlements: Horcajada de la Torre, Naharros, Villar del Águila, Villar del Horno and Villarejo-Sobrehuerta, spread over more than two hundred square kilometres.