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What to see and do in Belinchón

What to see and do in Belinchón (La Mancha Conquense, Cuenca): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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What to see and do in Belinchón

Belinchón
Village
Belinchón is a municipality in the La Mancha Conquense district, in the province of Cuenca, with 453 inhabitants according to the 2025 INE, compared with 1,590 in the mid-19th century. Its economy was marked for centuries by the exploitation of salt springs: Madoz's dictionary described saltworks capable of producing sixty thousand fanegas of quality salt a year. It preserves the parish church of San Miguel Arcángel, from the 16th century and late Gothic in style, declared a national historic-artistic monument in 1972, as well as the town hall, a former palace of the García-Álvarez family, and the Casa Salazar. In 2012 it was one of the villages chosen by the Aquarius drinks brand for its campaign on rural depopulation.
The salt works of Belinchón
Historical milestone
Madoz's dictionary (1845-1850) describes salt works capable of producing sixty thousand fanegas of quality salt a year. The working of these salt springs marked the municipality's economy for centuries.