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What to see and do in Casasimarro

What to see and do in Casasimarro (La Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 2 Curiosities

When to go to Casasimarro: festival calendar

August: Festivities of San Bartolomé de Casasimarro (Del 23 al 28 de agosto)

Towns near Casasimarro

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What to see and do in Casasimarro

Casasimarro
Village
Casasimarro is a municipality in the comarca of La Manchuela Conquense, in the province of Cuenca, with 3,177 inhabitants, situated at 751 metres above sea level and bordering Alarcón, El Picazo, Villanueva de la Jara, Quintanar del Rey and Villalgordo del Júcar. Devoted since the mid-18th century to the craft of guitar-making, a trade reflected in the silver guitar on the municipal coat of arms approved in 2005, it was founded around 1470 as the hamlet of Casa de los Simarro, dependent on the town of Villanueva de la Jara, and received the title of town from Philip IV in 1653. It celebrates its San Bartolomé festivities in August. It has been twinned since 2012 with the French town of Saint Aubin de Médoc and since 2025 with the Catalan town of Roda de Bará.
Casasimarro, cradle of the handmade guitar
Curiosity
Since the mid-18th century several generations of guitar makers have worked in Casasimarro, which came to account for a large share of Spanish guitar production. The municipal coat of arms approved in 2005 includes a silver guitar on a gules field.
Church of San Juan Evangelista de Casasimarro
Monument
The church of San Juan Evangelista in Casasimarro (Cuenca), a 16th-century three-nave parish church that presides over the town's old quarter, was substantially renovated in the mid-20th century. It preserves frescoes which, although unsigned, are attributed to the painter Felipe Navarro because of their stylistic similarity to documented works of his in Garaballa (1727) and Utiel (1728), placing these paintings in the first decades of the 18th century.
Hermitage of San Bartolomé de Casasimarro
Monument
A chapel dedicated to the patron saint of the town, around which the main August festival revolves.
The town charter of Casasimarro
Curiosity
Casasimarro came into being around 1470 as a hamlet dependent on Villanueva de la Jara and did not attain the status of villa until Felipe IV granted it the privilege in 1653.
Festivities of San Bartolomé de Casasimarro
Activity
Patron saint festival with floats, competitions, music, a communal caldereta stew and activities for all.