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What to see and do in Hontecillas

What to see and do in Hontecillas (La Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities

When to go to Hontecillas: festival calendar

August: Festivities of la Virgen del Romeral (Del 13 al 15 de agosto)

Towns near Hontecillas

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What to see and do in Hontecillas

Hontecillas
Village
Hontecillas is a municipality in La Manchuela Conquense, in the province of Cuenca, situated on the left bank of the Júcar and on the shores of the Alarcón reservoir, with 54 inhabitants (INE 2025), 4 km from Buenache de Alarcón and 10 from Valverde de Júcar. It preserves at the entrance to the village a jurisdictional pillory placed in 1426 by order of John II of Castile, and its parish church, in Romanesque style, is dedicated to Nuestra Señora del Romeral, the local patroness, celebrated on 15 August. In the park popularly known as the Lavadero, after the old washhouse where women went to wash clothes, a fountain of Roman workmanship was discovered in 2011 during excavations.
Church of Nuestra Señora del Romeral
Monument
The parish church of Our Lady of Romeral, in Hontecillas (the Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca), is a Romanesque-style church dedicated to its patroness, the Virgin of Romeral. As early as the 19th century, Pascual Madoz's Dictionary described it as a parish served by a first-rank priest and a sacristan. The village's big day is 15 August, when a procession is held in honour of the Virgin of Romeral, and the church preserves a painting of the Virgin.
Pillory of Hontecillas
Monument
The jurisdictional pillory of Hontecillas, in the Manchuela Conquense, is a stone pillar erected in 1426 by order of King John II of Castile. It stands to the right of the entrance to the town, beside the road, and is one of the elements that recalls the town's former independent jurisdiction.
Park of el Lavadero de Hontecillas
Nature
The Washhouse Park, in Hontecillas, in the Manchuela Conquense, takes its name from the old washhouse where the village women used to go to wash clothes in times past. Excavations carried out in 2011 brought to light, within the park itself, a Roman-style fountain that can be seen today next to the washhouse.
Festivities of la Virgen del Romeral
Activity
The Festival of the Virgin of Romeral in Hontecillas (the Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca) has its big day on 15 August, with the procession in honour of the patroness. The verbenas (open-air dances) start on 13 or 14 August depending on the year, and the traditional calderetas (stew) contest is held on the 16th or 17th, closing the festive programme.