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What to see and do in La Pesquera

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

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to La Pesquera: festival calendar

May: Pilgrimage of la Virgen de la Cueva Santa (May 1)
August: Festivities of San Roque de La Pesquera (August 16)

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What to see and do in La Pesquera

La Pesquera
Village
La Pesquera is a municipality in the comarca of La Manchuela Conquense, in the province of Cuenca, with 228 inhabitants (INE 2025) over 72.22 km², situated at the eastern end of the comarca, next to the Contreras reservoir, with which it borders Villargordo del Cabriel (Valencia) to the southeast. Its main historic building is the parish church of the Purificación de María, and every 1 May it holds a pilgrimage that carries the Virgen de la Cueva Santa from the village to a recreational area next to the reservoir, while on 16 August, the feast of Saint Roch, the patronal festival is celebrated with a procession and the auction of the litter. Basiliso Serrano Valero (1908-1955), an anti-Franco guerrilla leader known as the Manco de La Pesquera, was born here.
Church of la Purificación de María
Monument
The parish church of La Pesquera, the main historic building of this small town at the eastern end of the comarca.
Pilgrimage of la Virgen de la Cueva Santa
Activity
Pilgrimage that every 1 May carries the Virgen de la Cueva Santa from the village to the vicinity of the Contreras reservoir, where an area of hillside has been set up for recreational use with a covered humilladero. The evening before, on 30 April, the mayos are sung, a cheerful song whose verses praise the Virgen, which precedes the following day's pilgrimage.
Festivities of San Roque de La Pesquera
Activity
Patronal festivities in honour of San Roque, patron saint of the municipality, held on 16 August with the procession of the saint together with the Virgen de la Cueva and, at the end, the traditional auctions of the saints' carrying platforms and other objects. The festivity lasts a week, with children's games, regional dances, cycling or football competitions by day and dances with an orchestra by night.
Basiliso Serrano, the Manco of La Pesquera
Curiosity
Basiliso Serrano Valero (1908-1955), a native of the town, was one of the best-known anti-Franco guerrilla leaders in the Levante, nicknamed el Manco de La Pesquera.