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What to see and do in Valdenuño Fernández

What to see and do in Valdenuño Fernández (La Campiña, Guadalajara): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities

When to go to Valdenuño Fernández: festival calendar

January: The Botarga of the Niño Perdido (Domingo siguiente al 6 de enero)

Towns near Valdenuño Fernández

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What to see and do in Valdenuño Fernández

Valdenuño Fernández
Village
Valdenuño Fernández is a municipality of the La Campiña comarca, in the province of Guadalajara, with 359 inhabitants, settled in a hollow crossed by the Las Veguillas stream and presided over by the parish church of San Bernabé. Its best-known festival, the Botarga del Niño Perdido, one of the most important masquerades in the province, is documented since 1721 through an account book and is declared of Regional Tourist Interest; it is celebrated on the Sunday following Epiphany, 6 January, at a time when the population grew from 212 inhabitants in the mid-19th century to the current 359.
The Botarga of the Niño Perdido
Activity
La Botarga del Niño Perdido is one of the most important festivities of Valdenuño Fernández (La Campiña, Guadalajara) and of the whole province. Also known as the Festividad del Niño Perdido, it is held on the Sunday following Epiphany, 6 January, and documentary record of it exists since 1721 through an account book. It is declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Regional (a regional tourist-interest festival designation) by the Diputación de Guadalajara.
Church of San Bernabé de Valdenuño Fernández
Monument
Parish church of San Bernabé, which presides over this village of Valdenuño Fernández, set in a shallow valley run through by the stream of Las Veguillas. In the mid-19th century, Madoz's Dictionary described it as a parish church of the 'entrada' (entry-level) category, served then by a priest and a sexton.