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What to see and do in Caleruela

What to see and do in Caleruela (La Campana de Oropesa, Toledo): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Caleruela: festival calendar

May: Patron saint festivities of Caleruela (6 y 7 de mayo)

Towns near Caleruela

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What to see and do in Caleruela

Caleruela
Village
Caleruela is a municipality in the comarca of La Campana de Oropesa, within the Campo Arañuelo, in the province of Toledo, founded in 1566 as a council of the estate of Oropesa, on a plain bordering the municipal areas of Herreruela de Oropesa, Torrico, Valdeverdeja and La Calzada de Oropesa. It now has 203 inhabitants (INE 2025). Its main monument is the parish church of San Juan Evangelista, a 16th-century Plateresque temple that serves as a landmark for its small cluster of houses, in whose honour the village festivities are held on 6 and 7 May.
Church of San Juan Evangelista
Monument
A 16th-century church in Plateresque style, the principal monument of Caleruela and the landmark of its small cluster of houses.
Caleruela, founded in 1566
Curiosity
The settlement was founded in 1566 on the plain of the Campana de Oropesa. In the mid-19th century it had barely 194 inhabitants, according to Pascual Madoz's geographical dictionary.
Patron saint festivities of Caleruela
Activity
Major celebrations of Caleruela, with religious rites and popular festivities. They are held on 6 and 7 May in honour of San Juan Evangelista, patron saint of the municipality, which also has Santa Rosa as patroness.