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What to see and do in La Pueblanueva

What to see and do in La Pueblanueva (La Jara, Toledo): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Curiosities

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What to see and do in La Pueblanueva

La Pueblanueva
Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Jara, in the province of Toledo, founded in 1496 to resettle the area after a first attempt had failed the previous year, whence its name; at the Roman site of La Mina a sarcophagus of the second and third centuries came to light in 1771, kept today in the National Archaeological Museum and considered one of the most important pieces of Hispanic Palaeochristian art, and its parish church is dedicated to Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación.
The Paleo-Christian Sarcophagus of La Pueblanueva
Curiosity
In 1771 a Roman sarcophagus of the 2nd and 3rd centuries was found in the municipal district, kept today in the National Archaeological Museum and considered one of the most important pieces of Spanish early Christian art.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación de La Pueblanueva
Monument
Parish church dedicated to the Incarnation, the town's main religious building.
Roman Site of La Mina
Nature
The Roman site of La Mina, in La Pueblanueva (La Jara, Toledo), is a late Roman mausoleum that functioned as a collective family pantheon, on the left bank of the Tajo, in the hamlet of Las Vegas de San Antonio. It is an octagonal building, with a central crypt of granite ashlar and stuccoed brick vaults, built in opus caementicium; it continued in use during the Visigothic, Islamic and medieval Christian periods. Found here was the famous Early Christian sarcophagus known as the Sarcófago de los Apóstoles, carved in marble in the time of the emperor Theodosius and now in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, evidence of a wealthy villa in the Tajo valley. It has been known since 1871 and was excavated in the mid-20th century by the Instituto Arqueológico Alemán de Madrid.
The Founding of La Pueblanueva in 1496
Curiosity
The present settlement was founded in 1496 to resettle the area, after a first attempt made the previous year had failed. Its very name alludes to that status as a new settlement.