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What to see and do in Villaseca de la Sagra

What to see and do in Villaseca de la Sagra (La Sagra, Toledo): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Activities · 3 Curiosities

When to go to Villaseca de la Sagra: festival calendar

September: Festivities of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias (Del 4 al 10 de septiembre)

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What to see and do in Villaseca de la Sagra

Villaseca de la Sagra
Village
Villaseca de la Sagra is a municipality in the comarca of La Sagra, in the province of Toledo, with 1910 inhabitants (INE 2025). Its name comes from Villa d'Aceca, from the Arabic as-Sikka, 'the road': it was settled by people from the old Aceca, away from the unhealthy Tagus, after the conquest of Toledo in 1085. In the late 15th century it was a town of the Silva y Ribera family. In 1521, during the War of the Comunidades, the troops of Bishop Acuña burned much of the houses and the feudal palace; it was rebuilt with materials from the house of Captain Juan de Padilla. Today the palace of the Marquises of Montemayor is preserved, with a courtyard of twelve Renaissance columns, the church of Santa Leocadia, from the late 15th century, and the hermitage of las Angustias, from the 16th century; its bull runs have earned it the nickname of the Toledan Pamplona.
Church of Santa Leocadia
Monument
Church built between the end of the 15th century and the 16th and rebuilt after being laid waste by the comunero forces in 1521. Its square brick tower and the elliptical dome over the transept stand out.
Palace of los Marqueses de Montemayor
Monument
Palace rebuilt after the War of the Comunidades, with a rectangular courtyard of twelve Renaissance columns. It was reconstructed with materials from the demolished house of Juan de Padilla in Toledo.
Hospital of San Bernardo
Monument
The Hospital de San Bernardo stands in Villaseca de la Sagra (Toledo) by order of Bernardo García y San Pedro, a native of the town and nephew and executor of Blas García, secretary to King Philip IV, to house a set number of poor people from the village. The 17th-century building has a rectangular floor plan over two stories and a porticoed courtyard with Doric-Tuscan columns on curved bases, as well as an octagonal chapel that served as the burial place of its founders. Another chapel was added, dedicated to Nuestra Señora de los Peligros, blessed and consecrated on 29 September 1669. In the 1980s it housed the boys' and girls' schools and the medical clinic, and today it is home to the San Bernardo Cultural Center.
Hermitage of las Angustias de Villaseca
Monument
Hermitage built in the 16th century under the dedication of the Vera Cruz and altered later on. It guards the image of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias, patron saint of the municipality.
Festivities of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias
Activity
Patronal festivities with open-air dances, novilladas and traditional encierros that have given the town its bullfighting fame, celebrated from 4 to 10 September in honor of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias. Its bullfighting feria, with picked novilladas and encierros, has earned Villaseca de la Sagra the nickname Pamplona toledana. The festivities coincide with the Certamen Alfarero de Oro, one of the best known at regional and national level, which draws thousands of visitors every year. In 1959 the town named the Virgin honorary mayor of the town, an honorific title that reflects the importance of this celebration in local life.
The Toledo Pamplona
Curiosity
Villaseca de la Sagra is known as the Pamplona of Toledo because of the importance of its bull runs and its role in promoting novice bullfighters during the September festival.
Juan Pascual de Mena, sculptor from Villaseca
Curiosity
An 18th-century sculptor born in Villaseca de la Sagra, author of the image of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes kept in the parish church.
The punishment of Carlos I on Villaseca
Curiosity
In 1521 the troops of Bishop Acuña burned the town and destroyed the manorial palace. Charles I ordered it to be rebuilt with the materials from the demolished house of Juan de Padilla, as an exemplary punishment of the comuneros.