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What to see and do in Noblejas

What to see and do in Noblejas (Mesa de Ocaña, Toledo): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Noblejas: festival calendar

May: Festivities of el Santísimo Cristo de las Injurias (May 3)
July: Festivities of la Magdalena de Noblejas (July 22)

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What to see and do in Noblejas

Noblejas
Village
Noblejas is a municipality in the comarca of Mesa de Ocaña, in the province of Toledo, set on a slope next to the valley of the Tagus, which runs to the north forming the border with Colmenar de Oreja. Already documented in 1139 within the jurisdiction of the castle of Oreja, in 1214 Toledo ceded the tithes of the place to the Order of Santiago, and in 1689, after the creation of the county of Noblejas, Francisco Antonio de Herrera de la Concha built his palace on the town's square. Its main religious monument is the church of Santiago Apóstol, from the 17th century, between the Herrerian and Neoclassical styles, and with more than twenty active wineries it concentrates one of the highest densities of producers in the comarca within the La Mancha designation of origin. It has 3,998 inhabitants (INE 2025).
Church of Santiago Apóstol de Noblejas
Monument
A 17th-century parish church combining Herrerian and neoclassical styles, the town's principal religious monument.
Hermitage of Santa María Magdalena
Monument
The Ermita de Santa María Magdalena, dating from the 18th century and built in Baroque style, has a rectangular plan with a polygonal apse and a three-tier tower, the first two tiers in rubblework and ashlar and the last in brick and ashlar. It is dedicated to the co-patroness of Noblejas, whose feast day is celebrated on 22 July together with that of the patron, the Santísimo Cristo de las Injurias, making it the centre of the celebrations linked to that date in the municipality.
Noblejas and Oreja Castle
Curiosity
A document of 1139 already mentions Noblejas within the jurisdiction of Aurelia. The town grew in importance after the conquest of the castle of Oreja by Alfonso VII, and by 1214 the Order of Santiago was collecting its tithes.
Festivities of el Santísimo Cristo de las Injurias
Activity
The festival of the Santísimo Cristo de las Injurias is held in Noblejas, in the Toledo district of Mesa de Ocaña, every 3 May, in honour of the town's patron. It is one of the central moments of the local festive calendar, with religious and popular events that bring the town together around the image of the Christ.
Festivities of la Magdalena de Noblejas
Activity
Festival in honour of Santa María Magdalena, co-patroness of Noblejas, a town in the district of Mesa de Ocaña, in Toledo, with religious ceremonies and popular festivities. It is held on 22 July, the saint's feast day, a notable date in the municipality's festive calendar.
Noblejas upon the hill
Historical milestone
The name is documented around 1139 in deeds relating to the district of the castle of Oreja. It has been proposed that it comes from the place name Nobles or from a Celtiberian root with the sense of above the hill, which describes its site well.
Noblejas, capital of wine
Food and drink
With more than twenty active wineries, Noblejas is considered the village with the highest density of winemakers in the comarca within the La Mancha denominación de origen. State-of-the-art tanks coexist in the village with aging caves dug beneath the houses.