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What to see and do in Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera

What to see and do in Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera (Montes de Toledo, Toledo): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera: festival calendar

December: Luminarias (bonfires) of Santa Lucía (December 12)

How far each place is from the centre of Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera

Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Águila 850 m

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What to see and do in Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera

Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera
Village
Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera is a municipality in the comarca of Montes de Toledo, formed in the 15th century by the union of the hamlet of Las Ventillas, a small settlement of merchants, with the older settlement of Peña Aguilera, holding a charter of privilege from 1423 granted by John II. From its quarries came, in 1576, a good part of the stone used in the cathedral and the Alcázar of Toledo. It maintains a renowned tradition of leather and leatherwork craftsmanship, with shops frequented by people from the bullfighting world, and preserves the flour mill of El Lirio, from the 15th century, back in operation since 2018. In its 16th-century hermitage the Virgen del Águila is venerated, a carving barely 7 cm tall, the second-smallest in Spain. It has 1090 inhabitants (INE 2025).
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Águila
Monument
The hermitage of Our Lady of the Eagle, patron saint of Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera (Montes de Toledo), dates from the 15th century and houses a carving of the Virgin barely 7 centimetres tall, considered the second-smallest Marian image in Spain. Next to the hermitage, on the Cerro Lirio hill, stands a mill. The feast day is celebrated on Easter Monday and Tuesday, and traditionally the festival in her honour is held from 23 to 27 September.
El Lirio Mill
Monument
The El Lirio mill stands on the hill of the same name, next to the hermitage of Our Lady of the Eagle. It was out of use from 1917 until its restoration in 2018, when it was renovated with parts as close as possible to the originals of the 15th-century flour mill. It can be visited today, and milling festivals are held around it each year.
Tower of los Moros de Las Ventas
Monument
Defensive tower of medieval origin in the municipal district, a vestige of the system that watched over the passes into the Montes de Toledo.
The leatherwork of Las Ventas
Curiosity
The municipality keeps up a well-known craft tradition of leather and fine leather goods, with workshops whose products are especially prized in the bullfighting world.
Luminarias (bonfires) of Santa Lucía
Activity
The Luminarias de Santa Lucía are lit on the night of 12 December, the eve of the feast day, when bonfires and lights are set alight throughout the streets of Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera. It is one of the most distinctive celebrations in the town's winter calendar, bringing residents together around the fire on a deep winter night.
The stone of the cathedral and the Alcázar
Historical milestone
In 1576 a good part of the stone used in the works of the cathedral and of the Alcázar of Toledo was quarried from this district. Stonemasonry remained, alongside the tanning of hides, one of the trades that sustained the town.
The union of Las Ventillas and Peña Aguilera
Historical milestone
The municipality was formed in the fifteenth century when the hamlet of Las Ventillas, born beside the road, joined with the older centre of Peña Aguilera. The town received a charter of privilege in 1423 and from there comes its compound name.
The venison caldereta
Food and drink
Stew of venison with wine, onion and pepper, cooked slowly until the meat falls apart. The town's inns serve it throughout the hunting season and they are a provincial benchmark in venison and wild boar cooking.
The Rice Pudding Festival
Activity
The town devotes a day to cooking rice pudding in large cauldrons and handing it out among residents and visitors. It is the municipality's own gastronomic festival and contrasts with the game cooking that made it known.