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What to see and do in La Iglesuela del Tiétar

What to see and do in La Iglesuela del Tiétar (Sierra de San Vicente, Toledo): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to La Iglesuela del Tiétar: festival calendar

May: Pilgrimage of la Virgen de la Fuensanta (May 1)

How far each place is from the centre of La Iglesuela del Tiétar

Church of Santa María de la Oliva 200 m

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What to see and do in La Iglesuela del Tiétar

La Iglesuela del Tiétar
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra de San Vicente, in the province of Toledo, first mentioned in 1276, separated from La Adrada in 1393 and with municipal jurisdiction of its own since 1641, although it continued to belong to the province of Ávila until the territorial reform of 1833; it preserves remains of bridges and wells of Roman date in the Tiétar valley, opens its festive calendar with the pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Fuensanta and added the tag del Tiétar to its name in 2018, after a local referendum.
Church of Santa María de la Oliva
Monument
Church of Santa María de la Oliva, a 16th-century parish church in La Iglesuela del Tiétar (Toledo, Sierra de San Vicente), dedicated to the Virgen de la Oliva, patron saint of the town. Storks nest on its tower and rooftops, a familiar sight in the village's skyline.
Roman Bridges over the Tiétar
Monument
Remains of bridges and wells from Roman times in the municipal area, testimony to the ancient settlement of the Tiétar valley. Two Roman bridges survive: one on the road to Sartajada, over the Garganta de Torinas, and another on the road to Casavieja, over the Tiétar river itself. In addition there are four well-preserved Roman wells in the town centre and five more in the municipal area, along with several dolmens that confirm human presence in the area since Roman times.
From La Iglesuela to La Iglesuela del Tiétar
Curiosity
La Iglesuela del Tiétar, in the Sierra de San Vicente (Toledo), owes its name to a small early church built where the village church stands today. It was previously called La Eglesuela de Guaryerva until 1276, when King Alfonso X granted these lands to Velasco Velázquez de Ávila, who renamed it Florida for its abundant vegetation; over time the name reverted to a diminutive of the old one. In September 2015 the town council proposed adding the suffix "del Tiétar" for tourism and geographic-identification purposes. The local referendum, held in August 2016, gave 80.44% of votes in favour of the change against 19.56% who preferred to keep the name; the change received official approval on 24 April 2018.
Pilgrimage of la Virgen de la Fuensanta
Activity
The pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Fuensanta opens the spring festival calendar in La Iglesuela del Tiétar, in the Toledo Sierra de San Vicente, with a procession to the ermita de la Fuensanta every 1 May. The hermitage, dedicated to this Marian devotion, is well preserved. Already in the 19th century, Pascual Madoz's geographical dictionary recorded two hermitages on the outskirts of the village, that of the Virgen de la Fuensanta and that of the Cristo de la Sangre, confirming the antiquity of this local devotion.
The grant of Alfonso X
Historical milestone
The first written mention of the place is from 1276, when Alfonso X handed these lands to Velasco Velázquez de Ávila. The hamlet was also called Florida for the abundance of vegetation before returning to the diminutive of its old church.
From La Adrada to its own town
Historical milestone
La Iglesuela separated from La Adrada as an independent centre in 1393 and obtained its own municipal jurisdiction in 1641, under Felipe IV. It continued to belong to the province of Ávila until the territorial reform of 1833.
The cochifrito of La Iglesuela
Food and drink
Pork or lamb meat fried in its fat and finished off with garlic, paprika and a splash of vinegar. The cochifrito of La Iglesuela is famous beyond the valley and is served at the festivities and in the town's taverns throughout the winter.