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What to see and do in Pelahustán

What to see and do in Pelahustán (Sierra de San Vicente, Toledo): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Activities

When to go to Pelahustán: festival calendar

April: Fair of ganado de Pelahustán (April 29)
November: San Andrés Bonfires of Pelahustán (November 30)

How far each place is from the centre of Pelahustán

The Justice Pillar of Pelahustán 100 m

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What to see and do in Pelahustán

Pelahustán
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra de San Vicente, in the province of Toledo, whose granite pillory, erected in 1635, commemorates the town's jurisdictional independence from Escalona; it preserves the church of San Andrés, of the late Gothic of the sixteenth century and with two entrances known as the north-wind door and the sun door, and the chapel of el Rosario, with its origin in the thirteenth century, and it keeps up one of the few traditional livestock fairs in the province and the bonfires of San Andrés.
The Justice Pillar of Pelahustán
Monument
Monument carved in granite in Late Gothic style, unveiled on 18 May 1635 when Pelahustán obtained the privilege of town status and separated from Escalona. Its shaft is circular, made up of several pieces, and ends in an acorn-shaped point above four corbels set at its base. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), it is regarded as a symbol of the jurisdictional freedom that the town achieved from its former lordship.
Hermitage of el Rosario de Pelahustán
Monument
The Ermita del Rosario, in Pelahustán, in the Toledo Sierra de San Vicente, is a small square-plan building dating back to the 13th century, protected by a porch over the entrance. Next to it stands a potro de herrar, an old wooden device used to immobilise livestock during shoeing, which forms part of the village's traditional surroundings.
Church of San Andrés de Pelahustán
Monument
The church of San Andrés in Pelahustán, in the Sierra de San Vicente district (Toledo), is a Late Gothic church from the 16th century built of ashlar stone, with two entrances popularly known as the Puerta del Cierzo and the Puerta del Sol. The building shows two distinct construction phases, the older of which is linked to the tower. It has undergone various alterations that have diminished the monumental character of the original ensemble.
Fair of ganado de Pelahustán
Activity
Livestock fair held on 29 April in Pelahustán, one of the few of its kind still held in the province of Toledo. It brings together livestock farmers and villagers for a day in which, besides the buying and selling of animals, a popular stew is prepared for those attending, around which much of the festivity is centred.
San Andrés Bonfires of Pelahustán
Activity
Patronal festival of Pelahustán held on 30 November, the feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle, with the lighting of bonfires in the streets. Historically, young men took part wearing cowbells, a custom related to the moharraches, an old winter masquerade whose memory survives today in the cencerradas and the bonfire jumps.