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What to see and do in Pepino

What to see and do in Pepino (Sierra de San Vicente, Toledo): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities

When to go to Pepino: festival calendar

February: Festivities of San Blas de Pepino (3 y 4 de febrero)

Towns near Pepino

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What to see and do in Pepino

Pepino
Village
Pepino is a municipality in the Sierra de San Vicente comarca, in the province of Toledo, with 3,421 inhabitants (INE 2025), located at an altitude of 454 m and 8 km from Talavera de la Reina, whose lordship it was once part of, under the archbishops of Toledo. Legend attributes its name to an old farmer, Alonso Pepino; it was previously called Aldeanueva de Talavera. Its main place of devotion is the hermitage of the Cristo de Medinaceli, joined, in the Gran Chaparral area, by a statue of the Sagrado Corazón about five metres tall, visible from much of the surrounding area. In winter it celebrates the feasts of San Blas, with a procession and the distribution of aniseed rolls and traditional sweets.
Hermitage of el Cristo de Medinaceli de Pepino
Monument
Hermitage dedicated to the Cristo de Medinaceli, one of the municipality's main places of devotion.
Monument to the Sacred Heart of Gran Chaparral
Monument
Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus some five metres high raised at the site of El Gran Chaparral, visible from much of the surrounding area.
Festivities of San Blas de Pepino
Activity
Winter celebration in honour of Saint Blaise that lasts several days around 3 February. On the eve, Candlemas Day, the Virgin is taken in procession and a traditional structure is burned amid neighbourhood gatherings. On the 3rd the saint's image is adorned with grapes, laurel branches and oranges, and the typical roscas of San Blas are sold. The following day, known as San Blasillo, aniseed sweets are handed out at the houses of the village. Each year the image passes from the outgoing mayordomos to the incoming ones, who collect it and return it to the parish church.