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What to see and do in Cebolla

What to see and do in Cebolla (Torrijos, 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 Cebolla: festival calendar

September: The Flag Dance of Cebolla (7 al 10 de septiembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Cebolla

Hermitage of San Illán 2.3 km
Castle of Villalba 5 km

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What to see and do in Cebolla

Cebolla
Village
Cebolla is a municipality in the Torrijos comarca, in Toledo, between two hills on the banks of the Tagus, which runs about 3 km to the south, with 3,270 inhabitants (INE 2025). Its name, documented as Zebolla in texts after the 14th century, could derive from the Arabic yevayla (little hill) or the Latin caepulla; it was formerly called Las Casas de Cebolla. The first document mentioning it, from 1184, describes an alquería made up of La Aldehuela, Villalba, Sanchón and Las Casas de Cebolla, and in 1477 it obtained the title of town. On its territory stands the castle of Villalba, one of the most distinctive defensive complexes on the banks of the Tagus. It preserves the hermitage of San Illán, with the 18th-century image of the Virgen de la Antigua, local patroness, and the Baile de la Bandera, a dance from its festivities.
Castle of Villalba
Monument
Villalba castle is a fortress, today completely in ruins, located in the municipal area of Cebolla, on the banks of the Tagus (Toledo), one of the most distinctive defensive complexes in the area. Its oldest surviving parts date from the 11th and 12th centuries; it may have been built on a Roman fortress and was refurbished during the era of the Caliphate of Córdoba, with major reforms after its conquest by the Order of the Temple. It occupies the top of a hill overlooking the Tagus valley, next to a crossroads and close to the old Roman road of Antoninus Pius, which explains its strategic value. It later passed into private hands and belonged to various noble families; today it is owned by the counts of Deleytosa.
Hermitage of San Illán
Monument
Hermitage of the Virgen de la Antigua and San Illán, three kilometers from Cebolla (Toledo), which holds the 18th-century image of the Virgen de la Antigua, patron saint of the town. The building dates from the 16th century and also houses a 17th-century wooden carving of San Illán, a legendary 12th-century farmer and healer whom tradition holds to be the son of San Isidro Labrador and Santa María de la Cabeza, although there is no documentary evidence of him before the 17th century and he was never canonized. He is invoked against rabies and is venerated locally on May 16. On the third Sunday of September, the people of Cebolla make a pilgrimage to the hermitage, which preserves ex-votos, ceramics and engravings documenting healings attributed to the saint.
The Flag Dance of Cebolla
Activity
Traditional dance of Cebolla in which a flag is waved during the patronal festivities, one of the town's identifying features. It is a festival recently rescued after having fallen into oblivion, which in the past was performed to the sound of the dulzaina and the tabor.