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What to see and do in Castilblanco

What to see and do in Castilblanco (Cijara, Badajoz): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Castilblanco: festival calendar

May: Los Ranchos, fiesta de San Matías (first weekend of May)
August: Fiestas de San Cristóbal de Castilblanco (primer lunes de agosto)

How far each place is from the centre of Castilblanco

Iglesia de San Cristóbal y Castro del Cerro de la Barca (Castilblanco) 3.1 km

Towns near Castilblanco

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What to see and do in Castilblanco

Castilblanco
Village
Municipality of 820 inhabitants (2025) at 501 m altitude. It received its charter of villa from King Carlos I in January 1556, becoming independent from Talavera de la Reina after paying 1,434,800 maravedís. The pre-Roman hillfort of Cerro de la Barca, from the 7th-6th centuries BC, attests to much earlier settlement.
Sucesos de Castilblanco (1931)
Historical milestone
On December 31, 1931, during a demonstration of day laborers called by the Federación Nacional de Trabajadores de la Tierra, a clash with the Guardia Civil ended with the deaths of four guards and one demonstrator, an episode that historian Paul Preston frames within the repression of peaceful protests after months of labor unemployment.
Iglesia de San Cristóbal y Castro del Cerro de la Barca (Castilblanco)
Monument
The 15th-century Mudejar-style church of San Cristóbal incorporates towers from an earlier Templar fortress. The 16th-century hermitage of San Matías has a porch for pilgrims.
Carta de villazgo de Castilblanco (1556)
Historical milestone
King Charles I granted Castilblanco the title of villa in 1556, after the townspeople paid 1,434,800 maravedís. In June 1554 the population was 296 households, about 1,300 people.
Castilblanco, donación al monasterio de El Escorial
Historical milestone
Around 1608, Philip II donated Castilblanco to the monastery of El Escorial, under whose jurisdiction it remained until the territorial reforms of the 19th century.
Queso de Castilblanco
Food and drink
Soft, pressed goat's cheese, traditionally made in Castilblanco; the 19th-century cookbook El Practicón, by Ángel Muro, listed it among the best cheeses in Spain.
Fiestas de San Cristóbal de Castilblanco
Activity
Patron saint festivities of Castilblanco in honor of San Cristóbal, with bullfighting events and traditional cuisine competitions.
Los Ranchos, fiesta de San Matías
Activity
Festival of Castilblanco in honor of San Matías, with religious acts and community gatherings at the hermitage of San Matías.