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What to see and do in Cilleros

What to see and do in Cilleros (Sierra de Gata, Cáceres): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Activities

When to go to Cilleros: festival calendar

February: Romería de la Virgen de Navelonga (domingo después de Pascua; 3 de febrero) · Fiesta de San Blas de Cilleros (February 3)

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What to see and do in Cilleros

Cilleros, villa de Sierra de Gata desde 1306
Village
1,547 inhabitants (INE 2025), 481 m in altitude, 208.2 km². The name comes from the Latin cella ("granary"). Alfonso IX of León granted it a charter as a village of Salvaleón in 1227; it received the title of villa on 20 October 1306.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Apóstoles
Monument
Parish church from the 16th-18th centuries preserving a sculpture attributed to Juan Martínez Montañés. The town hall, the work of Manuel Martín Rodríguez, was built between 1787 and 1789.
Romería de la Virgen de Navelonga
Activity
Pilgrimage to the patron saint, the Virgen de Navelonga, on the Sunday after Easter. The patron saint Blaise is celebrated on 3 February with blunderbuss volleys and traditional sweets.
Casa Consistorial de Cilleros
Monument
1789 building by Manuel Martín Rodríguez, two storeys bounded by an iron balustrade and a Baroque top piece bearing the Bourbon coat of arms.
Fiesta de San Blas de Cilleros
Activity
Traditional celebration with shotgun blasts and popular activities, at which the typical perrunillas biscuits are sampled.