Attractions and Places To See around Granátula De Calatrava - Top 20

Built in the early 16th century, it was one of the chapels that emerged in the outlying neighborhoods of Almagro. In the 17th century, it was expanded to include the chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows. In the 19th century, it housed images from the nearby Hermitage of Santiago, which was in poor condition. It was destroyed during the Civil War and rebuilt in the 1980s by architect Miguel Fisac, who applied modern techniques such as the use of white concrete in flexible formwork for the porch.

Almagro's Plaza Mayor is the most visited and one of the busiest squares in the city. It dates back to the Middle Ages, with arcades and corridors, and underwent a major transformation in the 16th century as a result of the arrival of the Fuggers, German bankers who were subjects of Emperor Charles V. Throughout history, it has received other names, such as Plaza de la Constitución, Plaza de la República, Plaza Real, and even Plaza de España after the Spanish Civil War. The square measures approximately 104.5 meters by 37 meters. It has an irregular rectangular layout. On one of its larger sides, it opens onto the so-called Palacio Maestral (Master Palace). This square also houses the Town Hall, but perhaps what deserves special mention is that in the former inn in this main square of Almagro, we find none other than the Corral de Comedias (Comedy Playhouse), the only one of its kind in the world, declared a monument in 1955. In this square, there are shops where you can buy crafts and typical food from the town and the surrounding area. There are also several bars and restaurants with impressive terraces where you can enjoy tapas and wine, or enjoy a home-cooked menu or typical dishes from La Mancha.

The Hermitage of the Virgen de los Santos is a place of worship and devotion on the hill that bears its name, near the town of Pozuelo de Calatrava. It is a construction from the 15th or 16th century, with a Mudejar roof and a baroque altarpiece that houses the image of the patron saint. The sanctuary is located on a magical and once strategic pointy mountain, and its white and luminous architecture stands out in the landscape.

Almagro, in Campo de Calatrava, in the very center of the province, has a strategic position in its physical and cultural environment. The city of the corral theater, houses the only Corral de Comedias that has remained intact and active since the beginning of the 17th century to the present day, and which is, to a large extent, the emblem of the city. It maintains all its parts: hall, lodging, patio, casserole, galleries and stage, as well as an intense activity that makes the city grow, especially during the International Festival of Classical Theater.

The so-called “hotbeds” are one of the most common phenomena in the Calatrava region, as a consequence of its intense volcanic activity. A unique spectacle that, together with sour springs, maares, wells, and jets or sinas, are part of the history of the region and that the Association for the Development of Campo de Calatrava tries to preserve and make known outside its borders.

Almagro, in Campo de Calatrava, in the very center of the province, has a strategic position in its physical and cultural environment. The city of the corral theater, houses the only Corral de Comedias that has remained intact and active since the beginning of the 17th century to the present day, and which is, to a large extent, the emblem of the city. It maintains all its parts: hall, lodging, patio, casserole, galleries and stage, as well as an intense activity that makes the city grow, especially during the International Festival of Classical Theater. However, despite its importance, Almagro is not only the Corral de Comedias or the activity that derives from it. Declared a Historic-Artistic Site, the entire city envelops us in culture, art, tradition and Castilian flavor. The walk through its streets will give us the delight of each of its corners, opening the restless look that will not know where to choose to perch. The Plaza Mayor, monumental and wide, stands out for the porticoes set behind the Tuscan stone columns, which support some covered galleries that make it unique in its class. The numerous religious buildings: Convent of the Incarnation, Church of the Mother of God, Convent of Santa Catalina, Church of San Bartolomé, etc. they complete the artistic spirit of the traveler who will make a journey through styles and works of different and singular beauty.

The archaeological importance of the environment in which the site is located has been well known since ancient times, since the Cerro de Oreto is located nearby, which contains the ruins of the capital of Oretania, Oretum according to sources, (a Roman province that included from north to south beyond Sierra Morena and extended to the end of the Bética); the Cerro de los Obispos, an important Iberian site on whose slopes appeared some burials attributed to Visigothic bishops (one of them Bishop Amador, as recorded on the tombstone that covered his tomb); several late-Roman necropolises corresponding to that classical city and the Roman bridge over the Jabalón ordered to be built by Publio Baebio Venusto, dated between the end of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century AD, and which has currently been covered by the waters of the Reservoir. Numerous pieces belonging to different periods have been found, among which are coins, ceramics, farm elements, and loom stones.

Located in the center of the province of Ciudad Real, Almagro is famous for its theatrical culture maintained in the city since the 17th century. Don't forget to stop for a quick coffee in the imposing Plaza Mayor to see the green wooden porticos.