Alcalá del Júcar, Manchuela
The "Quejigar del Tollo" The “Quejigar del Tollo” is a natural area of great botanical significance located on the outskirts of Alcalá del Júcar. It consists of a woodland of Portuguese Oaks (Quercus faginea), a Mediterranean species that finds a suitable...
Alcalá del Júcar, Manchuela
Church of St Andrew This church is the result of a series of construction phases carried out between the 15th and 18th centuries. On the exterior, the walls feature limestone ashlar, concentrated on the tower and the buttresses, while the remaining sections are built...
Alcalá del Júcar, Manchuela
BOLINCHE MANAZAS The “Bolinche Manazas” in Alcalá del Júcar is an ethnographic resource that harkens back to traditional ways of life and the utilisation of natural resources within the Júcar River gorge (La Hoz del Júcar). This structure is an integral...
Alcalá del Júcar, Manchuela
ALCALÁ DEL JÚCAR CASTLE Erected upon a rocky prominence, easily defensible due to the narrow isthmus providing access and the sheer cliffs that surround it, the Castle of Alcalá del Júcar is likely of Almohad origin. Following Alfonso VIII’s conquest of the Júcar...
Alcalá del Júcar, Manchuela
FORTIFIED CAVE OF GARADÉN A spectacular natural rock shelter opening into the vertical cliffs of the Júcar River gorge, this site was fortified during the period of Moorish rule to serve as a watchtower over the Royal Road (Camino Real). It is one of the few known...
Alcalá del Júcar, Manchuela
CHOZO DE LA CASILLA DEL FRAILE Located 4.3 kilometres southwest of the urban centre of Alcalá del Júcar, there is a rural construction that is highly significant and representative of the traditional way of life in the La Manchuela region: the Cuco.It is an...
