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Balsa de Ves, Manchuela

FUENTE EL VISO Fuente el Viso is a vital water and recreational resource in Balsa de Ves. Situated in an easily accessible spot, this spring has historically served as a watering hole for residents and livestock alike, as well as a focal point for social gatherings....

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Balsa de Ves, Manchuela

PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT PETER The Parish Church of St. Peter is the main historical and heritage landmark of Balsa de Ves. It was built at the end of the 18th century, when the municipality still belonged to Villa de Ves, and it symbolizes the process of consolidation...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...