The best walks and hikes around Calzada De Calatrava

This castle stands on the impressive Alacranejo hill and, despite its original defensive character, it underwent various modifications. Opposite it there is another hill with the ruins of the Salvatierra Castle, in the lands of Calzada de Calatrava. It probably has Arab origins, but it was deeply remodeled with the transfer of the knights of the Order from the Castle of Calatrava La Vieja (Carrión de Calatrava) in 1217, after the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa with the aim of consolidating the defensive line of Sierra Morena. In turn, it is made up of three walled enclosures and is accessed by the original road that was built on the occasion of the visit of Philip II through the Iron Gate, in red volcanic stone. Afterwards, we can find the Gate of the Arches, which allows entry into the parlatorio or courtyard of the convent, the courtyards, the church, the rooms and the refectory. Really, when you walk through it, you can imagine what happened in

In the heart of Campo de Calatrava is Valenzuela de Calatrava. It limits to the north, east and west with the city of Almagro, from which it is barely 6 kilometers away, and to the south with Granátula de Calatrava. The origin of the town is in an Arab castle built by the Almoravids in the 12th century. and a small village dedicated to horticulture. In Valenzuela de Calatrava, its gasified water fountains are famous both in public fountains and in houses.

Impressive castle and church which is located on top of a hill and which can also be seen from afar. The views of both the castle and the panorama it offers are brutal!

The archaeological importance of the environment in which the site of Oreto and Zuqueca 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, ( Roman province that covered from north to south beyond Sierra Morena and extended to the end of 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.

Ruins of the Christian castle of Salvatierra. It is located in front of the castle of Calatrava la Nueva guarding the Port of Calatrava. Very close to it, at a higher point, is the Castillo de los Cristianos or Don Alonso". Both castles can be visited, requesting the visit at the Calzada de Cva tourist office.

Bridge of the old highway "C-417, Daimiel to Calzada by Almagro" In 1992, with the commissioning of the Vega del Jabalón dam, this bridge was replaced because it was at the flood level. This bridge built by MOPU, probably in the 70's.

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.

Old Jabalón River bridge parallel to the current CM-413, walking or by bike it is possible to cross.