Fuenterrobles

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Fuenterrobles, situated in the north-west of the region, first had early settlements during the Metal Age, while remnants from the Neolithic and Palaeolithic periods have also been discovered. It was populated by Celtiberians, Iberians and Arabs, establishing its origin in 1402 in the Fuente del Concejo.

It’s framed in an almost flat orography, except for the Sierra de la Bicuerca, with peaks such as the Cerro del Telégrafo and the Collado de Bicuerca; the Atalaya del Sabinar and the Cerro Pelado.

Among the most significant sites are the Cueva del Cid, the Fuente del Concejo and the Paseo de la Vega. Other places of interest are the Parish Church of Santiago Apóstol and the Public Lavoir. In addition, this municipality has an interesting ethnographic collection of tools and implements related to agricultural work and the daily life of this town.

The most important festivities of this town are the Pilgrimage to the Holy Cave on the second Sunday of May, the Patron Saint's Festival in the fourth week of August and the Winter Festival in the first week of February, held in honour of the patron saint of the town, the Virgen de Las Candelas, and whose most important event is the procession of the Torta, made each year in a different house of the town, based on nougat made with almonds, egg yolk and sugar.

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