La Nava de Ricomalillo – Rock Art, Trails and Views over La Jara

The rock engravings of La Cerca are located within the municipality of La Nava de Ricomalillo, two kilometres south-southwest of the town centre. They provide the town with a specific cultural starting point. For your planning, you can consider culture, exercise and landscape as separate areas of focus.

When comparing a holiday apartment in La Nava de Ricomalillo, you can review travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side. Which of these details matters to you depends on your own travel plans; culture, hiking and landscape can be weighted as different areas of focus.

Culture

The rock engravings of La Cerca were made using the techniques of pecking and incision. The ensemble includes anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and ideomorphic motifs. When viewing them yourself, you can distinguish between the forms of the motifs and their craftsmanship. In the town centre, the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is the focal point; it is the town’s most important religious and heritage landmark.

The tradition of the Subida al Mogorro continued for many years and is still practised today, albeit in a significantly diminished form. On Easter Sunday 1944, 9 April, after the Mass of the Resurrection, the inhabitants climbed Cerro del Mogorro with flags and images of saints to lay offerings there for protection against thunderstorms.

Hiking and Trails

A second perspective is offered by the GR 166 Camino de Guadalupe. The sixth stage is a 17.4-kilometre linear route from La Nava de Ricomalillo to Campillo de la Jara. It begins at a signpost on the Plaza of La Nava de Ricomalillo and heads towards a restored old washhouse. On the stage, you reach the Río Frío, where old mills can be seen. The fixed route length, linear course and named stops provide you with clear information for planning your own day. The details of the start, destination, direction and length form a coherent route description. The named stops add specific points of orientation to this basic structure, while the old mills on the Río Frío mark a distinct section of the stage. This allows the route and its thematic stops to be considered separately.

Landscape

The Ruta del Cerro del Castillo is a trail in the natural surroundings of La Nava de Ricomalillo and offers panoramic views over the landscape of La Jara. The various details can be considered side by side for your personal planning: cultural sites, traditional customs, a fixed route and landscape views represent different thematic focal points. You can arrange these focal points according to your interests and preferred daily rhythm.

History

At the former gold mine, a viewpoint offers views of southern La Jara and the Sierra de Guadalupe. Its gold vein was the richest on the Iberian Peninsula in the 18th century.

Other Places

Las Navillas, Orgaz, Santa Cruz De La Zarza, Serranillos Playa, Seseña, Rielves, Mejorada, Consuegra

For the overarching travel overview: Toledo.