Villaviciosa: Castle History, Ulaca and Granite Landscapes

Villaviciosa can be discovered through specific sites. Villaviciosa Castle was built between the 15th and 16th centuries. Villaviciosa Castle is also known as Castillo de Nuño González del Águila and has been converted into a restaurant and hotel.

When comparing a holiday apartment in Villaviciosa, the focus on the respective accommodation pages is on travel dates, room category and cancellation policies. This information can be considered separately from the historical sites, granite landscapes and routes, according to your own travel interests.

Culture

Ulaca was a fortified settlement of the Vettones covering an area of approximately 70 hectares. Ulaca’s oval defensive wall is more than 3 kilometres long. If you structure your visit thematically, you can consider the settlement’s history and individual architectural remains separately.

The second verraco sculpture originating from the area around Ulaca is 1.6 metres long, has no head and is kept next to Villaviciosa Castle. During your own exploration, you can choose scale and level of detail as different perspectives. Individual details and larger structures can deliberately be given different weight during your own viewing.

La Cabeza de Navasangil is a Hispano-Visigothic fortified archaeological settlement in Villaviciosa (Solosancho). Las Antas is an archaeological site where a tomb carved into granite can be seen. When planning your trip, you can consider historical and geological themes separately.

Luna Celta is a three-day festival that always takes place on the penultimate weekend of August and is also present in Villaviciosa. Its fixed date can serve as a point of reference when planning your own trip. For a trip focused on culture and nature, you can classify the event date separately from the route topics.

Nature

The granite formations near Pico Gavilán in Villaviciosa include extensive block fields, large rounded granite boulders and rock basins in which water can collect. When planning your time in nature, you can consider the shape of the rocks and their geological formation as separate focal points.

On the Sendero de Las Veredas de Solosancho, hikers can see and walk across granite formations created by the weathering and erosion of Palaeozoic granite.

Routes and Visiting

The approach to Castro de Ulaca from Villaviciosa involves an ascent to the summit of the hill, most of which must be covered on foot. When planning your day, the ascent can be considered as a separate section of the route.

The route “Historia y naturaleza en un mismo camino” begins in Villaviciosa. The hiking route “Alrededores de Ulaca” also begins in Villaviciosa. When making your selection, you can note the two route titles separately and list the ascent to Castro de Ulaca as a separate entry.

Robledillo also belongs to the same broader area.

To visit Navasangil, you must request a key from Solosancho Town Hall.

For the broader travel overview: Solosancho.