{"id":70059,"date":"2021-09-17T10:52:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/destino\/caudete-de-las-fuentes\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T11:38:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T11:38:55","slug":"caudete-de-las-fuentes","status":"publish","type":"destino","link":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/en\/destino\/caudete-de-las-fuentes\/","title":{"rendered":"Caudete de las Fuentes"},"featured_media":70061,"template":"","situacion":[2116,1973],"class_list":["post-70059","destino","type-destino","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","situacion-caudete-de-las-fuentes-en","situacion-requena-utiel-en"],"acf":{"titulo":"Caudete de las Fuentes","subtitulo":"","situacion":"Interior","banner":[{"imagen_banner":70060,"video_del_banner":null}],"descripcion":"If anything characterizes Caudete de las Fuentes, it is its long history. This is due to its location on natural routes of communication between the plateau and the Mediterranean (\u201cThe Royal Cattle Road between Madrid and Valencia, also known as Las Cabrillas road\u201d, in the words of Madoz), and the south and north of the peninsula (Castulone \u2013 Valentia by Egelesta. Possible \u201cAncient Way\u201d of Strabo III,4,9. Rep 152. ). The area has been heavily-populated since the Bronze Age. There are remains of the site dating from this period at \u201cCasa Do\u00f1ana\u201d and \u201cLos Villares\u201d, both of which were notable Iberian settlements that survived until the shortly before the change of era and which have offered highly interesting finds. A large amount of coins was found in \u201cLos Villares\u201d, their presence owing to the fact that the Iberian city had its own mint (it issued \u201casses\u201d and \u201csemis\u201d).\r\n\r\nIn fact, it is one of the few places where it is possible to reliably follow the stratigraphic sequence of the archaeological sites from the Bronze Age (when the site experienced its greatest splendour with the installation of the Iberian City of KELIN, capital of Los Olcades) through to the subsequent Roman and Muslim periods and up until the present time.","galeria-poblacion":[70060],"descripcion_2":"

Gastronomy:<\/h4>\r\nGazpacho, \u201cmorteruelo\u201d, \u201cajoarriero\u201d and \u201cajoaceite\u201d, rolls (with ham and sardines), omelettes and \u201cmantecados\u201d.\r\n

Places of interest:<\/h3>\r\nParish Church of the Nativity of Our Lady\r\n<\/strong>Construction began in 1731 and the church was consecrated in 1735. It is a rectangular, neoclassical building built in simple masonry and with a gabled roof. It has an octagonal dome set on an elevated thobolate, topped with a small pinnacle and a sphere. Inside the temple there is a single nave, with two sections of vault, plus the vaulted dome above the transept. The upper section of the vault houses the high altar, with an altarpiece dating from prior to 1939, as do its imagery and the side chapels of the nave, which open between the buttresses.\r\n\r\nActivities and routes\r\n<\/strong>The municipality lies within an area of outstanding natural beauty, and one in which an ever-growing number of projects aimed at converting rural tourism into the main local activity (second only to wine-making, of course\u2026) are being implemented.\r\n\r\nThe area is composed of a geographic plateau that covers much of the interior of the province of Valencia. If we analyse the map of the plateau, it quickly becomes obvious that what we have is a double watershed:\r\n
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  1. \u2013 North: La Vega del Magro<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. \u2013 South: Las Ramblas del Cabriel<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nAnd, dividing the waters, \u201cEl Rubial\u201d range together with Villagordo del Cabriel, and \u201cLa Ceja\u201d, together with Caudete de las Fuentes.\r\n\r\nThe River Cabriel crosses the region from west to east, and in fact marks the border of the region, the province of Valencia and Valencia Region with Castile-La Mancha.\r\n\r\nThere are three parts in this area:\r\n
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    1. \u2013 From Contreras until Los Cuchillos and Fuenseca, which corresponds to Villargordo del Cabriel, and which marks the beginning of Las Hoces.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. \u2013 Las Hoces, starting at La Hoz de Vicente and stretching to Vadoca\u00f1as, with its Roman bridge, and where we can observe magnificent canyons. The area, which corresponds to Venta del Moro, also includes \u201cTamayo\u201d, \u201cEl Tete\u201d, \u201cEl Tochar\u201d and \u201cEl Retorno\u201d.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. \u2013 From Ba\u00f1os de Fuente Podrida to Casas del R\u00edo, where the River Cabriel is somewhat more \u201capproachable\u201d. This stretch, which corresponds to Requena, is where the two main ravines of \u201cAlbosa\u201d and \u201cCaballero\u201d appear. This landscape, criss-crossed by gullies and streams and springs, has been populated since ancient times, as there are abundant Iberian sites and, perhaps, sites dating from the Bronze Age. It is interesting to note here the finding in the Iberian City of KELIN in Caudete de las Fuentes of several grape seeds in the remains of pottery, indicating the existence of a wine culture in the 5th century BC, perhaps related to the pagan cults of Dionysus or Bacchus.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\u201cKelin\u201d Iberian Settlement\r\n<\/strong>Located on a small hill measuring about 850 m, and very close to the centre of the village. This Iberian site is one of the most important in the Valencia Region. It covers an area of some 10 ha., comparable in the period in question only with the settlements Arse (Sagunto), Saetebis (X\u00e0tiva) and Edeta (Ll\u00edria). These dimensions confer on the site the status of \u201ccity\u201d, as it was the capital of the rest of Iberian towns in our region and which is why, despite the current dual-capitals of Requena and Utiel, our village has been known since ancient times as \u201cLa Capitalilla\u201d.\r\n

      Festivities:<\/h4>\r\nNumerous festivities and traditions, both Christian and pagan, are celebrated in our town, (Easter, \u201cMayos\u201d, Saint Isidore, Palm Sunday, \u201cQuintos\u201d, Christmas, etc.). Thus, in addition to the name of \u201cLa Capitalilla\u201d, our village is also known as Caudete \u201cde las Fiestas\u201d. Traditions include \u201cLa Pascua de Monas\u201d, which consists of an excursion to the mountains to eat the typical \u201cMona de Pascua\u201d on the first and the second Sundays of Easter.\r\n\r\nThere are two landscapes that form part of traditional excursions in Caudete de las Fuentes: \u201cLos Pedriches\u201d, on the first Sunday, and \u201cLa Fuentecilla\u201d, on the second Sunday. Special mention may be made of three festivities, due to the large number of people that they attract. The first two correspond to the celebration of the village\u2019s patron saints: Saint Anthony the Abbott (celebrated in January with a traditional bonfire in Plaza Mayor) and Saint Anthony of Padua (celebrated in June with a traditional meal for all the villagers courtesy of the Town Council).\r\n\r\nHowever, the most prominent and popular of our festivities are the Main Summer Festivities, known as \u201cCofraternity Week\u201d, which are to celebrate their 33rd anniversary this year. It is usual for these festivities to bring together more than 7000 people in a single night. Their popularity lies in the popular street dances, which are free and which are held in Paseo de la Alameda.","color":"#1b889b","fiestas":null,"gastronomia":null,"mas_informacion":null,"turist-info":[{"nombre_oficina":"Tourist Info Caudete de las Fuentes","datos_oficina":"Tel.: 962319002 (Ayuntamiento)"}],"turist-info_rel":null,"descargables":null,"localizacion_mapa":"