Heritage of Herencia

Centuries of history beneath La Mancha skies

Herencia preserves a rich heritage spanning from the Bronze Age to La Mancha Baroque. Founded under the Order of Saint John during the Reconquista, its churches, chapels, and noble houses tell the story of a town that grew among vineyards and grain fields.

Façade of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in warm red stone, tower crowned by Sacred Heart statue, seen from Plaza de España at sunset

Religious architecture · Siglo XVIII

Church of the Immaculate Conception

Baroque church built in warm red stone, presiding over the main square since the 1700s.

★ Featured

Main façade of the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy with Baroque stone portal, photographed head-on on a sunny day

Religious architecture · Siglo XVII (1656)

Convent of Our Lady of Mercy

Former Mercedarian convent founded by Don Juan de Austria, home to Herencia's patron saint.

★ Featured

Chapel of Saint Bartholomew, small whitewashed building with bell gable, on a street in old Herencia

Chapels · Siglo XVI

Chapel of Saint Bartholomew

One of Herencia's oldest chapels, dating to before the 16th century, in the neighbourhood bearing its name.

Chapel of Saint Anthony Abbot, whitewashed building of humble proportions with stone detail above the door

Chapels · 1754

Chapel of Saint Anthony Abbot

18th-century chapel dedicated to the patron saint of animals, centre of one of the town's most cherished festivals.

Simple façade of the Chapel of the Assumption (La Labradora) with whitewashed walls and dark wooden door

Chapels · Siglo XVI

Chapel of the Assumption (La Labradora)

Popularly known as 'La Labradora' (The Farm Girl), this 16th-century chapel is among the oldest in town.

Chapel of the Holy Christ of Mercy, façade with bell gable and wrought-iron cross

Chapels · Siglo XVIII

Chapel of the Holy Christ of Mercy

18th-century chapel in the Cristo neighbourhood, at the heart of deep-rooted popular devotion.

Chapel of Saint Christopher on the hilltop, windmills in the background against a clear sky

Chapels · [VERIFICAR]

Chapel of Saint Christopher

Chapel perched on San Cristóbal hill alongside the windmills, with panoramic views of the plain.

Façade of a Herencia manor house with large stone gateway, wrought-iron balcony, and whitewashed walls on a narrow street

Civil architecture · Siglos XVII-XIX

Manor Houses

Stately homes with traditional La Mancha façades recalling the town's noble past.

★ Featured

Detail of schematic rock paintings on stone, with anthropomorphic and geometric figures in reddish tones

Archaeological site · Prehistoria

La Rendija Rock Paintings

Schematic rock paintings in the Sierra de la Sevillana, testimony to prehistoric occupation of the area.