Granátula de Calatrava

Granátula de Calatrava is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,029.

Granátula, anciently Oretum, is a village in La Mancha, in an area with Mediterranean-type agricultural resources from which olive oil, wine, cereals, almonds and various orchard products are obtained.

Granátula de Calatrava lies in an area of different types of volcanic landscape. There are a great variety of birds, and may be seen in river areas, cultivated zones or within the Mediterranean forest.

Its cultural heritage is diverse and varied. Archaeological sites like the Bronze Age site of La Encantada or the ancient capital of Oretum are within its range. Other monuments include the palace of the Torrubias, the House of the Inquisition, the parish church dedicated to Saint Anne, or the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Oreto and Zuqueca, which dates from the Middle Ages. The urban network shows the varied typology of baroque buildings. The landscape has been intensely altered by mankind, and therefore is full of manor houses, from small to large; bridges, water wheels, and the peasant stone refuges known as "carapuchetes".

Popular culture may be observed in a number of stone crosses, the so-called "armaos" ("armed ones") who make their appearance during Holy Week, as well as some 40 religious feasts, holydays and pageants that take place during the year. Tales and legends of yore, traditions and a rich gastronomy, as well as the work in mat-weed and lace also form part of the locality's lore.