Celtiberia Route

The importance of Celtiberia in the territory was hidden for years, due to the little impact of later times, but research has revealed the significance of this civilization in the Geopark landscape.
Due to their importance and degree of conservation, several of the sites are cataloged as Assets of Cultural Interest (BIC), some of them can be visited such as El Ceremeño (Herreria), Los Rodiles (Cubillejo de la Sierra), Peña Moñuz (Olmeda de Cobeta) and Castilgriegos (Czech).

THE CELTIBERIANS

They were the pre-Roman peoples who lived south of the Ebro, in the surroundings of the Iberian System, whom the Greco-Latin authors called that because both from an ethnic and linguistic point of view they perceived them as the “Celts of Iberia”.

They soon entered the annals of Roman history for the successive war conflicts they maintained during the years of conquest.
The Celtiberians had a long history that dates back to the beginning of the Iron Age, in the 8th century BC. C., and ended up as an independent cultural entity when it was gradually incorporated into the Roman state, around the change of era.

Through the excavation of numerous sites, the reading of classical texts that talk about them and linguistic studies, we know a lot of information about the places where they lived and the economic resources available, their customs and some practices.
funeral homes, as well as details of their social and political organization.

OPPIDUM OF THE RODILES

It is a fortified enclave that developed between the 3rd and 1st centuries BC. C., representative of the final phase of Celtiberian culture, when the Romans arrived in Celtiberia.

Address Sierra Cubillejo

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CELTIBERIAN FORT EL CEREMEÑO

The town of El Ceremeño sits on a hill on the right bank of the Saúco stream.

Address Smithy

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GREEK CASTLES SITE

One and a half kilometers south of the town of Checa (Guadalajara), Castil de Griegos is located, an Iron Age fort

One and a half kilometers south of the town of Checa (Guadalajara), Castilgriegos is located, an Iron Age fort

Address Czech Guadalajara

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CELTIBERO CASTRO OF PEÑA MOÑÚZ

Peña Moñuz was founded in the middle of the 4th century BC, and lasted until the beginning of the 2nd century BC

Peña Moñúz The pre-Roman fortress of Peña Moñuz (Olmeda de Cobeta) sits on an impressive limestone spur that provides it with unbeatable defensive conditions and indisputable visual control of the environment. Its complex defensive system stands out, composed of three elements: a frieze of large driven stones installed to prevent…

Address Olmeda de cobeta

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