Centro de Interpretación Ciudad Fortificada de Giribaile

Cerrillo, s/n. 23220, Vilches How to get

In this Vilches interpretation center you can learn about the historical evolution of the archaeological site corresponding to one of the largest Iberian settlements in the province. Giribaile. This stop belongs to the Tourist Route Journey to the Time of the Iberians.

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Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Today you can visit the Interpretation Center in Vilches and learn about the historical evolution of this important site.

In the archaeological enclave, you can visit a prehistoric sanctuary, an Iberian settlement, an early Christian or Visigothic monastery or hermitage, and an Almohad castle, all surrounded by beautiful landscapes between olive groves and mountains. Landscape, culture, heritage, history, nature, hiking… all intermingle in Giribaile, where it is possible to appreciate the footprint left by different peoples and cultures throughout the centuries.

Thus, together with the remains of the castle, the traveler will also be able to see the remains that still remain of the great wall that surrounded the Iberian oppidum, an important city that occupied a strategic place on the connecting road between Cástulo and the Levant and that it was abandoned after being razed by the Romans. Similarly, the numerous caves that are distributed along the slopes of the hill, the so-called Cuevas de Espeluca, are also interesting.