Castillejo de Robledo stands out for its historical links with the Order of the Templars but also with El Cid Campeador: numerous studies claim that it was in the oak grove near this town that El Cid’s daughters were outraged by their husbands, the Counts of Carrión.

In Castillejo de Robledo we highlight these places of interest:

• The Castle: it has been a “Bien de Interés Cultural” since 1949. Built on the site of an old Muslim fortification, this castle was erected in the 12th century. It was owned by the Order of the Temple until Pope Clement V suppressed it in 1311, when it passed to the Hospitaller Order of St. John and, later, to the villagers with the Disentailment. The castle stood on a hill, forming a double walled enclosure with several cubes, cylindrical towers and an artificial moat. Inside the castle was the square keep. At the end of the 15th century, Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña, nephew of the Archbishop of Toledo, undertook the rebuilding of the castle. Now in a ruinous state, the Templar castle preserves a cistern, two towers and some of the walls of a double enclosure and an angled entrance. The hill on which it rests is surrounded by caves, some of which are currently used as cellars.
• The parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Romanesque from the 12th century. It has been a “Bien de Interés Cultural” since 1974.
• The hermitage of the Santos Mártires Vidal and Marcelino, a true rarity of Soria’s Romanesque architecture.
• The hermitage of La Concepción del Monte: in a spot about 6 km from Castillejo de Robledo, there are the remains of what was once this peculiar hermitage located under a large rock (it can be reached by car, although the final stretch is complicated).
• The district of underground cellars (52) on the outskirts of the village, in the area known as “Cerro de los Mártires”.

One of the most talked-about features of Castillejo is its Fuente de la Salud (Fountain of Health): it is said that anyone who drinks from this water will have a better appetite.

In addition to all these temples, Castillejo de Robledo has three hiking routes on the Camino del Cid Route. As we have already mentioned, this was one of the riverside villages through which El Cid Campeador passed during his period of exile.

Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the star of the festivities in Castillejo de Robledo in August, when the parishioners sing the Holy Rosary in the streets of the municipality. But the main festival is held in September, with the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, when the splinter of the Cross of Christ is carried in procession through the streets of the village.

The people of Castillejo de Robledo are known as: castillejanos. Nickname: lobos (in the remains of the castle there is a wolf-shaped projection, which is the origin of this nickname).