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Village · Guadalajara · 1,062 m

Rillo de Gallo

Rillo de Gallo is a village in the Señorío de Molina, around 1,060 metres above sea level and a few kilometres from Molina de Aragón. It preserves the Abrigos del Llano shelters, with Levantine-style rock paintings included in UNESCO World Heritage. Nearby lies a fossil forest around 300 million years old.

Stone and iron construction of El Capricho Rillano on a Rillo de Gallo street.
El Capricho Rillano, Rillo de Gallo. Photo: «Capricho Rillano, Rillo de Gallo Guadalajara, 2017-06-17, Triplecaña», Triplecaña (2017) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Traces in the village and its surroundings

Which eras you can read here

A single place can preserve traces from different eras. These layers connect what you see with the stories in the atlas.

What to see

Combining your visit

Very close by, Molina de Aragón.

How to organise your stop

The rock art and the fossil forest are sites in the surrounding countryside, not monuments on a town-centre stroll. Check their guides and access conditions before choosing them. The inclusion of a rock shelter in an inventory does not imply that its paintings can be freely visited.

You can combine a stop in the village with Molina, saving the visits to these enclaves for when access conditions are clear. Respect the rocks and do not collect fossils or touch the paintings.

Places in and around Rillo de Gallo

Archaeological site

Rock shelters of Rillo de Gallo: UNESCO World Heritage Levantine art

Rillo de Gallo
Heritage

Capricho Rillano: the 'Gaudí house' of Rillo de Gallo

Rillo de Gallo
Geosite

Triassic rivers in Rillo de Gallo: current traces from 240 million years ago

Rillo de Gallo

Near Rillo de Gallo

Archaeological site · 3.3 km straight-line distance away

Celtiberian hillfort of El Ceremeño (Herrería)

Herreria
Castle · 3.6 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Santiuste (Corduente): the 15th-century fortified house

Corduente
Museum · ≈ 3.8 km straight-line distance away

El Ceremeño Museum (Herrería)

Herreria
Viewpoint · ≈ 4.4 km straight-line distance away

Barranco de la Hoz viewpoint: aerial panorama of the red canyon

Corduente, Ventosa
Recreation area · ≈ 4.4 km straight-line distance away

Huelga Merendera recreation area (Barranco de la Hoz)

Corduente
Recreation area · ≈ 4.4 km straight-line distance away

Casa Forestal recreation area (Corduente)

Corduente
Bike route · 4.4 km straight-line distance away

MTB route 5: Barranco de la Virgen de la Hoz (Gallo, Tagus, and Arandilla)

37 km · 8 h · Circular
Archaeological site · 4.7 km straight-line distance away

Prao de los Judíos (Molina de Aragón): the Jewish quarter beneath the castle

Molina de Aragón

Population of Rillo de Gallo, 1842–2021

Rillo de Gallo reached a peak of 324 inhabitants in 1960 . In the 2021 census there were 48 , a decrease of 85%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Rillo de Gallo 1842: 136 inh.1857: 296 inh.1860: 285 inh.1877: 302 inh.1887: 311 inh.1897: 302 inh.1900: 292 inh.1910: 304 inh.1920: 310 inh.1930: 307 inh.1940: 304 inh.1950: 313 inh.1960: 324 inh.1970: 187 inh.1981: 122 inh.1991: 76 inh.2001: 67 inh.2011: 61 inh.2021: 48 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 324 48
INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Rillo de Gallo month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,062 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)81012152025313023191210
Avg. min (°C)-1-024712151511731
Rainfall (mm)444065705044211737574535
Rainy days87121298446996
Frost days2116103000001714

Location

Location: Rillo de Gallo HerreriaCorduenteMolina de AragónCanales de MolinaRock shelters of Rillo de Gallo: UNESCO World Heritage Levantine artCapricho Rillano: the 'Gaudí house' of Rillo de GalloTriassic rivers in Rillo de Gallo: current traces from 240 million years agoCeltiberian hillfort of El Ceremeño (Herrería)Castle of Santiuste (Corduente): the 15th-century fortified houseEl Ceremeño Museum (Herrería)Barranco de la Hoz viewpoint: aerial panorama of the red canyonHuelga Merendera recreation area (Barranco de la Hoz) HerreriaCorduenteMolina de AragónCanales de Molina Reference
Atlas diagram. Rillo de Gallo: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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Reference villages: Herreria · Corduente · Molina de Aragón · Canales de Molina.

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