There is an abundance of slate slabs, mineral slags, remains of pots and an Arabic silver coin that have been found in the town.

However, the most noteworthy place is the so-called Casa de la Mora, located southeast of the town, in which there was a Roman villa, later occupied by the Arabs, linked with mining activity.

In Villaralto there are also a large number of Visigoth granite sarcophagi, with a trapezoidal or anthropomorphic shape, which have been moved from their original location and have been used as drinking troughs for cattle.

On July 28, 1633, Villaralto was sold by King Felipe IV to Don Melchor Fernández Carreras, archdeacon of the Pedroches and Canon of Córdoba Cathedral (who had to first obtain a certificate of blood purity).

This gave rise to a serious and long dispute with Torremilano, who opposed the independence of Villaralto and were resistant to allowing the new town.

Despite all the impediments, Melchor Fernández Carreras takes possession of the town on September 15 in the same year, thus constituting a new administrative entity, the Señorío de Villaralto, which remains until the abolition of the jurisdictional lordships in 1837.

The church of San Pedro dates from the foundational period (15th century) of which the exterior facade is preserved, with decorated arches made of granite.

Multiple alterations increased the area occupied by the temple, going from one nave to three, establishing two smaller sides with chapels, one covered by a dome.

As a pictorial and sculptural heritage, it is worth highlighting the size of the polychrome olive tree of the Divine Pastora, from the 18th century, a Baroque style painting by Sebastián de Llanos Valdés from the 17th century representing Saint Paul the Hermit, the image of the Patroness, the Virgin of the Good Success, which replaces another ancient carving destroyed during the Civil War and the baroque altarpiece where this image is found.

This altarpiece comes from the Cordovan church of San Basilio, since after the Civil War the archive, the images, the objects of worship and even the bells were destroyed or plundered making it necessary to bring items from other places.

However, the most important festival of this town is the Romería de la Divina Pastora, which is celebrated on the first Sunday of May on the riverbanks of the Guadamatilla.

Typically houses of Villaralto are characterized by functionality over aesthetics, with granite lintels, and stables and pigsties to store animals.

Industry barely affects the global economy, however it is worth mentioning the presence of workshops including metalwork, woodworking, marble treatment and, in particular, the manufacturing of containers for materials recycling "Tegui Medioambiental SL", which also has another headquarters in the province of Toledo.

In the tertiary sector, commercial activity is grouped in small shops in the town centre, with grocery stores, clothing, footwear and hardware to meet the basic needs of the inhabitants.

Villaralto is mentioned several times in the film "La Marrana" (1992) directed by José Luis Cuerda starring Alfredo Landa and Antonio Resines among others.