The feast of San Sebastian is celebrated in Madridejos
14 de January de 2023
The slaughter of the pigs is held in Los Navalucillos
29 de January de 2023
A ROUTE TO DISCOVER THE PATRIMONIAL, RELIGIOUS AND NATURAL WEALTH OF THE REGION OF OCAÑA AND PART OF THE REGION OF LA MANCHA
This itinerary will take the traveler to explore an area of the province of Toledo that stands out for the concentration of large squares, monumental parish churches and hermitages outstanding and unique in this territory. A proposal that delves into the architectural richness of these municipalities, in the uniqueness of its buildings of great artistic, cultural and ethnographic value that defines the personality of the people of this area of the province. The route covers the region of La Mesa de Ocaña and timidly enters the limits of the region of La Mancha Toledana.
An alternative that in some cases will be accompanied by other tourist resources that complement this proposal as natural areas or hiking trails through unique areas that allow you to learn about the environment surrounding the towns along this route. Villas in which the visitor will discover through their heritage different historical events relevant to the history of our country, artistic creations of painters of great relevance, noble families related to royalty, wines with D.O., architectural styles linked to great architects and other cultural elements that reflect the idiosyncrasy and character of its inhabitants.
A JOURNEY THAT WILL TAKE US TIMIDLY INTO THE REGION OF LA MANCHA TO DISCOVER THE THEATRICALITY OF THE COMEDY CORRALS AND THE GREAT MANOR HOUSES.
This trip will take us to the La Mancha town of Tembleque, where we will be welcomed by its spectacular 17th century main square, a traditional square that reminds us of the theatricality of the "corrales de comedias". Strolling through its streets is to discover a popular La Mancha architecture of whitewashed houses where certain monuments stand out as the parish church, a temple of transition between Gothic and Renaissance with octagonal tower whose construction was supervised by Nicolás Vergara el Mozo. On this walk we can not miss the Palacio de las Torres baroque style, now in disuse, or its mills from a nearby hill overlooking the town.
The monumental town of Corral de Almaguer invites us to enter its nerve center, highlighted by its large main square that concentrates a hodgepodge of monuments, large manor houses and different architectural styles. In its large square we will find a popular architecture of noble houses, the church of the Assumption of Plateresque style, a combination of Gothic and Renaissance unique in this region, complements the configuration of the square the town hall building, a neoclassical building that forms an enviable architectural ensemble and one of the most beautiful corners of the town.
CITIES AND VILLAS THAT KEEP GREAT ARCHITECTURAL JEWELS TO TAKE US BACK TO THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES. VILLAS OF A GREAT HISTORICAL LEGACY THAT WITNESSED GREAT EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROYALTY OF OUR COUNTRY.
Villarrubia de Santiago awaits the visitor to show the architectonic goodness of La Mesa de Ocaña, where we find its church of San Bartolomé Apóstol of Herreriano style, which differs from the rest of the churches of this region. As we enter its historic center we arrive at its large main square or the Constitution that will dazzle any traveler to observe how its popular architecture is intermingled with buildings as unique as the Casa de Lara, nineteenth-century modernist style, a fusion of architectural styles well done that does not alter the architectural ensemble of these buildings but on the contrary produces an effect of great heritage beauty. The visit to this town is complemented by the PR-TO 33 hiking route, the trail of Las Fuentes, which will allow visitors to discover beautiful natural landscapes with hydraulic architecture of the sixteenth century.
This itinerary will lead the visitor to the reference city of the region, Ocaña, a monumental town of great historical importance for the province of Toledo, which was the scene of courts convened by the kings and even the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand. A city that is articulated around its large main square, of classicist baroque style with large arcades, is considered the third largest in Spain after Madrid and Salamanca. This square has been the scene of many historical events such as the proclamation of the Constitution of 1812 by Enrique José O'Donnell before the Imperial Alexander Regiment. Centuries of history that ooze in every walk through its streets and squares, a city that came to have a Jewish quarter and a Muslim quarter, hence the importance of this town where there are many stately homes and palaces such as Los Cardenas (Cárdenas century). XV), churches and convents such as the Renaissance convent of the Dominican Fathers (XVth century), churches and convents such as the Renaissance convent of the Dominican Fathers (XVth century), the XVI), the fountains and washing places like the Fuente Grande with traces of Juan de Herrera and another series of important monuments that complete its tourist offer.
A JOURNEY TO BE AMAZED BY ARCHITECTURAL WORKS FROM THE BAROQUE OF ALONSO DE COVARRUBIAS TO THE MODERNISM OF JESÚS CARRASCO MUÑOZ.
We cannot miss a visit to the neighboring town of Yepes.It is a town that once had a walled enclosure of which today its entrance gates survive, gates that lead us to its main square where the visitor will find the monumentality of the Collegiate Church of San Benito Abad, a baroque jewel designed by the famous architect Alonso de Covarrubias, which also preserves in its interior several canvases by Luis Tristán, the famous disciple of El Greco. Therefore, a temple of great patrimonial, artistic and cultural value that is the pride of this municipality and reference of the importance that also came to house this town. To walk through its streets is to discover a vast religious and defensive heritage that has been maintained to this day, a heritage that is mixed with the popular architecture of the great noble houses that dot its historic center, a well-deserved walk that will not leave the visitor indifferent. The Calderonian Days, a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest, which have become a baroque festival, stand out in this town. Throughout almost a month different religious and cultural events related to the Golden Age take place, being the Corpus Christi Procession and the Dramatized Routes "A journey through Calderon's Yepes" the most outstanding events. With this festivity, Yepes intends that the religious and the profane come together to show the most deeply rooted traditions hidden behind the stones of its walls.
This proposal introduces us to the small town of Huerta de Valdecarábanos, where we will be surprised on the outskirts of the town center, one of the most architecturally atypical monuments in the province, the hermitage of Ntra. Sra. del Rosario de los Pastores, a modernist style hermitage designed by a contemporary and disciple of Gaudí, Jesús Carrasco Muñoz. Therefore, a monument that does not go unnoticed and whose visit is a must, along with it, a walk through the town center will allow visitors to contemplate the remains of the castle of the twelfth century or the church of San Nicolas de Bari eighteenth century.
ETHNOGRAPHIC AND NATURAL HERITAGE COMPLETE THIS ROUTE THAT WILL SURPRISE TRAVELERS AND VISITORS. A TRADITIONAL STROLL ACCOMPANIED BY EXCELLENT PAGO DE LA GUARDIA D.O. WINES
La Guardia invites us to stroll through its historic center and discover its cultural heritage such as its Neoclassical church or its cave houses, characteristic of this town and which were inhabited until the twentieth century. It is of obligatory visit in this municipality the important hermitage of the Santo Niño, temple of the XVI century of Renaissance style excavated in the limestone rock that grants a series of characteristics that make it stand out by its originality with respect to the rest of other hermitages.
The visit to this town is completed by the PR-TO 19 hiking trails that lead to the Laguna de La Guardia, a wetland of special scenic interest, and its wines with D.O. Pago de La Guardia, wines of excellent quality that will delight the most exquisite palates. A proposal that combines different monumental spaces to narrate the history of these municipalities over the centuries.
MORE INFORMATION: Route of hermitages, churches and monumental squares.
A ROUTE TO DISCOVER THE PATRIMONIAL, RELIGIOUS AND NATURAL WEALTH OF THE REGION OF OCAÑA AND PART OF THE REGION OF LA MANCHA
This itinerary will take the traveler to explore an area of the province of Toledo that stands out for the concentration of large squares, monumental parish churches and hermitages outstanding and unique in this territory. A proposal that delves into the architectural richness of these municipalities, in the uniqueness of its buildings of great artistic, cultural and ethnographic value that defines the personality of the people of this area of the province. The route covers the region of La Mesa de Ocaña and timidly enters the limits of the region of La Mancha Toledana.
An alternative that in some cases will be accompanied by other tourist resources that complement this proposal as natural areas or hiking trails through unique areas that allow you to learn about the environment surrounding the towns along this route. Villas in which the visitor will discover through their heritage different historical events relevant to the history of our country, artistic creations of painters of great relevance, noble families related to royalty, wines with D.O., architectural styles linked to great architects and other cultural elements that reflect the idiosyncrasy and character of its inhabitants.
A JOURNEY THAT WILL TAKE US TIMIDLY INTO THE REGION OF LA MANCHA TO DISCOVER THE THEATRICALITY OF THE COMEDY CORRALS AND THE GREAT MANOR HOUSES.
This trip will take us to the La Mancha town of Tembleque, where we will be welcomed by its spectacular 17th century main square, a traditional square that reminds us of the theatricality of the “corrales de comedias”. Strolling through its streets is to discover a popular La Mancha architecture of whitewashed houses where certain monuments stand out as the parish church, a temple of transition between Gothic and Renaissance with octagonal tower whose construction was supervised by Nicolás Vergara el Mozo. On this walk we can not miss the Palacio de las Torres baroque style, now in disuse, or its mills from a nearby hill overlooking the town.
The monumental town of Corral de Almaguer invites us to enter its nerve center, highlighted by its large main square that concentrates a hodgepodge of monuments, large manor houses and different architectural styles. In its large square we will find a popular architecture of noble houses, the church of the Assumption of Plateresque style, a combination of Gothic and Renaissance unique in this region, complements the configuration of the square the town hall building, a neoclassical building that forms an enviable architectural ensemble and one of the most beautiful corners of the town.
CITIES AND VILLAS THAT KEEP GREAT ARCHITECTURAL JEWELS TO TAKE US BACK TO THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES. VILLAS OF A GREAT HISTORICAL LEGACY THAT WITNESSED GREAT EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROYALTY OF OUR COUNTRY.
Villarrubia de Santiago awaits the visitor to show the architectonic goodness of La Mesa de Ocaña, where we find its church of San Bartolomé Apóstol of Herreriano style, which differs from the rest of the churches of this region. As we enter its historic center we arrive at its large main square or the Constitution that will dazzle any traveler to observe how its popular architecture is intermingled with buildings as unique as the Casa de Lara, nineteenth-century modernist style, a fusion of architectural styles well done that does not alter the architectural ensemble of these buildings but on the contrary produces an effect of great heritage beauty. The visit to this town is complemented by the PR-TO 33 hiking route, the trail of Las Fuentes, which will allow visitors to discover beautiful natural landscapes with hydraulic architecture of the sixteenth century.
This itinerary will lead the visitor to the reference city of the region, Ocaña, a monumental town of great historical importance for the province of Toledo, which was the scene of courts convened by the kings and even the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand. A city that is articulated around its large main square, of classicist baroque style with large arcades, is considered the third largest in Spain after Madrid and Salamanca. This square has been the scene of many historical events such as the proclamation of the Constitution of 1812 by Enrique José O’Donnell before the Imperial Alexander Regiment. Centuries of history that ooze in every walk through its streets and squares, a city that came to have a Jewish quarter and a Muslim quarter, hence the importance of this town where there are many stately homes and palaces such as Los Cardenas (Cárdenas century). XV), churches and convents such as the Renaissance convent of the Dominican Fathers (XVth century), churches and convents such as the Renaissance convent of the Dominican Fathers (XVth century), the XVI), the fountains and washing places like the Fuente Grande with traces of Juan de Herrera and another series of important monuments that complete its tourist offer.
A JOURNEY TO BE AMAZED BY ARCHITECTURAL WORKS FROM THE BAROQUE OF ALONSO DE COVARRUBIAS TO THE MODERNISM OF JESÚS CARRASCO MUÑOZ.
We cannot miss a visit to the neighboring town of Yepes.It is a town that once had a walled enclosure of which today its entrance gates survive, gates that lead us to its main square where the visitor will find the monumentality of the Collegiate Church of San Benito Abad, a baroque jewel designed by the famous architect Alonso de Covarrubias, which also preserves in its interior several canvases by Luis Tristán, the famous disciple of El Greco. Therefore, a temple of great patrimonial, artistic and cultural value that is the pride of this municipality and reference of the importance that also came to house this town. To walk through its streets is to discover a vast religious and defensive heritage that has been maintained to this day, a heritage that is mixed with the popular architecture of the great noble houses that dot its historic center, a well-deserved walk that will not leave the visitor indifferent. The Calderonian Days, a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest, which have become a baroque festival, stand out in this town. Throughout almost a month different religious and cultural events related to the Golden Age take place, being the Corpus Christi Procession and the Dramatized Routes “A journey through Calderon’s Yepes” the most outstanding events. With this festivity, Yepes intends that the religious and the profane come together to show the most deeply rooted traditions hidden behind the stones of its walls.
This proposal introduces us to the small town of Huerta de Valdecarábanos, where we will be surprised on the outskirts of the town center, one of the most architecturally atypical monuments in the province, the hermitage of Ntra. Sra. del Rosario de los Pastores, a modernist style hermitage designed by a contemporary and disciple of Gaudí, Jesús Carrasco Muñoz. Therefore, a monument that does not go unnoticed and whose visit is a must, along with it, a walk through the town center will allow visitors to contemplate the remains of the castle of the twelfth century or the church of San Nicolas de Bari eighteenth century.
ETHNOGRAPHIC AND NATURAL HERITAGE COMPLETE THIS ROUTE THAT WILL SURPRISE TRAVELERS AND VISITORS. A TRADITIONAL STROLL ACCOMPANIED BY EXCELLENT PAGO DE LA GUARDIA D.O. WINES
La Guardia invites us to stroll through its historic center and discover its cultural heritage such as its Neoclassical church or its cave houses, characteristic of this town and which were inhabited until the twentieth century. It is of obligatory visit in this municipality the important hermitage of the Santo Niño, temple of the XVI century of Renaissance style excavated in the limestone rock that grants a series of characteristics that make it stand out by its originality with respect to the rest of other hermitages.
The visit to this town is completed by the PR-TO 19 hiking trails that lead to the Laguna de La Guardia, a wetland of special scenic interest, and its wines with D.O. Pago de La Guardia, wines of excellent quality that will delight the most exquisite palates. A proposal that combines different monumental spaces to narrate the history of these municipalities over the centuries.
MORE INFORMATION: Route of hermitages, churches and monumental squares.
