San Bartolomé de las Abiertas
Town Hall Casa Curato
Polvorín Gallery
Information from San Batolomé de las Abiertas:
Telephone: 925 458 119
Web: http://ayun-sanbartolomedelasabiertas.com/lugares-de-interes/
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Email: juanmanuel@ayun-sanbartolomedelasabiertas.com
It was called "San Bartolomé de Valdecelada", "San Bartolomé de la Raña" and in the 18th century "San Bartolomé de las Abiertas" when it absorbed a large part of the neighbouring village.
It is located in the valleys of the Pusa and Sangrera rivers. The typical landscape of the municipality is characterised by its extensive olive groves, holm oak meadows and large cereal fields, all accompanied by the high landscape value of its natural springs and lagoons. Ideal environment for equestrian routes or hiking in the valley of the river Sangrera.
We must not forget the various farmhouses that are scattered throughout the municipality, most of which were built in the 19th century and are an example of typical Toledan construction, with a strong emphasis on their tilework. Within its popular architecture there is a bombo, an old construction whose main function was to store water, which has now been converted into a windmill.
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The parish church suffered the effects of the civil war. Most of its interior ornamentation is therefore later. It has a single nave, at the foot of which is the baptistery and at the head of which is the altar; to the right of the chancel is the sacristy; the entrance portico is on the south façade As soon as you enter, your gaze is drawn to the top, to the beautiful neo-Mudéjar style coffered ceiling, a magnificent work of woodwork. To the left is the choir and, below it, the baptistery, with an undated baptismal font. On the right, at the head of the church, we find the chancel, topped by a white marble altarpiece; between columns there are three niches; the arch of the largest, the central one, is supported by pilasters. In a somewhat original hierarchy in terms of iconography, the altar is presided over by Saint Bartholomew, flanked by Jesus and Mary.
Current town hall of the municipality. It is a neoclassical building with two storeys and an attic, the exterior of which is made up of alternating solid walls and openings on each level. On the ground floor, the door and windows are decorated with garlands, and on the upper floor there are three cantilevered balconies supported by corbels and plaster moulding bases decorated with human faces. The openings on these levels are flanked by Ionic pilasters with fluted shafts that end in a cornice with a balustrade.
A popular two-storey building whose main façade consists of a central doorway with windows on either side. The openings on the first floor correspond to three balconies with lowered arches at the top. The façade is decorated with geometric shapes made with the brick layout. The house of Getsemaní, built just over a hundred years ago, follows a pattern very much in keeping with the taste of the period for stately buildings, with a decoration that combines the classical with Toledan art and the neo-Mudejar style.
They are underground galleries dating from the civil war and have recently been restored by the town hall. To visit it, an appointment must be made in advance at the town hall.
