Yunclillos
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Telephone: 925 356 081
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Email: yunclillos@diputoledo.es
Yunclillos has a flat territory characteristic of the Toledan plateau, where cereal fields abound, thus belonging to the area of this region popularly known as the granary of La Sagra. Its district is watered by the Guadarrama River at one end, making it a place of contrasts between the plain and the valley, a river that provides a characteristic riverside flora and fauna, creating a great environmental setting, where visitors can practice bird watching, characteristic of these areas. Different paths and trails run through its lands so that visitors can discover this ecosystem of great scenic value and contrasts, both on foot and by bicycle in a pleasant and peaceful stroll through the Sagreña plain.
There is evidence of the presence of people in its territory since prehistoric times, more specifically, since the Bronze Age, as shown by the archaeological remains found in the municipality. However, according to the documents found, it was not until the 12th century that this town was formed. Like the rest of the towns in this region, it was founded during the period of the Christian Reconquest and its small urban layout was to be maintained over the centuries, with its main monument, the church of San Andrés, being built in the 16th century. To walk through its quiet and peaceful streets is to discover the essence of a rural village, of its popular architecture of low whitewashed houses that offer the traveller a visit full of charm and traditional flavour.
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Built between the 16th and 17th centuries, the parish church of Yunclillos is dedicated to San Andrés. It is a medieval style church with an exterior made of brick and stone and has two openings on the façade and semicircular arches, framed by an alfiz. Inside, the church consists of a single nave, a chapel on the gospel side and the baptistery, located at the foot of the epistle. The nave is vaulted with two distinct parts, the half-barrel vault, which runs from the foot to the beginning of the chancel, there is a cornice with a curvilinear crimp that continues around the chancel. The choir is located at the foot of the central nave and has an organ. Other aspects worth mentioning are the black marble baptismal font and the confessionals and the altarpiece, both from the Rococo Baroque period.