The best walks and hikes around Fuentenovilla

The beautiful Fuente del Arca (Ark Fountain) is one of the historic springs of the Tajuña Valley. It lies along the Cordel de las Merinas, a notable drove road used during the transhumance era, and for centuries it was one of the main sources of drinking water for the town of Ambite. The basin itself is a small water garden, nestled in a pleasant setting of poplars, fig trees, willows, elms, and plants associated with springs, such as the maidenhair fern, a fern unique to the region.

The Tajuña Valley has numerous rural roads and forest tracks that run parallel to the river for much of its length, but not all are continuous or always in good condition. The Tajuña River Nature Trail, officially documented as a long hiking route from its source to its mouth, passes through Loranca de Tajuña along its course.

The starting point is the Plaza de la Villa, following the main street to the outskirts of the town, where the interpretation stands are located.

The viewpoint is on the edge of the moor, above the slopes of oaks and holm oaks of the Val stream, and has beautiful views of the slopes of the valley and the white hamlet of Olmeda de las Fuentes.

The unique urban style of Nuevo Baztán maintains the original Baroque model from the beginning of the 18th century, designed by José de Churriguera by order of Juan de Goyeneche, who had permission from Charles II to build glass, paper and textile factories on Spanish territory. The Navarrese businessman was originally from Arizkun, in the Baztán Valley, but spent time in Madrid because he had other properties and professional relations with the Court. He chose the site of Madrid's Alcarria to found an industrial and rural centre in honour of his homeland and commissioned the Madrid architect to build a glass factory, a farming village of half a thousand inhabitants, a palace, a monumental church and gardens with centuries-old pines and elms. The town preserves cobbled streets, stone squares, rural buildings from the time of its foundation, between 1709 and 1713, and palace gardens, a beautiful heritage complex declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1941 and a Site of Cultural Interest in 2000.

The Arca spring is a historic spring in Ambite, located in the Arca ravine next to the Cordel de las Merinas. The structure of the fountain has been restored and with the benches and the shade of the trees it creates a welcoming space.

Fountain in the small park in front of the church.

On the Red List of Heritage for its "state of ruin and abandonment". The building, from the 16th century, was occupied until the 17th century. Exactly until the year 1767, the year in which Carlos III expelled the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, from Spain.