Easy hikes and walks around Vegas

La Casa de Oficios y Caballeros is one of the great historical buildings that form part of the immediate surroundings of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. Less known than the palace, it was nevertheless essential for the functioning of the Royal Site and is today a key element of the Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Chinchón is one of the most picturesque and distinctive towns in the Community of Madrid. Located about 45 kilometers from the capital, it stands out for its Castilian atmosphere and its history linked to the aristocracy and cinema.

Chinchón is one of the most picturesque and distinctive towns in the Community of Madrid. Located about 45 kilometers from the capital, it stands out for its Castilian atmosphere and its history linked to the aristocracy and cinema.

This viewpoint in Chinchón is the most iconic spot for photographing the famous Plaza Mayor and its verdant balconies from above. Located next to the church that houses a Goya painting, it's a key stop for cyclists and tourists seeking the best panoramic view of the historic center.

For its tower, which is worth visiting, and its tree-lined plaza where you can relax in the shade.

Chinchón is located in the southeast of the Community of Madrid, nestled between the Tajuña and Tajo rivers. It is one of the most visited towns in Madrid; in fact, it appears on the list of the most beautiful towns in Spain. It was also one of the candidate towns to be the Capital of Rural Tourism in 2022. The most visited area is its Plaza Mayor, a porticoed square from the 15th and 16th centuries. Other highlights include the Castle of the Counts of Chinchón, the Lope de Vega Theater, the Clock Tower, the Convent of the Poor Clares, the five hermitages of San Antón, San Roque, Santa Ana, and those of Nuestra Señora del Rosario and Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia.

Several pleasant breakfast bars, a good option for bikers or cyclists, and the old iron bridge over the Jarama is beautiful...

The Romans were at a strategic crossroads. The main axis of the old pastoral and commercial routes in the southeast of Madrid was the Cordel de la Galiana, a route designed centuries ago by the Romans to connect the pastures of the plateaus of the Central System with the Mediterranean, probably used by Hannibal to return to Cartagena after the Salamanca campaign in 217 BC. The terraced distribution of the streets on the slope of a hill, formerly known as Cerro de Venus and currently Cerrón, has the appearance of an ancient medieval village, there are even remains in the town of a fortress linked to the Templars. The only remains of the old town of Titulcia that are preserved are part of the parish church and several balconied facades in the Plaza Mayor, the rest were destroyed in the Civil War. The current whitewashed and shiny houses were rebuilt in later years and offer a fairly uniform and modern appearance. In the 19th century the place was called Bayona de Tajuña, derived from the Basque word ibay ona (place next to a good river), from the times of repopulation by people from the north, but it was changed to Titulcia by royal decree of Ferdinand VII, in 1815, who spent the summer in Aranjuez and did not want to hear the name of the city where he had been imprisoned for six years, the French Bayonne.