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What to see and do in Azután

What to see and do in Azután (La Campana de Oropesa, Toledo): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Nature · 2 Activities

When to go to Azután: festival calendar

April: Festivities of el Cristo del Amparo (April 28)
July: Festivities of la Virgen del Carmen de Azután (July 16)

How far each place is from the centre of Azután

Dolmen of Azután 1.9 km

Towns near Azután

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What to see and do in Azután

Azután
Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Campana de Oropesa, in the province of Toledo, set on the left bank of the Tagus, whose name comes from the Arabic Burŷ al-Sulṭān, the sultan's tower, and which received a settlement charter in 1274 from the abbess of the convent of San Clemente; it preserves a dolmen that attests to prehistoric settlement on this bank, the church of Santiago Apóstol and the Pino Royo, a remarkable tree bound to the foundation tradition, and the neighbouring stretch of river is protected under the Natura 2000 Network for the islands and reed beds formed in the reservoir.
Dolmen of Azután
Nature
The dolmen of Azután is a megalithic structure located within the municipal district of Azután, on the banks of the Tagus, and was the first megalithic evidence found inland on the Southern Meseta with radiocarbon dates that made it possible to place Neolithic and Chalcolithic populations in the middle basin of the Tagus. It has been excavated from the 1980s until 2001, bringing to light a chamber and corridor with large orthostats and a lintelled roof, with collective burials and ossuaries from the Middle Neolithic, in the 5th millennium BC, to the Bell Beaker Chalcolithic, in the 4th millennium. Beneath the mound an earlier habitat is preserved, from the 6th millennium. Notable finds include pottery, bone and stone tools, and the engraved and painted decoration of the orthostats, with geometric motifs.
Church of Santiago Apóstol de Azután
Monument
The parish church of Azután, the principal historic building of this small town on the left bank of the Tagus.
The Royo Pine
Monument
A remarkable tree that local tradition links to the founding of the town and which is preserved as a symbol of the municipality.
The sultan's tower
Monument
The name Azután comes from the Arabic Burŷ al-Sulṭān, tower of the sultan. In 1135 Alfonso VII handed the tower of Borge Azután to a Mozarabic nobleman, and in 1274 the abbess of the convent of San Clemente granted the settlement charter.
The Tagus around Azután
Nature
The stretch of the Tagus between the reservoirs in this area is protected under the Natura 2000 network: the high level of silting in the Azután reservoir has created islands and reed beds of great interest for water birds.
Festivities of el Cristo del Amparo
Activity
Spring festivity of Azután, in the district of La Campana de Oropesa (Toledo), in honour of the Cristo del Amparo, whose feast day is celebrated on 28 April. It is one of the two major festivities in the municipality's calendar, along with the one dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen on 16 July, and it brings residents together around the day's religious acts.
Festivities of la Virgen del Carmen de Azután
Activity
Azután celebrates its summer festivities in honor of the Virgen del Carmen on the 16th of July.