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What to see and do in Gálvez

What to see and do in Gálvez (Montes de Toledo, Toledo): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities

When to go to Gálvez: festival calendar

August: Festivities of San Agustín de Gálvez (27 al 31 de agosto)

How far each place is from the centre of Gálvez

Church of San Juan Bautista de Gálvez 300 m

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What to see and do in Gálvez

Gálvez
Village
Gálvez is a municipality in the comarca of Montes de Toledo, in the province of Toledo, with 3044 inhabitants, whose founding settlements, on the río del Torcón and at the old site of Alpuébrega, go back to prehistory; through Alpuébrega ran the Roman road from Toledo to Mérida, and its inhabitants later moved to where Gálvez now stands. Until 1443 it belonged to the Toledan knight Lope Gaytán, and in 1483 Pedro Suárez de Toledo founded the lordship of Gálvez, Jumela and La Moraleja, which passed by inheritance to several lineages until 1837. Charles V, who was seeking a quiet retreat, ruled out the town because of its proximity to the Court of Toledo and chose Cuacos de Yuste instead. The church of San Juan Bautista preserves a 16th-century nave and a tower with a clock from 1902. Its town hall, built in 1772 in neoclassical lines, is one of the oldest civil buildings in the locality, which celebrates its festivities in honour of San Agustín.
Town Hall of Gálvez
Monument
Town hall built in 1772 with communal funds and a neoclassical design, one of the oldest civil buildings preserved in Gálvez. It is a two-storey building with a balcony running the full width of the façade, resting on six Doric columns and crowned by large corbels; to the right of the entrance the space of the former municipal butcher's shop from the previous building is preserved. It remains today the seat of municipal government.
Church of San Juan Bautista de Gálvez
Monument
The church of St John the Baptist is the parish church of Gálvez, in the Montes de Toledo. Its main nave, as well as its tower, dates from the 16th century; the latter, in a late Neo-Mudéjar style, houses a clock installed in 1902. The church has three naves separated by semicircular arches and is covered by a flattened octagonal vault on pendentives, decorated with plasterwork motifs. The altar takes the form of a large niche covered by a barrel vault, and inside, the baptismal font stands out, carved from granite in Gothic style.
Festivities of San Agustín de Gálvez
Activity
The feast of Saint Augustine is the patronal festival of Gálvez, in the Montes de Toledo district, celebrated from 27 to 31 August in honour of the town's patron saint. During these days there are processions, open-air dances and bullfighting events that bring the town together in the heart of summer.