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What to see and do in Almorox

What to see and do in Almorox (Torrijos, Toledo): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities

How far each place is from the centre of Almorox

Church of San Cristóbal de Almorox 100 m
The Pine Forest of Almorox 3.4 km

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What to see and do in Almorox

Almorox
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Torrijos, in the province of Toledo, whose church of San Cristóbal is a Gothic temple of the early sixteenth century with a Renaissance doorway that preserves works attributed to Juan Correa de Vivar and to Pedro Berruguete; it also has the Baroque chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad, raised on high over the remains of an old mosque, an extensive Aleppo pinewood to the north of the district and the carnival masquerade known as la Sargentería, and the episode of the bunch of grapes in Lazarillo de Tormes is set in it.
Church of San Cristóbal de Almorox
Monument
Parish church of Almorox (Toledo), built during the 16th century. It was declared a historic-artistic monument of national character on November 9, 1983, by royal decree signed by King Juan Carlos I and the Minister of Culture Javier Solana, and published in January 1984; it is currently listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) with monument status.
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad de Almorox
Monument
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad, in Almorox (Toledo, Torrijos), a Baroque hermitage from the 17th century built on high ground over the remains of an old mosque, from where a wide view of the surrounding area can be seen. The Virgen de la Piedad is the patron saint of Almorox, in whose honor festivities are held from August 14 to 20.
The Pine Forest of Almorox
Nature
El Pinar de Almorox is an extensive pine forest of stone pines located in the north of the municipal area of Almorox, in the Torrijos area (Toledo), about three kilometers from the town center, next to the residential development that bears the same name. It is home to squirrels, deer and wild boar, among other species.
Almorox and the Grapes of the Lazarillo
Curiosity
The famous episode of the bunch of grapes from Lazarillo de Tormes, published in 1554, is set in Almorox during the grape harvest. The original text tells it as follows: “It happened that, arriving at a place called Almorox at the time when the grapes were being picked, a grape-picker gave him a bunch of grapes as alms.” The grapes, very ripe at that time of year, fell apart in Lázaro's hand.
La Sargentería of Almorox
Activity
La Sargentería, also called Los Sargentos, is the popular name by which the traditional Carnival Soldadesca is known in Almorox, a masquerade held on Domingo Gordo with its own characters and routes.