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What to see and do in El Carpio de Tajo

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

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Food and drink

When to go to El Carpio de Tajo: festival calendar

July: Festivities of Santiago Apóstol de El Carpio (24 al 27 de julio)

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What to see and do in El Carpio de Tajo

El Carpio de Tajo
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Torrijos, in the province of Toledo, whose original settlement lay beside the river, in the Ronda area, from which the inhabitants moved around the twelfth century to the present site, leaving there the now ruined chapel of the patroness; in its district one of the most important Visigothic cemeteries in Spain was excavated, whose grave goods and brooches are kept in the National Archaeological Museum, and it holds the festivals of Santiago Apóstol with horse races through the streets of the village.
Visigothic Necropolis of El Carpio de Tajo
Nature
One of the most important Visigothic cemeteries excavated in Spain, in the municipal area of El Carpio de Tajo. Its grave goods and brooches are kept at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, and some of its pieces were also included in the initial collections of the Museo de los Concilios y de la Cultura Visigoda. It has been the subject of academic study, such as that of the researcher Gisela Ripoll López.
Hermitage of Ronda
Monument
Ruins of the hermitage dedicated to the Virgen de Ronda, patron saint of El Carpio de Tajo (Toledo), located in a picturesque spot on the banks of the Tagus, on the site of the original settlement; the image of the Virgin was moved to the parish church once the hermitage fell into ruin. The original settlement had stood in the Ronda area and moved to higher ground around the 12th century because of the unhealthy conditions caused by the river. The patronal festivities are held on the Sunday after Easter (domingo de cuasimodo), with three days of fireworks, processions and the parade of the Virgin on her adorned float.
The Relocation of the Village from Ronda
Curiosity
The original settlement stood beside the river, at the spot known as Ronda, and around the 12th century the inhabitants moved it to its present site for reasons of public health.
Festivities of Santiago Apóstol de El Carpio
Activity
Patronal festivities of El Carpio de Tajo held from July 24 to 27 in honor of Santiago Apóstol, with races of harnessed horses through the streets of the village, one of the oldest equestrian traditions in the area. The riders parade to the sound of the dulzaina and the tabor in the so-called Alborada de los Caballos, and the traditional Correr los Gansos is also kept up, in which the heads are pulled off geese previously slaughtered and tied along the route.
Stored potatoes
Food and drink
Stew of potatoes kept from the previous year, cooked with paprika, bay leaf and a little meat or salted fish. They are eaten alongside the town's migas and gazpacho, three leftovers dishes proper to a cereal-growing land.