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What to see and do in Malpica de Tajo

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

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Malpica de Tajo

Castle of Malpica 550 m

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What to see and do in Malpica de Tajo

Malpica de Tajo
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Torrijos, in the province of Toledo, whose principal monument is the fourteenth-century castle raised on the banks of the Tagus, beside the bridge of the end of the nineteenth century, of concrete with a central iron span in the form of an inverted catenary; in its district the Roman site of Las Tamujas was excavated, with underground rooms and notable mosaic pavements, and there lies the Dominio de Valdepusa estate, which in 2003 obtained the first single-estate denomination of origin recognised in Spain.
Castle of Malpica
Monument
14th-century castle built on the banks of the Tagus, the town's main monument and one of the best sited on the river's banks. It was built on a 10th-century Arab fortress and from 1307 belonged to the Gómez de Toledo family, who turned it into a residence. In 1420 it served as a refuge for King John II of Castile, and in the 17th century its interior was remodeled as a palatial residence, with new windows and a courtyard with columns and brick galleries. Built of brick filled with rammed earth, it has a square floor plan with solid towers at the corners, a moat on three of its sides -the fourth is protected by the river- and rectangular merlons. Owned by the dukes of Arión, it is kept in good condition and furnished, after having served as a setting for RTVE's series Isabel.
Archaeological site of las Tamujas
Nature
Roman site located half a league east of Malpica de Tajo, in the Torrijos area. As early as 1848, Pascual Madoz's Diccionario geográfico recorded the existence of these ruins, where two or three rooms had been discovered whose flooring showed a mosaic of remarkable workmanship, early evidence of the site's archaeological interest.
Bridge of Malpica sobre el Tajo
Monument
Concrete bridge from the end of the 19th century with a central iron span in the form of an inverted catenary, resting on eight round piers.
Spring of los Tres Chorros
Nature
Fountain at the entrance to the village, beside the river, in a spot with the characteristic views of the Tagus valley.
Dominio de Valdepusa, the first vino de pago
Food and drink
Estate of forty-nine hectares that in 2003 obtained the first single-estate designation of origin recognised in Spain. Promoted by Carlos Falcó, marquis of Griñón, it grows cabernet sauvignon, syrah, petit verdot, merlot and graciano at four hundred metres.