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What to see and do in Méntrida

What to see and do in Méntrida (Torrijos, Toledo): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Méntrida: festival calendar

April: Pilgrimage of San Marcos de Méntrida (23 al 27 de abril)

How far each place is from the centre of Méntrida

Church of San Sebastián de Méntrida 400 m

Towns near Méntrida

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What to see and do in Méntrida

Méntrida
Village
Méntrida is a municipality in the Torrijos comarca, in the province of Toledo, which gives its name to a wine denomination of origin; on the cerro del Castillejo, old caves were used for centuries to store wine. Founded after the reconquest of the area by Alfonso VI in 1085, in 1180 Alfonso VIII granted the castillo de Alamín, to which it was linked, to the archbishopric of Toledo, and in 1436 it passed to the lordship of Álvaro de Luna; it received the title of town in 1486. It preserves its medieval urban layout, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain’s highest level of heritage protection), around the 15th-century Gothic church of San Sebastián, and the 17th-century ermita dedicated to the town’s patroness, canonically crowned in 2014, whose pilgrimage, that of San Marcos, is the most crowded festival in the town. It has 6,495 inhabitants (INE 2025).
Church of San Sebastián de Méntrida
Monument
A 15th-century Gothic church, the main religious building of a town that keeps its medieval street layout.
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Natividad de Méntrida
Monument
The hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Natividad, in Méntrida (Toledo), is a 17th-century Catholic church, built around 1645 and consecrated that same year, standing a short distance from the village, next to the Prado path, on the site where the original parish church of Santa María once stood. In Renaissance-Gothic style, it has a single nave formed by the presbytery, a small transept and three bays toward the foot of the church, where the choir is located; on the south façade, the lintel of the door bears the inscription “AÑO 1645 IHS MARIA JOSEPH”. Inside is venerated the image of Nuestra Señora de la Natividad, patron saint of the town of Méntrida, canonically crowned in 2014.
The Méntrida Designation of Origin
Curiosity
The municipality gives its name to a wine designation of origin. The old caves of the Castillejo hill were used for centuries to store the wine of the area.
Pilgrimage of San Marcos de Méntrida
Activity
Pilgrimage in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Natividad, patron saint of Méntrida, which lasts for several days and is the town's most crowded festival. It begins on April 23 with the Alboreá or night Alborada, to the sound of bugles and drums; the following day the opening speech is read and the floral offering is made at the hermitage. On April 25 the Virgin leaves through the parish door and the pilgrimage to the hermitage of the Dehesa de Berciana begins, with dancers performing before her. The return, on the 26th and 27th, includes stops at two crossroads along the way and masses, while families gather in ranchos to celebrate alongside the image.