Pastrana, Guadalajara

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This Dukedom Capital, part of the province of Guadalajara, is more than just its Collegiate Church, more than its Dukedom Palace where Princesa Éboli once lived, and more than the tapestries of Alfonso V, more than the convents founded by Saint Theresa de Jesús. The town of Pastrana offers a snapshot of the past, as Camilo José Cela realised when describing the location in his Journey to the Alcarria , whose route can be followed.

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Location

To the south of Guadalajara, following the N-320 towards Sacedón, you will find the detour taking you via the C-200 road to Pastrana (1,209 inhabitants), an important village in the Alcarria, boxed between the Rivers Tajo and Segura.

Tourist information: Pastrana Tourism Office
Plaza de la Hora s/n
Phone: 949 37 00 14
Website: www.pastrana.org

How to get there: Road transport

This noble town has important exhibits of its artistic and cultural heritage, and this has earned it the award of Historical Artistic Site. Here you may discover not only the reflections which Camilo José Cela left in writing following his journey in the Journey to the Alcarria, but also the adventures and exploits of the famous Princess of Éboli, whose admiration of luxury and controversial stories marked her destiny. The town is locked up in the wonderful tangle of streets in this village and its impressive dukedom palace.

Special trips in Pastrana: Its historical quarter still has its medieval urban plan, and it is now a site of great interest and has been declared as a Historical Artistic Site. Some of the recommended visits are: The Convent of the Conceptionist Franciscan Nuns, inhabited by cloister nuns, has a Baroque-style church (16th century), founded by the Princess of Éboli and Saint Theresa.

The Dukedom Palace (15th century, renaissance), has numerous Mannerist elements. It is distinguished for its turrets, front, columns, gable and coat of arms.
The School of Saint Buenaventura (17th century) is another highlight, with its façade with a rear door and interior patio with galleries.
The Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Collegiate Church (13th-14th centuries) was built on the remains of a previous Gothic church. The crypt and pantheon has several funerary urns, of rose-coloured marble, which were from the Infantado Palace. It houses the Tapestry Museum, with an important collection of medieval and renaissance art. In the outskirts of the town, we find the Carmen Convent, with a Baroque church housing a very interesting Natural History Museum, comprising exotic animals from the far East.
The Therisian Museum:with objects related to Saint Theresa in Pastrana, paintings, sculptures, and documents on Santa Teresa.