Zorita de los Canes
This beautiful town is a must-see on the castle route or any literary route involving the passages of Camilo José Cela written during his Viaje a la Alcarria (Voyage to Alcarria).
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Location
Zorita de los Canes is 100 kilometres from Madrid by Main Roads II and III and 65 kilometres from the capital city of Guadalajara by Main Road N-320.
- Tourist information
- Zorita de los Canes Town Council
Plaza de España. s/n
+34 949 37 69 23
www.zoritadeloscanes.com
(Tourist information and assistance available throughout the Summer)
- How to get there
- Road transport
Cela described it thus: “Zorita de los Canes situated on a curve of the (River) Tajo, beside the useless pillars of a bridge that was never built, surrounded by hemp fields and shadowed by the ruins of the Order of Calatrava's castle.”
- Special trips in Zorita de los Canes
- Recópolis Archaeological Park, conceived as an historic landscape including the Visigoth City of Recópolis, Zorita Castle, the aqueduct and quarries dating back to the Visigoth era, paths, channels and mills.
San Juan Bautista's Parochial Church, of Romanesque style, is notable for its belfry, Visigoth Baptismal font and the forging of its interior doors.
The remains of the Village Walls, dating back to the 13th century.
The Aqueduct and Quarries from the Visigoth era.
The River Tajo Fluvial Reserve on the stretch of the river that passes through Zorita. The medieval road from Recópolis to Zorita
. The Arroyo Badujo Mill and channels
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Castilla-La Mancha Map: places of interest
See detailed map
Tourism Information Office
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Talavera de la Reina Tourist Information Office
Palenque, 2
Talavera de la Reina
(Toledo)
Tel. 925 826 322
Fax 925 806 614
