Illescas
To speak of Illescas is to speak of a blossoming town in Toledo, partly due to its close proximity to Madrid. The town is also famous for El Greco and the Virgen de la Caridad (Virgin of Charity).
Our visit to Illescas takes us to the exceptional artistic heritage which is the bequest of one of the greatest painters in History. Five unique paintings are kept at the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Caridad, an image crowned canonical Queen and whose advocacy and miracles awaken the faith of both locals and foreigners. We invite you to discover all this and more in Illescas.
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Location
The town is part of the county of La Sagra, located just 35km away from Madrid and 35km away from Toledo. Accessing it from both cities is very comfortable, both due to the highway as well as the motorway linking both cities.
- How to get there
- Road transport
The Arch of Ugena, with the remains of what was the Medieval wall of Illescas, the Parochial Church of Asunción de Santa María, the Council, and the Squares of Colón (Columbus), El Salvador, and Las Cadenas (the Chains) and its hundred year Elm are some of the sites to visit in Illescas, as well as the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Illescas, home to some of the most important and unique painting works of El Greco.
In addition, Illescas has shopping amenities and good food and drink and it is a stop-over on our journey towards Toledo.
- Special trips in Illescas
- -The “Virgen de la Caridad” Sanctuary.
-Parochial Church.
-The city of Esquivias nearby, where Miguel de Cervantes married Catalina de Palacios. Cervantes lived here for a long time; today you can visit the Museum at Casa de Cervantes (House of Cervantes).
-Carranque Archaeology Park, an attractive destination where the Materno Roman Villa is located, with its surprising Roman mosaiques from the period of Emperor Theodosius the Great.
-Esquivias, Yeles, Illescas, Ugena y Carranque make up section number 9 of the Don Quixote Route. Would you like to engage in this experience?
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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
