Attractions and Places To See around Zarza De Tajo - Top 17

Fuentidueña de Tajo Kilometer 0 The ruins of the castle reveal the strategic town of Fuentidueña de Tajo on the river bank, a passageway for important communication routes since Roman times. In the Middle Ages, the Via del Esparto was very popular, one of the most valuable products in those times in the Las Vegas region, which ran on a primitive Roman road and reached Esparteros Street, in the center of Madrid. On the way up from the castle is the Fuente de la Dueña or Fuente Salobre, it is a limestone pylon rebuilt in the 19th century and a key link in the historical foundations of Fuentidueña. The “owner” of the fountain and responsible for the name was Doña Urraca, lady of the fortress for a time, formerly called Santiago due to its connection with the order and popularly known as Torre de Piquillos, a few ruins on the hill where the fountain springs. spring. The old watchtower, the fountain, the church of San Andrés and the Plaza de la Constitución, where the Clock Tower is located, make up a valuable heritage complex in one of the most important passes of the Cañada Real Soriana Oriental in the Tagus Valley. The livestock route crosses the Tagus Natural Trail in the streets of Fuentidueña, crosses the town to the river bank and changes banks over a historic iron bridge from the 19th century. The Tagus Bridge is a magnificent work of civil engineering inaugurated in 1867. The designer of the project was the architect José de Echevarría, who sought collaborators in France within the Eiffiel team and used riveted iron beams to build a solid bridge in a fundamental step of the Tajo plain, in the transit of the Cañada Real Soriana Oriental and the Camino Real de Valencia, an ancient Post Road and route of peasants and merchants since the Early Middle Ages. The first mechanical means to cross the Tagus riverbed was a rope boat, later replaced by a rope bridge to withstand unforeseen floods, but it was destroyed by General Prim's troops in the 19th century.

Estremera Kilometer 42.5 The route continues along the route of the 40 Day Train and rural roads to the streets of Estremera, passes through El Parque and leaves the town through the Plaza de San Isidro, where there are several stately homes. On Church Street is the Casa de las Columnas, an old century palace with a Renaissance façade from the 16th century and other mansions from the 18th and 19th centuries. In the Plaza Mayor is the Remedios church, which houses the oldest baroque organ in the Community of Madrid, and the Town Hall, with a porticoed façade. The route leaves Estremera along the Tajo Natural Trail, crosses the Illana road and detours towards Brea de Tajo through the Vega de Brea valley.

Villamanrique de Tajo Kilometer 21. The path runs through the fields of the Valle stream and ends on the road from Santa Cruz de la Zarza to Villamanrique de Tajo. The route turns to the right, passes over the Tajo bridge and continues through a pleasant riverside grove towards the Fluvial Park and the urban complex of Villamanrique de Tajo, an orchard town with beautiful whitewashed facades at the intersection of the Tajo Natural Trail, the great cycle route that begins in the Montes Universales and leads to the border of Portugal. The route runs through the streets of the town and continues along the path of the Estremera Canal. The gravel bikes fly along the firm roads in the extensive plain of the Tagus plain. The lane circulates between the large agricultural farms and the esparto grass slopes along a curious stretch of small slopes and ends in the streets of Fuentidueña. The route track passes through the church square, the Fuente Salobre and crosses the A-3 highway through a pedestrian and cyclist crossing in the Perchel neighborhood. And a new fast section begins along the Estremera Canal to the detour of the 40 Days Train tunnels, marked with a yellow arrow from the Uclés Way. The connection with the old railway route is along a path of about one hundred meters of difficult cyclability on the slope of the valley until the first tunnel, which is sunken and must be passed on the right. The path has markings from the Camino de Uclés and finally enters the road box through an arch-shaped tunnel, then there is another longer tunnel and immediately the next one, artificial light is not needed in any of them, the surface is good except in season of rain that may have mud inside.

The Fuentidueña de Tajo bridge is an engineering work from the mid-19th century that restored the passage through this river on the way to Cuenca. It is the oldest large metal bridge in Madrid. This work allowed communications to be modernized at the time of its execution.

This viaduct, near Villamanrique de Tajo, seems to have been built for a train track. Today it is enjoyed by cyclists who circulate between Vilamanrique and Fuentidueña.

The livestock route crosses the Tagus Natural Trail, crosses the town to the shore of the Tagus and passes the river over a historic iron bridge from the 19th century. The Tagus Bridge is a magnificent work of civil engineering inaugurated in 1867. The designer of the project was the architect José de Echevarría, who sought collaborators in France within the Eiffel team and chose iron to build a solid bridge in a fundamental passage of the Tagus plain. In the transit of the eastern Soriana Royal Canyon and the Camino Real de Valencia, an old Post Road and route of peasants and merchants since the Early Middle Ages. The first mechanical means to cross the Tagus riverbed was a rope boat, replaced by a rope bridge that could withstand unforeseen floods, but it was destroyed by General Prim's troops in the mid-19th century. In the vicinity of the bridge is the recreational area of La Tejera, with riverside trees and river beaches.

Nice viaduct, often the perspective prevents us from appreciating it

Nice engineering work