Selfocarvan routes: Toledo, castles, olive trees and some secret corners

Say what they say, the Tajo river is the column that marks much of tourism in the province of Toledo.A route through Toledo, can and should start with the capital.The city of the three cultures has served as a coexistence model, but it is not the best place to move with a motorhome.Here you come to walk and use your outside parking is an obligation.

R His choir, his chapter room, his organ, his main altarpiece and his multiple windows, has been qualified by many as the "Museum Museum."And as it is a city to walk and not to drive, you always have to keep a while to enjoy the Zocodover Square and approach the door of the hinge, the main of the city and sample of silver style.

The vicinity of the capital keep a lot of their rural atmosphere.A few kilometers we enter a field that outlines its silhouettes with the fields of olive trees and large cereal extensions that mark the limit of the peoples.Despite the crazy urban development, many of the peoples keep their daily rhythm.

We find a good example in Guadamur, with one of the most arrogant castles in all of Castile.This Toledo town of ancestral origins is chaired by its imposing Castle.Send to build in the fifteenth century by Pedro López de Ayala, Count of Fuensalida, is the most prominent monument in the town.Walk its streets and visit the Recess Vinto Square, in honor of the Visigothic king, with the church of Santa María Magdalena, it is worth it.Nor can it be forgotten that here in Guadamur, in the nineteenth century the Treasury of Guarrázar was discovered, one of the most prominent of Visigothic goldsmith.

Unfortunately, it is a place so close that sometimes we do not give enough interest.It seems impossible that these lands close to the Guajaz River, keep all the charm of the Manchego field, despite being close to large cities.Land of Cigarrales and Olivos, Jews, Moors and Christians south of the Tajo River.A perfect place to drive a motorhome of any size, even some capuchina.

We follow our journey through the towns of southern Toledo to reach Layos.For many, Layos is an anonymous town.For others, the people are famous for the Palace of the Condes de Mora, jewel of the architecture of the fifteenth century.Here in Layos we find one of the best cooked in Spain.José's fig tree is a place of pilgrimage and its pots are a reference of how a cooked by S. XXI should be.

We are going out through an Olivos Sea, which for something the argés oil has a lot of betrayal in the area.This time the road will take us south, on the way to the Montes de Toledo.We continue for CM-4013 Cuerva address to later take the CM-410 that will take us to our next destination, Sonseca.Many things can say about Sonseca, but if it is known for something, it is for its mazapan.

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His collection of illustrious characters is almost longer than his numerous monuments.The castle, the church of Santo Tomas, the bridge of the five eyes and its Plaza Mayor, compete with Mrs. Jimena, the Woman of the Cid, or with Churriguera and a long list of friars, bishops and monks that amazes anyone who investigatesA little about the history of this population.

And another good option is to follow the course of the Tagus, by CM 4000. The Burujon ravines and villages such as La Puebla de Montalban take us along the banks of the Tajo river, to the north, where the towns and the palaces speak of a past very closely.

A land of legends that deserves to be visited and traveled, in addition to enjoyed.Without going any further, the name of the Sierra de San Vicente already tells a story, that of the three brothers Vicente, Sabina and Cristeta, who escaped from Talavera but were captured and buried in the Romanesque church of San Vicente.

The mountains is between the Tiétar and Alberche rivers, which already makes it possiblerecreational purposes.More than a dozen quiet medieval villages offer us an image of the gastronomic and artistic offer of the place, with forced quotes such as Bayuela Castle or the aforementioned hermitage of San Vicente.

Other villages such as Namela, Navamorcuende, Hinojosa or Rapude, are perfect for a getaway.That mixture of walking and road is perfect.However, we must warn of the painful signaling of the width of the streets and that can bring us problems if our vehicle is very large.

Other populations can be mixed with these small towns.We are really just one hour from Madrid for the A-5.On prenavideñas we find small producers of Mazapan and Polvorones, which are almost as important as other architectural jewels such as Maqueda and its Castle.An interesting parking area is at the same entrance, on the Avila road, with a day and night parking very close to the beautiful town.

Escalona, barely a few minutes following our path along the A-5, or the ancient road of Madrid, it is another flag town on the banks of the pool.Again, they can boast of a splendid Castillo, that of Don Álvaro de Luna, worthy of a good chapter of Game of Thrones and also comes with legend included.Alfonso VI ordered to erect him to monitor the border, and his military purpose shines on his four sides.

For the rest, Escalona is a charming place: a castle, a church and a square of strong military airs, but eye, also a beach that calls Madrid in heat.The water is put on the Alberche River and the heat, that sun that shines strongly in the summer months.The food, in the perfectly enabled picnic.Among the beach bars arranged for our entertainment we can park our recreational vehicle, and incidentally access numerous BTT or trekking routes or play with children or our pet.If we prefer a somewhat more urban context, we can go to the people themselves.In the sports car parking, on the Constitution Avenue, we can find space more than enough to park our motorhome and spend the night without major problem.