Chinchón
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Three storeys of wooden balconies frame the irregular Plaza Mayor of Chinchón, which over the centuries has staged bullfights, plays, proclamations and film shoots. Above it, the church of the Asunción keeps an Assumption painted by Goya. A 17th-century Countess of Chinchón gave her title to the cinchona tree, and the town's name lives on in a well-known anís.
Highlights
- Plaza Mayor, with 234 wooden balconies, still turned into a bullring (ES)
- Goya's Assumption above the high altar of the church of the Asunción
- Castle of the Counts, a low Renaissance fortress built against artillery
- The clock tower, all that remains of the church of Nuestra Señora de Gracia
- Anís de Chinchón, along with local garlic and wine
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Chinchón (ES), Chinchón (EN)), Wikivoyage (Chinchón (ES), Chinchón (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 5,800
Things to see
Events through the year
- Carnival
- La PasiónPassion play performed by more than 240 residents
- Jazz festival
- Fiestas de Santiago ApóstolFirst bull run of the year, then a novillada
- Patronal fiestasFor Nuestra Señora de Gracia and San Roque: bulls, verbena, sport
- Festival Benéfico TaurinoCharity bullfighting festival held since 1923
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Chinchón), Wikivoyage (Chinchón). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Chinchón anisetteDrinkAniseed spirit with designation of origin, produced and bottled here
Adapted from Wikipedia (Chinchón), Wikivoyage (Chinchón). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
10 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 8
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
- Hostels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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