Great pleasure in bringing you back to my beloved Spain! Again, this is an update on an older post, and what a thrill I am having reviving these wonderful memories! Thanks for those who have follow me thru the years , appreciated. Let me tell you a bit more about the sights of Chinchon!!! Hope you enjoy it as I.
My favorites areas since childhood, Comunidad de Madrid or old Castile, of which Madrid is part and also Chinchon. I have written before over the years in my blog on Chinchon of course. However, there are two spots I love the most ,and would like to tell you a bit more on them. These are the Plaza Mayor (main square) and monuments around it.
First a bit of Spanish geography and directions. Chinchón is a town located in the southeast of the Comunidad de Madrid , in the region of Las Vegas, 44 km from Madrid. From Madrid you can reach Chinchón by the highway A-3 taking the detour of the M-307, shortly before reaching Arganda. From there take the roads M-311 and then the M-313 to Chinchón. It can also be reached by the A-4, taking the turnoff of the M-404, shortly after Valdemoro, which takes us through Ciempozuelos and Titulcia to Chinchón. From Conde de Casal (next to metro station same name) bus stop in Madrid you can take bus line 337, to Chinchon terminus Valdelaguna.
The Plaza Mayor of Chinchón is an example of popular architecture. The first houses with arcades and balconies were built in the 15C, and was completely closed in the 17C. It has a circular shape ,covered with sand, and a simple structure, clear, tidy and hierarchical. The buildings are of three floors, with white houses on arcades, wooden balconies painted in green and red-tiled roofs, it’s like the Middle Ages! And 234 wooden balconies called Claros or clear, supported by standing with shoes type columns offering a breathtaking view of the bullfights and other regularly-held shows on the square. Bars, restaurants and other taverns hide behind the arcades. Since its construction, the Plaza Mayor has hosted numerous activities such as Royal celebrations, proclamations, corral of comedies, games of canes, bullfights, executions, sacramental rites, religious, political and military acts, as well as serving as a set for the Cinema such as the bullfighting scene of the film Around the World in 80 Days, circus show in The Fabulous World of the Circus.
Entering town you see the Convento de las Clarisas built in 1653. And to add, it is good to get lost in the labyrinth of cobbled streets that go up to the Church of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion or Our Lady of the Assumption, built in 1534 and finished in 1626; contains a painting by Goya, the Assumption of the Virgin, painted in 1812. Just next door is the superb theater of Lope de Vega, built in the 19C, which sometimes serves as a cinema. The village has thus inspired two great names of the arts: Lope de Vega and Francisco de Goya. See the great belltower without a church of the old Church of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, built in the 15C as well, now only see a clocktower or Torre del Reloj over the plaza Mayor. Surrounded of a rampart, the esplanade flanked by its three monuments overlooks the Plaza Mayor and offers a splendid panorama on Chinchon. The village also houses a charming Parador de Turismo (lodging hotel), in the Convent of San Agustin, erected in the 17C.
The Comunidad de Madrid regional tourist office on the Plaza Mayor of Chinchon: https://turismomadrid.es/en/to-see-and-do/culture/villas/11414-chinch%C3%B3n-and-its-plaza-mayor.html
The city of Chinchon on things to see: http://www.ciudad-chinchon.com/turismo/en/conoce-chinchon/lugares-interes/edificios-historico-artisticos.php
The Madrid city tourist office on Chinchon: https://www.esmadrid.com/chinchon
You have a nice day in Chinchon a typical Madrileno town not far from Madrid and yet in the countryside. There you go folks ,come on over, nice Chinchon and waiting for you.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
Paris1972-Versailles2003 
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