Curiosities of Tarancon !!!

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I like to bring you and me back to my dear Province of Cuenca and the Autonomous Community of Castilla La Mancha in my beloved Spain,The area has lots of family memories for me and will always be cherish. This was a town we passed by connecting the A40 with the A3 highways, and finally did stop in. This is my story on Tarancon, follow me if you dare! The town is so small but quant that will delight most of you as it did me,  A wonderful surprise that with new found older pictures in my blog including here for you and me, Therefore, this is my take on curiosities of Tarancon !!   Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Sanctuary of the Virgin of Riánsares: located approximately 5 km from Tarancón. It was founded in the 12C. The palace was initially acquired by D. Fernando Muñoz, Duque de Riánsares where he built his pantheon and, next to it, a summer Palace in which to spend summer seasons with his wife, Queen María Cristina de Borbón. Later it was transferred to the Catholic Church and today is the Sanctuary that gives its name to the Patron Saint of Tarancón. More on a special site of the brotherhood of the Virgin of Riànsares: https://virgenderiansares.es.tl/Historia-de-la-Virgen.htm

The Arco de la Malena or arch is the entrance door to what was once a walled enclosure, becoming the most evident proof of this, and as far as its origin is from the 11C. It is currently the arch that gives entrance and precedes the Parroquia de la Asunción or Parish of the Assumption.

At the end of the 17C, the Ermita de San Isidro or Hermitage was built, following the canonization of the patron saint of Madrid, San Isidro Labrador, As the protector of the countryside, the hermitage is located south of the town, on the road leading to the vineyards. Its feast day is celebrated every May 15th, San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of farmers as well, In the 18C, its confraternity was founded, which had to witness the destruction of the altarpiece and the original image of the small hermitage during the civil war. This forced its replacement with a modern carving, which is the one that is preserved to this day. It is located at Calle San Isidro, 21,about 1,5 km from the town’s church, It has a single-nave ,and whitewashed walls and a humble character. Its location on a small hill on the outskirts of the town, surrounded by a pine forest, reinforces this sense of tranquility.

The city of Tarancon on its history/heritage: https://nuevaweb.tarancon.es/ciudad/

The Castilla La Mancha region tourist office on Tarancon:  https://www.turismocastillalamancha.es/es/destinos/encanto-rural/cuenca/tarancon

There you a nice quant beautiful scenary ride in the cross roads of Castilla La Mancha,  Again, hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Tarancon !! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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