Guadalajara: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the area of the Arquitectura Negra in the Sierra Norte de Guadalajara Nature Park, the landscape includes small villages that have preserved their distinctive architecture, based on the local black slate, over the centuries. The Ruta Arquitectura Negra begins in Cogolludo; Tamajón forms the gateway to the villages of the Arquitectura Negra.

Those choosing Guadalajara as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment there.

Culture

The province of Guadalajara provides the setting for Camilo José Cela’s work “Viaje a La Alcarria”. In the immediate vicinity of Guadalajara are the Museo de Guadalajara, a museum, the Capilla de Don Luis de Lucena, a museum, the Guadalajara Zoo, a zoo, and the Antigua iglesia de los Remedios, a church. In the wider regional surroundings of Guadalajara lies Palacio de Los Condes de Moriana, a palace. Also in the immediate vicinity of Guadalajara are Peña La Carioquita, a garden, and Coquin Park, a park. In the wider regional surroundings of Guadalajara lies Mirador del Lago del Botánico, a viewpoint.

Nature

The Arquitectura Negra area features diverse woodland formations, including beech forests, oak forests, Scots pine forests, juniper stands and holm oak forests.

The Alto Tajo Nature Park extends across the southeast of the province of Guadalajara and the northeast of the province of Cuenca. It includes fluviokarst gorges such as the gorges of the Tajo and the Hoz Seca. Its rocky walls are home to significant populations of cliff-nesting birds of prey.

Sendero 1: Georuta Ocentejo-Hundido de Armallones leads into the Tajo Gorge; information boards explain its formation.

The Barranco del Río Dulce Nature Park lies in the north of the province of Guadalajara and covers 8,348 ha.

The Hayedo de Tejera Negra in Cantalojas is a protected natural area and is among the southernmost beech forests in Europe. The Senda Ecológica de Carretas follows the valley of the Lillas River and includes the viewpoint at the Pradera de Matarredonda as well as traditional charcoal-burning sites.

Wine

Bodegas Mariscal offers guided tours of the winery and vineyard as well as wine-tasting courses.

Events

Hita lies on the A-2 Madrid–Zaragoza motorway and can be reached from Guadalajara via regional roads. The Festival Medieval de Hita features craft markets, open-air theatre performances, concerts of early music, parades and activities for children. La Caballada de Atienza takes place every year; its ritual acts have been faithfully repeated for centuries.

Other places in Guadalajara: Trillo, Sigüenza, Mondéjar, Guadalajara, Azuqueca De Henares, Alovera, Alcolea Del Pinar, Puebla De Valles, Horche, Sacedón, Atienza, El Olivar, Humanes, Atanzón, Ablanque, Peralejos De Las Truchas, Fuentelencina, Albalate De Zorita, Brihuega, Budia, Gálvez, Irueste, Monasterio, Caspueñas, Hiendelaencina, Albares, Orea, Mazarete, Mandayona, Campillo De Ranas, Tamajón, Pareja, Berninches, Hita, Pastrana, Alhóndiga, Ruguilla, Pálmaces De Jadraque, Abánades, Zorita De Los Canes, Campillo De Dueñas, Molina De Aragón, Alcoroches, Poveda De La Sierra, Zaorejas, Cogolludo, Mirabueno, Matillas, Luzaga, Cantalojas, Algar De Mesa, Luzón, Cabanillas Del Campo, Olmedillas, El Pobo De Dueñas, Castejón De Henares, Hueva, Ciruelas, Torija, Solanillos Del Extremo, Chillarón Del Rey, Majaelrayo, El Cubillo De Uceda, Rillo De Gallo, Castilnuevo, Almoguera, Anchuela Del Pedregal, Selas, Condemios De Abajo, Bustares, Megina, El Casar, Aranzueque, Ventosa, Corduente, Arbancón, Saúca, Carabias, Salmerón, Arroyo de las Fraguas, Villares de Jadraque, Uceda, Valdesaz, Tierzo, Jadraque, Alocén, El Pedregal, Rebollosa de Hita, Miedes de Atienza, Aldeanueva de Guadalajara, Torrejón del Rey, Fontanar, Matarrubia, Algora, Loranca de Tajuña, Mazuecos, Albendiego, Malaguilla, Peñalén.

More about the region: Castile-La Mancha.