Discover Gálvez: Festivals, Culture and Holiday Apartments

In Gálvez, the century-old tradition of “correr el San Antón” is part of the Fiesta de San Antón. Disguised residents move from one bonfire to the next, keeping their faces and bodies hidden.

Festivals and Traditions

The Fiesta de San Antón is recognised regionally as a festival of tourist significance and takes place on the third weekend of January, the weekend around 17 January. It includes typical local cuisine, including the famous Herradura, as well as hundreds of bonfires. This provides different focal points for planning your trip: the festival weekend, religious buildings, historic buildings and rural paths. When looking for a holiday apartment in Gálvez, you can match these themes with your travel dates and the way you would like to structure each day.

Culture and Buildings

The Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista is a 16th-century church. Three naves are separated by semicircular arches with brick voussoirs. The church also has a Gothic granite baptismal font decorated with gadroons and spheres. Its Late Neomudéjar tower dates from the late 19th century and was built from rubble masonry and bricks.

North of Gálvez stands the Acueducto y Molino, a structure from the early 20th century that served to supply water. At one end is a square-plan building that served as a mill. The structure has fifteen openings: the central one is spanned by a flatter and taller arch, while the others have semicircular arches.

The Antiguas Escuelas were built in 1903, restored in 2003 and converted into today’s Teatro Auditorio Municipal. The Casa Señorial is a 17th-century residence in the vernacular Baroque style. Its approximately twenty-metre-wide façade faces the Plaza de la Iglesia.

The remains of the Castillo de Gálvez lie about 4 kilometres northwest of Gálvez; three of the original corner towers are still standing. The remains are dated to the period between the 12th and 14th centuries. On the Plaza de los Cristos stands the Ermita de los Dolores, or El Cristo, a three-nave chapel in the Renaissance and vernacular styles. The central nave is higher and supported by flat brick arches.

The Rollo de la Justicia de Gálvez is considered the only Gothic rollo in the Montes de Toledo region. Next to the parish church, the Palacio o Casa Fuerte preserves the remains of a fortified house from the 15th century, with corner towers and extensive later alterations. Near the church stands the Casa Tercia, a 16th- or 17th-century residence in the vernacular Baroque style with barred windows.

Landscape and Everyday Life

The natural surroundings of Gálvez, typical of the Montes de Toledo, offer rural paths for walks and peaceful routes. A market is held on Calle Virgen de los Dolores on Mondays. The public square around the restored Rollo de la Justicia de Gálvez is considered a meeting place connected with the history of the town.

More Places to Discover

More places to discover include Irueste, Jadraque, Malaguilla, El Olivar, Hita, Rillo De Gallo, Horche and Mazuecos.

For the higher-level travel overview: Guadalajara.