Discover Dosbarrios: Monastery, Landscape and Festivals

On the Mesa de Ocaña, Dosbarrios presents itself as an open, flat agricultural landscape shaped by the cultivation of grain, grapes and olives. At the same time, the Trinitarian Monastery is protected as a monument as a Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC).

Culture and History

The Monastery of the Discalced Trinitarians is said to have been founded on 6 April 1591 by Fray Domingo García. Around 1698, the Trinitarian convent—and possibly the church as well—had been completed; the final design of the cloister dates from the advanced 18th century.

In the 1690s, the Order of Santiago commissioned Churriguera, according to his designs, to create the main altar of the parish church of Dosbarrios. The altarpiece may not have been completed until around 1700, when the parish commissioned the sculpture.

Dosbarrios developed in the Middle Ages as a settlement connected to the Order of Santiago. The parish church of Santo Tomás Apóstol is one of Dosbarrios’s most important cultural heritage features.

The townscape also includes the Ermita de la Virgen del Rosario, a neoclassical chapel with a Greek-cross floor plan and a dome with a lantern, as well as the Ermita de San Antón. This chapel in the vernacular style has three naves separated by round arches.

Dosbarrios preserves a traditional town layout with quiet streets and vernacular Manchegan architecture.

Further destinations: Segurilla, San Bartolomé De Las Abiertas, El Real De San Vicente, La Puebla De Almoradiel, Torrico, El Puente Del Arzobispo, Talavera De La Reina, Carranque

Landscape and Trails

Dosbarrios’s natural surroundings include the steppeland of Mancha Norte (ZEPA) and the area around the lagoons of the Arroyo Cedrón, which are of high ecological and landscape value.

The official PR-TO 42 “Sendero del Agua” is an 11.2-kilometre circular hiking trail with a low level of difficulty and an estimated duration of three hours.

The “Sendero del Agua” leads to some of the most important springs and through valleys carved out by water southwest of Dosbarrios.

The trail is fully accessible by bicycle and has information boards as well as rest areas and viewpoints.

Length, estimated duration and mode of transport provide different points of comparison for planning your day.

Local Character

Dosbarrios’s local culinary tradition includes Manchegan stews, meat dishes, pulses and homemade sweets associated with celebrations and family gatherings.

When comparing holiday apartments in Dosbarrios, travel dates, room category or cancellation conditions can help you clearly assess the information on the respective offer pages.

Festivals

A one-day celebration in honour of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno on 5 May includes a procession, a verbena and fireworks.

A five-day celebration in honour of the Virgen Nuestra del Rosario del Campo, held on varying dates in September, includes a procession, a verbena, fireworks, concerts, children’s activities and a bull release.

For the broader travel overview: Toledo.