Sartajada: Roman Bridge, Pottery Craft and Trails in the Mountain Landscape

The Parroquia Santiago el Apóstol in Sartajada was built in 1502 and restored in the 20th century. The Parroquia Santiago el Apóstol is intended to be open at all times.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Sartajada, the travel period, room category and cancellation conditions represent three different selection criteria. The period defines the desired stay, the category describes the type of accommodation selected, and the conditions specify the framework for changes.

Culture and History

The Roman Bridge in Sartajada dates from between the 1st and 3rd centuries and has three arches. It formed part of the traditional route connecting La Iglesuela and Sartajada.

To approach the site in your own way, you can distinguish between the visible form of this structure, its chronological classification and its former function as a route. The places named and the dating provide different points of reference for considering it, without prescribing a fixed order.

Craftsmanship and Tradition

The Fernández family has been shaping clay in Sartajada for more than 100 years. Today, the pottery craft in Sartajada is carried on by a local resident who took over the craft of his ancestors.

One particular detail concerns a botijo made in Sartajada: the sweating of this botijo cools the water inside it by at least ten degrees.

If you do not want to experience the place solely through its buildings, you can consider pottery as an independent cultural focus. Family tradition, its continuation today and the specific property of the botijo represent different layers of the same local theme.

When several interests come together, you do not have to condense them into a single purpose for your visit. You can consider the architectural, craft-related and landscape information separately side by side, and only then decide which topics to place in the foreground.

Landscape and Trails

Sartajada is located in the surroundings of the Sierra de San Vicente. There are rural paths and hiking trails through the mountain landscape, offering wide views of the mountain terrain.

One specific route is called PR-TO 63 “Entre puentes, gargantas y arcillas” and is 11 km long. The estimated walking time for this hiking trail is 3 hours and 10 minutes.

For your personal planning, the route name, distance and time indication provide different points of orientation. The route name can be read as a thematic framework, while the figures make the scope and estimated duration tangible.

You can include the landscape as a further framework and the route as a specifically quantified unit in your considerations. Culture, craftsmanship and movement can be treated as separate focuses, without assuming a fixed order or a particular daily itinerary. The landscape thus remains clearly distinguishable from the individual, measurable route.

Other Places

Other places: Oropesa, Argés, Villatobas, Dosbarrios, Los Cerralbos, La Puebla De Montalbán, Madridejos, Calzada De Oropesa

For the overarching travel overview: Toledo.