Discover Carabaña: Trails, Springs and Culture

Carabaña can be discovered through its landscapes, water and history. The Vía Verde del tren de los 40 días is a 14-kilometre former railway line from Carabaña to Estremera that has been adapted for cycling and walking.

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Trails and landscape

At kilometre 29, the Vía Verde del Tajuña passes through Carabaña and gently climbs there towards Orusco. It runs parallel to the left bank of the Tajuña through poplar groves, vineyards, olive groves and agricultural land. Southwest of the town centre, a path branches off from the Vía Verde and runs between olive trees, almond trees and aromatic plants. You can compare the different routes and landscapes side by side for your own planning.

Springs and natural environment

Carabaña’s connection with water and nature includes Manantiales y balneario de Carabaña, which is listed in the Spanish Inventory of Geological Sites of Interest under the designation TM032. The original springs of Carabaña are located in La Mina on the southwestern slope of Cerro de Cabeza Gorda, on the edge of the stream or ravine of the Salina.

The Aguas de Carabaña thermal baths are carved into the rock; their water comes from the La Favorita spring at the foot of Cerro de la Cabeza Gorda. The original springs can be reached via kilometre 3.3 of the M-231 between Carabaña and Villarejo de Salvanés or via kilometre 7.8 of the M-704 between Tielmes and Carabaña; from there, a turn-off leads across the Tajuña for 1.5 kilometres to the old springs.

La Isla is a natural area that has been one of the local population’s preferred places for recreation and leisure for decades.

Culture and history

The Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora dates from before the 14th century and was rebuilt in the 16th century by Bartolomé Bustamante. Inside, ten Ionic columns divide the three-aisled church building. The depiction of the Passion of Christ in Carabaña is associated with Good Friday and has been recorded as a performance since 1988.

Further places for your travel planning: Villanueva Del Pardillo, Velilla De San Antonio, Manjirón, Tielmes, Titulcia, Valdemaqueda, Mejorada Del Campo and Guadalix de la Sierra.

Water and local products

The La Favorita complex for natural mineral waters includes a bottling plant from the late 19th century and the small Chávarri railway stop from the early 20th century, where bottled water was dispatched. The Cooperativa de Aceite de Oliva Santa Lucía produces extra virgin olive oil from the Cornicabra, Manzanilla, Gordal and Carrasqueño olive varieties. It has a shop offering direct sales to the public on weekends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For the broader travel overview: Madrid.