Belmonte de Tajo – Nature, Culture and Holiday Apartments

Belmonte de Tajo features a landscape of reddish, clay-rich soils, vineyards and olive groves. When planning your trip, you can consider nature trails, local history, festival traditions and winegrowing as different areas of focus. When looking for a holiday apartment in Belmonte de Tajo, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies on the offer pages and tailor your choice to your own travel plans.

Other Places

Other places you can discover include Torrelodones, Aldea Del Fresno, Manzanares El Real, Serranillos del Valle, Tielmes, Colmenarejo, Móstoles and Garganta De Los Montes.

Nature and Trails

The approximately 183-hectare Dehesa de Valdecabañas consists of gently sloping hills that open out southwest of the town towards Colmenar de Oreja. Aleppo pines, olive trees, grapevines, holm oaks and Pyrenean oaks characterize the vegetation of this area.

El Horcajo is an approximately 127-hectare wooded area of particular scenic interest. Pyrenean oaks, holm oaks and kermes oaks grow there on slopes, embankments and rolling terrain. The area also includes a stream and a spring in a U-shaped formation open to the west; the stream drains into La Veguilla.

The Ruta del Horcajo is a 7-kilometre circular trail of medium to low difficulty and is suitable for all user groups. The Paseo de las Fuentes is a tree-lined promenade that passes stone water basins of historical and ethnographic interest; there are also benches and wooden swings.

Culture and Festival Traditions

The parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Estrella was built in the 16th century. Its structure is made of natural stone and masonry, while the cornice of the bell tower is decorated with spherical ornaments.

La Pasión de Belmonte de Tajo is an open-air performance of the Passion and death of Jesus Christ held in the Plaza de la Constitución. The Passion play comprises around 14 scenes at approximately six different locations around the town hall square. It was first staged as a Passion play in 1994.

During the patron saint festivals in May, the Plaza de la Constitución in Belmonte de Tajo becomes a bullring, where competitions and bullfighting events take place.

Cycling Routes and Getting There

BTT Los Manantiales comprises a long route of 70 kilometres and a short route of 45 kilometres. The Los Manantiales cycling routes follow fully rideable roads and trails through attractive landscapes with springs and fountains. You can consider the two route lengths as different options when planning your day.

From exit 48 of the A-3, take the M-404; follow the signs to Belmonte de Tajo for 5.6 kilometres.

Wine and Local Cuisine

Winegrowing is a tradition in Belmonte de Tajo, which is one of the outstanding destinations for wine tourism in the Community of Madrid.

A winery located in the centre of Belmonte de Tajo is one of the first associations of affiliated farmers in the Community of Madrid and was founded 57 years ago. During a visit, you can learn about the wine production process in a large production winery.

A winery in Belmonte de Tajo is considered a pioneer in the production of organic wines in the Community of Madrid. Families and friends go to the countryside to eat hornazo, a typical pastry decorated with hard-boiled eggs and anise.

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