The main settlement of Orusco in the Tajuña valley is linked to the community of anchorites of the Order of San Jerónimo who founded the hermitage of Villaescusa in the 13th century, then moved to Lupiana and the population grew during the Middle Ages on the slopes of the Tajuña. In the 16th century it was given the title of town and lordship, it has been a crossroads on the historic railways of the southeast of Madrid and now it is a lively and prosperous agricultural town in Las Vegas madrileñas. It is the town of fountains, they are distributed in squares, corners and strategic places to supply drinking water to the different neighborhoods. The parish church of San Juan Evangelista is from the 16th century and preserves attractive walls of brick and masonry made of Toledo masonry.

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Location: Orusco De Tajuña, Vegas, Madrid, Spain

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Ascent from Orusco to Valdilecha

Roman Aqueduct Ruins

Monumento a los Ojos

Road Along the Tajuña River

Ermita de los Santos Niños

Ancient Holm Oak of Ambite

Puente pintoresco

Junction of the Tajuña Greenway and the Tren de los 40 Días Greenway

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Ambite Holm Oak and Palace of the Marquises of Legarda

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