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A very pleasant walk of about 5 km.

You have to go during times when the crops are not high because otherwise it is very difficult to find

Nice view of the lake with the gullies that drop straight down

Torrijos gives its name to its region in the plain between the Tajo and Alberche rivers. It is the natural center of trade in goods and services in this area of Toledo. With its population of almost 13,000 inhabitants, it has all the services of a small city and has direct communications by train and bus with the main cities of Toledo and Extremadura. Its monuments, such as the palace of Peter I or its collegiate church, testify to its historical importance since the Middle Ages.

Malpica Castle is the most emblematic construction of the Toledo town of Malpica de Tajo. It is an impressive fortification of Arab origin built in the 14th century. Made of brick and surrounded by several moats and the waters of the Tagus, it stands out for the solidity and strength of its structure.

This castle, privately owned by the Duchy of Arion, is not open to the public and cannot be visited inside, although it is probably worth it since it has the peculiarity of having been continuously inhabited for centuries. The most we can do is surround it or observe it from the opposite bank of the river, which gives it an unusual atmosphere in the medieval architecture of the Iberian Peninsula.

Torrijos has an enormous architectural heritage, among which it is worth highlighting the train station, the parish church (with a very old organ and elements brought from Medina Azahara), the palace of Pedro I or even its more contemporary Center for the Elderly.

Built by the Arabs in the 10th century as part of a set of defensive fortifications and later converted into a residential palace, the Malpica castle is one of the few in Spain that is located on the banks of a river, and in this case nothing less than the Tagus. Unfortunately it is private property and you cannot enter it, but it is nonetheless an attractive building that stands out when you cross the bridge to enter the town from where you will have the best views of it.