The best traffic-free bike rides around Villatobas

Flat and accessible route that follows the old railway line between Arganda del Rey and Ambite, ideal for e-bikes, amidst fields, charming villages, and illuminated tunnels.

Easy and comfortable route along this old railway line

For its tower, which is worth visiting, and its tree-lined plaza where you can relax in the shade.

Villatobas is a municipality with a rich history that dates back to ancient times. Archaeological studies indicate that the area was inhabited from the 4th or 3rd century BC by various peoples. The first written record of Villatobas appears in the charter of Montealegre in 1219, where it is mentioned as "Villa de Tobas" Villatobas was also the scene of important events during the War of Independence in the 19th century. Over the centuries, it has managed to preserve its historical heritage, including its parish church dedicated to San Juan Bautista and the ruins of its 13th-century castle.

The Tower is the icon of Villarejo de Salvanés, it is a unique model of a keep among the constructions of medieval fortresses. Around it there are remains of the walls and rooms that completed the complex of the old castle of the town, occupied for several centuries by the knights of the Order of Santiago. The Plaza de la Constitución concentrates a good part of the monumental Villarejo de Salvanés, opposite the Tower is the church of San Andrés Apóstol, imposing and with tower-shaped buttresses that give a defensive appearance to the building. And one corner is occupied by the Casa de la Tercia, headquarters of the Encomienda Mayor de Castilla and current Ethnographic Museum. An interesting place for fans of the seventh art is the Museo del Cine, the first professional film museum in Spain.

The white and blue signs of the Camino de Uclés are paired with the yellow arrows of the Camino de Santiago de Uclés, one of the variants of the Jacobean routes that leaves for Santiago de Compostela from the Monastery of Uclés, one of the heads (Caput Ordinis) of the Order of Santiago from the 13th century.

The hermitage of San Jorge dates back to the first half of the 16th century. In the 1970s, the hermitage was practically in ruins, so it was rebuilt thanks to the neighbours of the Arrabal area. This devotion to San Jorge is possibly due to the ancient tradition that said that this saint protected the population from epidemics, diseases and plagues, so common and deadly in the Middle Ages. In addition to the hermitage of San Jorge, Villatobas has other hermitages such as those of Jesús Nazareno, Santa Ana, Santa Catalina, San Cristóbal, San José, and the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, all of them from the 16th and 17th centuries.

It is called that precisely because it took that long to build it (although in reality it was more days) but we can still enjoy its layout in some parts.