{"id":97694,"date":"2022-10-18T18:46:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T13:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/the-town-of-madrid-that-urbanites-love-is-in-the-middle-of-nature-and-is-perfect-for-disconnecting-from-everything-and-everyone\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T18:46:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T13:16:47","slug":"the-town-of-madrid-that-urbanites-love-is-in-the-middle-of-nature-and-is-perfect-for-disconnecting-from-everything-and-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/the-town-of-madrid-that-urbanites-love-is-in-the-middle-of-nature-and-is-perfect-for-disconnecting-from-everything-and-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"The town of Madrid that urbanites love is in the middle of nature and is perfect for disconnecting from everything and everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Nestled in the Sierra del Rinc\u00f3n and in an environment declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, there is a town where the girls from <u>Madrid<\/u> We go when we want to get away from it all.  Located in one of the most beautiful natural areas of the Community of Madrid, in autumn it experiences one of its most beautiful moments when the reddish and ocher colored leaves cover everything giving it an almost fairytale appearance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 1 --><\/p>\n<p>we talk about <strong>La Hiruela, a small town with less than 100 inhabitants<\/strong> which is located an hour and a half from Madrid&#8217;s Gran V\u00eda and where you will find so much peace that you will wonder if it is not <u>living in the country what you really want<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 2 --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"desvio-container\">\n<div class=\"desvio\">\n<div class=\"desvio-figure js-desvio-figure\">\n<p>     <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>La Hiruela, the town of Madrid to disconnect<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:66.666666666667%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/360cc1\/plaza-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/360cc1\/plaza-la-hiruela\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/360cc1\/plaza-la-hiruela\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/360cc1\/plaza-la-hiruela\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/360cc1\/plaza-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"La Hiruela Square\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"La Hiruela Square\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/360cc1\/plaza-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although there are not many documents to confirm this, it seems that the first settlement dates back to the 12th century. <strong>The stone, adobe and oak wood houses of La Hiruela dehesa seem paralyzed in time<\/strong>, because since they were built they have barely undergone changes in their structure.  Thanks to this, we are facing one of the best preserved towns in the Community of Madrid and one of <u>the most beautiful villages<\/u> in which to walk through its streets is to walk through history.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 3 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:66.666666666667%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/7d3743\/madrid-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/7d3743\/madrid-la-hiruela\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/7d3743\/madrid-la-hiruela\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/7d3743\/madrid-la-hiruela\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/7d3743\/madrid-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Madrid La Hiruela\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Madrid La Hiruela\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/7d3743\/madrid-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It has its own palpable architectural identity, especially in some of the buildings and traditional protected elements such as the pylon, the Flour Mill on the banks of the Jarama River, the Town Hall or the old school.  In La Hiruela we can also enjoy &#8220;El Colmenar&#8221;, a place with more than 200 years in which the families of the town worked beekeeping.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 4 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:66.666666666667%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/2c35de\/colmenar-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/2c35de\/colmenar-la-hiruela\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/2c35de\/colmenar-la-hiruela\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/2c35de\/colmenar-la-hiruela\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/2c35de\/colmenar-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Apiary La Hiruela\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apiary La Hiruela\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/2c35de\/colmenar-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steep streets and a rural atmosphere full of peace and tranquility that<strong> invites you to rest and reconnect with nature<\/strong>as you can see with <u>the virtual tour of the tourism page of La Hiruela<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 5 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"desvio-container\">\n<div class=\"desvio\">\n<div class=\"desvio-figure js-desvio-figure\">\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Between Madrid and Guadalajara hides the Colorado Canyon of Spain (and that also looks like Mars) \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/5be19d\/25613621487_18f269ab6a_o-1-\/375_142.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The enclave to connect with nature without leaving Madrid<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:56.222547584187%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/4f2e0d\/la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/4f2e0d\/la-hiruela\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/4f2e0d\/la-hiruela\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/4f2e0d\/la-hiruela\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/4f2e0d\/la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the hiruela\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the hiruela\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/4f2e0d\/la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the best qualities of La Hiruela is its location.  From the viewpoint of the Port you can see a landscape of forests, meadows, valleys and streams, ideal for hiking trails (in <u>La Hiruela&#8217;s own tourism website<\/u> shows us some of its routes) and connect again with nature that we forget between so much asphalt and noise in the cities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 6 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:56.222547584187%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/c60f2a\/naturaleza-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/c60f2a\/naturaleza-la-hiruela\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/c60f2a\/naturaleza-la-hiruela\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/c60f2a\/naturaleza-la-hiruela\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/c60f2a\/naturaleza-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nature La Hiruela\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nature La Hiruela\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/c60f2a\/naturaleza-la-hiruela\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In La Hiruela, we can also visit other towns such as the medieval Buitrago or get lost in the forests of Hayedo de Montejo.  And it is that in Madrid there is something more than tall buildings, cars and many people.  There&#8217;s also <strong>places that seem frozen in time like the town of La Hiruela<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 7 --><\/p>\n<p>Photos |  Tourism La Hiruela, iStock<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestled in the Sierra del Rinc\u00f3n and in an environment declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, there is a town where the girls from Madrid We go when we want to get away from it all. 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