Guided by Villavieja de Lozoya

The tour shows the most characteristic elements of the cultural heritage of Villavieja del Lozoya, from the ancient lifestyles of the municipality, that you have configured the distribution of the town and left a legacy of buildings that today:

• Moorish arch, in the 13th - 14th, only in the Sierra Norte de Madrid.
• The forge, old blacksmith, converted into a small ethnographic museum.
• Laundry, workplace daily for the women of the village.
• Del Potro's branding and the cutting of the boar, set of municipal property.
• Gully, It is the Canal which irrigates the gardens, was instrumental in the development.
• Traditional houses, small, made of local stone.

Precio: 6 adult €. 4,5 € children.
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor, opposite the Town Hall.
Dates: Second Saturday of the month. 13/10/2018. 10/11/2018. 08/12/2018. 12/01/2019. 09/02/2019.
Other dates consult.
Schedule: of 11:00h to 13:00h
It includes: Guided visit. Drink and appetizer at the Hospedería El Arco.
Other: Essential reservation. Maximum 15 people.

It organizes / Contact

Municipality of Villavieja del Lozoya
turismo@villaviejadellozoya.es
Tel.: 918680341

The forge of Villavieja del Lozoya is the old village smithy: meeting place of men of Villavieja del Lozoya when time is not allowed to engage in agricultural and livestock work. There were manufactured horseshoes of the horses and the cows 'tripe", In addition to arrange farming tools and household utensils. The iron was a luxury in the postwar period, anything from this metal they could find in the field leading to Blacksmith, with him it was from cart wheels to rivet holes by using pan.

The essential elements of the blacksmith work are preserved in the forge: the bellows, the anvil and the cool stack. Currently it also shelters a small ethnographic museum with pieces that tell us how was everyday life in a mountain village. It is also the point of tourist information on the municipality.

Schedule opening: Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00h to 14:00h.

Come and enjoy the environment of Villavieja del Lozoya with guided hiking and mountain bike routes. Nature live!

OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2018

Saturday 29 September. Hiking. Cancho del Águila viewpoint.
Sunday 30 September. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - San Mamés.
Saturday 6 October. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - Gascons.
Sunday 7 October. Hiking. Chorrera of San Mamés through the Dehesa of the hole.
Saturday 13 October. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - San Mamés *(PM).
Sunday 14 October. Hiking. Inkjet Cancho Litero.
Saturday 20 October. Hiking. Cancho del Águila viewpoint.
Sunday 21 October. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - Gascons.
Saturday 27 October. Hiking. Chorrera of San Mamés through the Dehesa of the hole.
Sunday 28 October. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - San Mamés.
Saturday 3 November. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - Gascons.
Sunday 4 November. Hiking. Inkjet Cancho Litero.
Saturday 10 November. Hiking. Cancho del Águila viewpoint.
Sunday 11 November. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - San Mamés.
Saturday 17 November. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - Gascons.
Sunday 18 November. Hiking. Chorrera of San Mamés through the Dehesa of the hole.
Saturday 24 November. Hiking. Inkjet Cancho Litero.
Sunday 25 November. MOUNTAIN BIKING. Circular Villavieja - San Mamés.
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Precio: 10 € per person (VAT included)
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor in Villavieja de Lozoya, next to the Town Hall.
Schedule: 10:00h- 14:00h approx.. The schedule may be modified *(PM).
It includes: Middle mountain guide entitled and insurance activity.
For rent: Mountain bike: 20 € - Electric mountain bike: 35 €.
Conditions: Essential reservation. Activities can be performed on working days on demand.
It organizes / Contact:
Municipality of Villavieja del Lozoya
Plaza Mayor, 3 - 28739 Villavieja del Lozoya
Tel.: 918680341 -Fax: 918682040
E-mail: turismo@villaviejadellozoya.es
Madrid Backcountry
Bow Street, 6 - 28739 Villavieja del Lozoya
Tel.: 645329367
E-mail: info@madridbackcountry.com
Web: www.madridbackcountry.com
Hospedería del Arco
Bow Street, 6 - 28739 Villavieja del Lozoya
Tel.: 918680911
Web: www.hospederiaelarco.es