Villanueva del Pardillo

The public use of the Natural Spaces is one of the basic pillars in its management, and encompasses the set of activities related to recreation, culture and education that are developed in it.

For this purpose there are different proposals and a wide network of rural paths and roads, traditionally used for agricultural and forestry use, which also facilitates the connection between different urban centers.

There are also recreational areas, which have informative and interpretive signage, in addition to providing parking to vehicles, to allow visitors to enjoy and know this unique Natural Space.

In addition, environmental education programs are developed with the aim of actively involving the residents of the Park in its conservation through leisure and recreation.

[5] Village of extensive pastoral tradition with a cattle and sheep herd, urban growth has transformed it almost exclusively in residential area.

The flora composed of holm oaks, ash trees, willows, poplars and elms, scrubland, shrubs, grasslands and pines such as: pinus pinea, pinus pinaster, cupressuss clabra and cupressus sempervirens, also hosts a fauna according to these arboreal and shrubby species such as storks, tits, coalmen, finches, goldfinches, sparrows and swallows.

On November 7, 1997, in the Boletín Oficial del Estado, the agreement to officially affix the coat of arms and the flag of the municipality was published.

It is currently in the creation phase and aims to show the reality of rural housing from the 1940s that were built with the Plan of Devastated Regions after the Spanish Civil War.

The façades develop their walls in tongadas and verdugadas of Neo-mudéjar inspiration next to openings slightly arched with jambs and brick lintels.

Throughout the vicissitudes of its bicentennial history, the building has undergone important modifications of use, interior distribution and its roof, having been recently renovated and being in an excellent state of conservation.

It constitutes the main nucleus of the buildings developed by the plan of Devastated Regions and responds to the traditional typology of Castilian square with arcades, central source and south orientation.

The ensemble is an attractive sample characteristic of Devastated Regions and of important citizen significance, also constituting the highest quality urban public space of Villanueva del Pardillo.

The church is of a nave with gabled roof of Arabic tile on brick walls with buttresses and masonry plinth, completed with a square bell tower in the wing of the Gospel.

[11] The celebrations in honor of the patron saint of the municipality that take place in mid-October (San Lucas, 18 October) begin with the traditional proclamation and tasting of the popular stew to give way to fireworks, musical performances, children and youth activities, folk dances, bullfighting festivities...[12] The third Sunday of May is celebrated the day of the Virgen del Soto, patron saint of Villanueva del Pardillo.

[13] This is how the Virgen del Soto came out The initiative came from a group of local women who proposed to the mayor the idea of building a new hermitage to institutionalize a party other than the patron saint, San Lucas, which is celebrated on October 18.

The municipality hosts every year the Ruta del Tapeo organized by the City Council to promote hospitality establishments and their creations.

Today it is a pilot school that offers courses and balloon flights, ultralight, aircraft sales and also serves as a maintenance and repair workshop.

[21] Villanueva del Pardillo has a public assistance network that manages the Comunidad de Madrid, realized in a Local Medical Office that remains open from 8 to 21 hours, located in Rio Tajuña Street.

They are located at different points on public roads, as well as facilities, municipal buildings, educational centers, as well as in Local Police and Civil Protection vehicles.

Villanueva del Pardillo offers a wide range of activities through the Municipal Schools of Music, Dance, Crafts and Theatre, as well as workshops, conferences, exhibitions, concerts and shows for all ages, held throughout the year.

Aerial view of Villanueva del Pardillo
Surroundings of Villanueva de Pardillo
Rosalía de Castro Park in the center of town
Detail of the shield of the municipality on the facade of the Town Hall
Goberment of Villanueva del Pardillo
Plenary hall of Villanueva del Pardillo
Cervantes Street
San Lucas Street
La Casona
Town Hall situated in the Plaza Mayor
Old San Lucas Church
New San Lucas Church
Old Water Tower
Procession in honour of San Lucas
Traditional running of the bulls in Villanueva del Pardillo
Procession in honour of Virgen del Soto
Virgen del Soto Pilgrimage
Line 626A going through Camino Real
Aerodrome of Villanueva del Pardillo
The delegate of the government of Madrid together with the mayor of Villanueva del Pardillo
Villanueva del Pardillo's Local Police
Municipal Swimming Pool Mayor Carlos Hipólito (Los Pinos)