1974 - DECLARED A HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC
You cannot talk about Chinchón without talking about its ‘Plaza Mayor’, the main square. It truly embodies the Castilian spirit with all its shapes and colours, understated and without luxury, but beautiful in its simplicity. Such is the Plaza Mayor de Chinchón, authentic, just like Castile.
Chinchón has a special connection with Francisco de Goya, the brilliant artist, and you can see one of his works in the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. Some of the most interesting buildings here are the Lope de Vega Theatre, the Castle of the Counts, the Augustinian Monastery, the Convent of the Poor Clares and the Clock Tower. We also have a range of wine experiences for tourists that you can enjoy in any of our wineries. And after some great food and wine, you can wind down by taking a pleasant walk through our beautiful surroundings of olive groves, moors, vineyards and lagoons in the lowlands.
Cantinflas, Rita Hayworth, Gary Grant and Orson Welles were once filming here. If the Golden Age of Hollywood set its sights on Chinchón as a film set, it is because of its unique, universal charm.
Join us in celebrating our most famous festival
Passion of Christ Holy Saturday. Holy Week
Declared a National Tourist Attraction in 1980, every year more than 200 locals take part in the performance of the Passion and Death of Christ. A grandiose living Stations of the Cross which, for one day, turns Chinchón into Jerusalem
Patron Saint celebrations From 12 to 17 August
Bullfighting events, concerts, bull runs, processions and popular games.
Discover our flavours
Chinchón is the ultimate destination for excellent cuisine. The beauty of its main square is complemented by a wide range of wonderful restaurants specialising in typical Castilian food: lamb, suckling pig or goatling roasted in a wood-fired oven are a staple of the town’s restaurants. Chinchón is notorious for many reasons, but above all for its garlic and aniseed. We also have excellent olive oil, used in magnificent local confectionery to make the typical sweets pelotas de fraile or bollos de aceite (sweet oil buns).
