The five most beautiful black towns in Guadalajara

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The

is in charge of transferring visitors from the

, in the Sierra Norte de Guadalajara Natural Park, to another world: to a past of small villages

, where the strong walls housed another life, of fire, of firewood, of bucolic walks under century-old trees, in search of canyons with impossible waterfalls or succulent mushrooms.

There are more than

that make up the route of

proposed to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, of which we highlight five.

Tamajon

Tamajón

is

town that acts as a gateway to the towns of

Its

, plateresque in style, houses the Town Hall of the town, of

.

Next to the road out of the town, is its

, in Romanesque style and, a little further on, in a deep forest, the

arises

, where large limestone formations carved over time by the water and wind form beautiful multiform structures.

Not far from there, the

, patron saint of the city, the slate that stains its roof black proudly shows off, anticipating the architectural use of the rest of the towns.

Valverde de los Arroyos

In this town, the black of the takes

thanks to the wooden frames that are inserted in the slate roofs with the use of quartzite, which causes flashes of light in the predominant darkness.

Its peculiar square stands out for being the perfect place to develop different

next to the parish church of San Ildefonso, emblem of the black towns.

In addition, in a typical house on Escuelas Street, the

has been installed

, where homage is paid to the textile activity in the area.

And before leaving the town you have to visit the hermitage of the

, a 19th century construction promoted by two missionaries who returned from the Philippines.

Another must-see point is the

that flows over stone steps that descend more than

Campillo de Ranas

Protected by the

, and closely watched by the Ocejón peak,

has a curious square dominated by the church of

, in which the slate is interspersed with limestone stones of various shades.

Undoubtedly, the most characteristic element in its square is a surprising sundial, located in what was the parish priest's house and recovered not long ago by the City Council.

In the rest of the buildings, wooden frames and slate slabs open between the stone, the bushes and the valley.

The slate wafers are obvious, covering walls and roofs, among which it is not difficult to find its

.

Majaelrayo

This town emerges on the

besieged

, nothing more and nothing less, than by the peaks Ocejón, Atalaya, Campachuelo, Las Cabañuelas, Collado de San Pedro and Cabeza del Rocín. Its physiognomy constitutes one of the most emblematic pictures of the area, with its

in front

Despite being badly damaged during the Civil War, the temple continues to be the town's meeting place, along with its doorways and the

. The so-called

had for years a great prestige for their healing waters, as well as their three sources: the

(18th century) which is associated with the years of greatest splendor; the

and the

.

All of them continue to quench the thirst of the inhabitants and the orchards of the area.

From Majaelrayo one of the best known routes to ascent to

is also undertaken

El Espinar

Located on a hill surrounded by ravines covered with lush vegetation, El Espinar has beautiful views over the

valley

.

It preserves a

covered

at its entrance

on a pylon surrounded by slate boats.

It also conserves an enclosure surrounded by large logs where

was

.

Its church has a belfry with a hole for the bell and is built with slate masonry.

The houses are covered with large skirts of the same material, with entrances protected with colorful porches and roof tiles.

The

appear with

and flint crosses that impress visitors.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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