Medieval Village Surrounded By River - Buitrago de Lozoya (Spain)

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74 kilometres from the centre of Madrid (Spain) and over a pronounced meander of the river Lozoya, it has great charm due to its walled area which covers the entire urban area. It is the only town in Madrid that has kept its old walled enclosure intact. It is located in the heart of the Sierra de Guadarrama, which gives it a touch of harmonious nature without equal.

History

Buitrago de Lozoya has in Cayo Flaminio (1st century BC) the first historical reference. It received the name of Litabrum. Until the Middle Ages, there are very few important findings made about Buitrago except that Celtiberians and Carpetans lived.

In the Middle Ages, Buitrago de Lozoya was influenced by Arabs, Romans, Visigoths, Christians, etc. Although it emphasizes the epoch of Roman dominion.

The denomination of Buitrago finds its origins in the XI century with Alfonso VI. It was conquered in 1083, before conquering Toledo, to guarantee the passage of its troops.

Between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, Buitrago lived its period of greatest splendor with the Mendoza family in everything related to building construction and urban development.
The Mendoza family came from two humble villages in Alava: Mendoza and Orozco. From them came the house of the Infantado and the lordships of Hita and Buitrago, among others. This family was very important in Castile, where they had many majorazgos. They had numerous members in the court, as well as in America, where they held positions of great importance.

In the eighteenth century Buitrago de Lozoya has its hegemony in terms of commercial and administrative activities. In this century, practically no buildings were built. During the 19th century the walled enclosure gained importance, which served to try to protect the village from invading attacks. The attack by Napoleon, who in 1808 occupied Buitrago and burned the walled enclosure, is noteworthy.

During the twentieth century Buitrago de Lozoya can boast of having received two awards of international importance such as Bien de Interés Cultural a la localidad granted in 1993. The other no less important prize was received by its walls and fortress during the Second Republic in 1931, which were declared National Monuments. Nowadays, every year there is a living nativity scene and a medieval fair, which gives the town a special character and makes it attract many visitors. The living nativity scene takes place during the Christmas season, while the medieval fair is on display in September.

Beautiful! I enjoyed every second of it.

 

[Hardgainer]

Great Vid beautiful location . Very nice assembly if scenes.

 

[eutx9795]

Very well done, and yes the music was well chosen.When viewers want to visit Spain after watching your video, that’s a nice compliment.

Yes, it is!! I'm very proud of it!! Can you write to the tourist office for me? , perhaps they have a job for me [emoji12][emoji12]

Thank you very much for watch and so nice comment!!!

 

[Madmax229]

Thank you for the HISTORY lesson

 

[eutx9795]

Well, you certainly have the set! No pony?

From UK? No sorry, we use euros here, no ponies. Finally, are your country going to leave the European Union?

 

[eutx9795]

The video scene is Medieval and Game of Thrones like. Just a first reaction to the video. GOT scenes may have actually been filmed there.

Yes the village is very beautiful and fron the distance, seeing the walls, it looks like a medieval village but the problems is that houses doesn´t look medieval. It's a pitty!!

Thank you very much for comment!!

 

[eutx9795]

The video scene is Medieval and Game of Thrones like. Just a first reaction to the video. GOT scenes may have actually been filmed there.

As you can see on the pic, the houses doesn´t looks as medieval ones

 

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74 kilometres from the centre of Madrid (Spain) and over a pronounced meander of the river Lozoya, it has great charm due to its walled area which covers the entire urban area. It is the only town in Madrid that has kept its old walled enclosure intact. It is located in the heart of the Sierra de Guadarrama, which gives it a touch of harmonious nature without equal.

History

Buitrago de Lozoya has in Cayo Flaminio (1st century BC) the first historical reference. It received the name of Litabrum. Until the Middle Ages, there are very few important findings made about Buitrago except that Celtiberians and Carpetans lived.

In the Middle Ages, Buitrago de Lozoya was influenced by Arabs, Romans, Visigoths, Christians, etc. Although it emphasizes the epoch of Roman dominion.

The denomination of Buitrago finds its origins in the XI century with Alfonso VI. It was conquered in 1083, before conquering Toledo, to guarantee the passage of its troops.

Between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, Buitrago lived its period of greatest splendor with the Mendoza family in everything related to building construction and urban development.
The Mendoza family came from two humble villages in Alava: Mendoza and Orozco. From them came the house of the Infantado and the lordships of Hita and Buitrago, among others. This family was very important in Castile, where they had many majorazgos. They had numerous members in the court, as well as in America, where they held positions of great importance.

In the eighteenth century Buitrago de Lozoya has its hegemony in terms of commercial and administrative activities. In this century, practically no buildings were built. During the 19th century the walled enclosure gained importance, which served to try to protect the village from invading attacks. The attack by Napoleon, who in 1808 occupied Buitrago and burned the walled enclosure, is noteworthy.

During the twentieth century Buitrago de Lozoya can boast of having received two awards of international importance such as Bien de Interés Cultural a la localidad granted in 1993. The other no less important prize was received by its walls and fortress during the Second Republic in 1931, which were declared National Monuments. Nowadays, every year there is a living nativity scene and a medieval fair, which gives the town a special character and makes it attract many visitors. The living nativity scene takes place during the Christmas season, while the medieval fair is on display in September.

Gorgeous video. My bucket list is growing out of control since I joined this forum!

 

[eutx9795]

The Music and Medieval Village.

As I have comment previously, I don´t see the village as Game of Thrones Scenary but nice to know

Thanks for your reply!!!

 

[eutx9795]

Beautiful! I enjoyed every second of it.

I'm very pleased to you for let me know. Thanks!!

 

[eutx9795]

Great Vid beautiful location . Very nice assembly if scenes.

Thank you very much for watch and so nice comment!!

 

[AMann]

From UK? No sorry, we use euros here, no ponies. Finally, are your country going to leave the European Union?

No, from the US . I meant pony as a small caballo, you need to film yourself dramatically riding a pony with your drone using follow mode as you are entering that beautiful city!

 

[eutx9795]

Thank you for the HISTORY lesson

You're welcome!!

 

[eutx9795]

No, from the US . I meant pony as a small caballo, you need to film yourself dramatically riding a pony with your drone using follow mode as you are entering that beautiful city!

Sorry, I think you were speaking about pounds!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

I don't think it will look nice to watch a guy of 1,90m high riding a pony [emoji848][emoji848]

Cheers