Nuevo Baztán

To the southeast, in the natural region of the Páramos, between the Henares and Tajuña valleys, Nuevo Baztán was founded, with the arrival of the Bourbons, at the beginning of the XNUMXth century. The Navarrese from the Baztán Valley, Juan de Goyeneche, established factories for hats, crystals, skins, and silk and wool looms, trying to put into practice the architectural models and ideas of the French XNUMXth century. In that century the The same century witnessed the development of Churrigueresque or Late Baroque architectural styles in Spain, with the most prominent architect of that era, José Benito de Churriguera, creating the urban centre declared "Historical-Artistic Site" and "Site of Cultural Interest" by the Region of Madrid. , being the most important architect of the time, José Benito de Churriguera, creator of the urban nucleus declared “Historic Artistic Set"And"A Cultural"For the Community of Madrid. 

An urban unit that revolves around the monumental complex formed by the Palace, the Church, the factory buildings and the Plazas -the Plaza Mayor or the Garden, the Market Square and the Plaza de las Fiestas- and the classic grid location of roads, streets and houses.

Further information:  

http://turismo.ayto-nuevobaztan.es/

www.turismomadrid.es