# Sunday in Chinchón: the Square, a Winery Tasting and a Wood-Fired Roast

The Plaza Mayor before it fills up, a tasting of Madrid wines in an 1870 winery and a long lunch in a tavern with caves. 45 minutes from Madrid.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/chinchon/itineraries/chinchon-main-square-winery-tasting-and-wood-fired-roast · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:45 · Salida: 45 min by car (via the A-3 and the M-311, about 45 min)
- 10:30 · Plaza Mayor of Chinchón (back through the arcades)
  - 3 min on foot
- 11:15 · Church of the Asunción and the Goya Painting (the Goya at the altar, outside Mass)
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:00 · Visit and Tasting at the Bodega del Nero (1 h · €15 · booking on its website) · Bodega del Nero, From €15 per person
  - 5 min on foot
- 14:00 · Mesón Cuevas del Vino (roast and caves · €€ · booking required) · Mesón Cuevas del Vino, €€
  - 14 min on foot
- 16:30 · Counts' Castle, from Outside (stroll after lunch, from the outside)
- 17:30 · Vuelta (You reach Madrid around 18:15)

Chinchón can be seen in a morning, so the plan is built to make the morning count and the lunch last. You arrive before the square fills up, go down to a 19th-century winery to try Madrid wine and sit down at midday in front of a wood-fired oven.

## The Day, Hour by Hour

9:45 · Departure. The A-3 to Arganda and the M-311 via Morata, with bends at the end, or the A-4 and M-404 via Titulcia, straighter. About 45 minutes. Leave the car at the entrance to the village and walk up.

10:30 · Plaza Mayor. Closed in 1683, with 234 green wooden balconies and arcades. Walk right round it and climb the steps towards the church to see it from above.

11:15 · Church of La Asunción and Clock Tower. On the high altar, the Assumption of the Virgin that Goya painted in 1812 for his brother Camilo, the church's chaplain. Go in outside Mass. Beside it, the tower that was left without a church.

12:00 · Bodega del Nero. Founded in 1870 and in the family for five generations. The Sunday visit at 12:00 lasts an hour, with a tasting of two wines and Chinchón cheese, for €15; for €20, with the tourist train. Book on its website.

14:00 · Mesón Cuevas del Vino. A farmhouse almost three hundred years old with caves, a wine press and a mill. Milk-fed lamb from the wood-fired oven, grilled chorizo, migas. On Sundays it serves from 12:00 to 17:00. Book.

16:30 · Castle of the Counts. An after-lunch stroll to the moat. It is private and seen from the outside, with the olive grove around it.

17:30 · Return.

## With Children

The car-free square and the climb to the castle are enough for them. At the winery children pay €6 and get a soft drink and cheese. If they want more countryside, the Laguna de San Juan is 8 km away and has birds.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A-3 and M-311 or A-4 and M-404. About 45 minutes.

### Without a car
La Veloz bus 337 from Conde de Casal, practically every hour according to the town council. Everything in the plan is on foot; the lagoon, no.

## Consejos

### Arrive before eleven
You park better and see the square empty.

### Book winery and table at the same time
The 12:00 tasting finishes just in time for lunch.

### Buy anise liqueur on your way out
It is the village's product.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Madrid?
About 45 minutes by car.

### Do I need to book the winery?
Yes, the visits are at 12:00 and 13:00 at weekends.

### Can you go into the castle?
No, it is private property.

### Is Mesón Cuevas del Vino open on Sundays?
Yes, from 12:00 to 17:00. It closes on Tuesdays that are not public holidays.