Tourist office

Chinchón tourist office opened in 2001 in the old municipal washhouse, right on the Plaza Mayor. It gives out leaflets, maps and personal advice, reports on the year's activities and manages the Sunday guided tours and group visits. Opening hours are not published on the town council website: phone 91 893 53 23 beforehand or write to [email protected].

The Sunday guided tour

For individuals, the office runs a guided tour every Sunday of the year at 10:00, except in June, July, August and September, and except the first weekend of each month, which coincides with the open-door days. According to the town council website a minimum of 20 people is needed. It lasts about an hour and a half and takes in the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, the Lope de Vega theatre, the Clock Tower and the Plaza Mayor, with a tourist guide. The published prices are €5 for adults and €3 for pensioners and children. There is more detail on the municipal guided tour page.

As the town council website is old (its footer dates from 2016), confirm the date, the price and whether the minimum is reached by phone before you plan your trip around the tour.

Group packages

For groups, the office offers three packages, with a minimum of 15 people on weekdays and 20 at weekends and public holidays:

• Plaza Mayor, Clock Tower, church and theatre: €5 per person, or €3 if there are more than 30 of you.
• The above plus the Poor Clares and San Agustín convents: €7, or €5 for more than 30.
• The full route, with the interpretation centre, the Poor Clares and the hermitages of San Roque, del Rosario, de la Misericordia and San Antón: €10, or €8 for more than 30.

For groups only, you can add the Alcoholera de Chinchón, the Museo Etnológico La Posada and the exhibition "Tesoros de la Clausura" at the monastery of the Purísima Concepción.

Guides and app

On the town council website you can download an illustrated guide to Chinchón and another to resources in the natural surroundings, with an inventory of sheepfolds, shepherds' huts, caves and springs in the municipality. The council also has a tourism app for Android and Apple, with information on the office, guided tours, routes, festivals, places to eat and sleep and a "Near me" section.

How to get there and what to combine

Chinchón is about 45 km south-east of Madrid. Without a car, bus 337 comes from Madrid and line 430 from Aranjuez. By car, the council recommends the A-3 as far as the Puente de Arganda and the M-311 via Morata de Tajuña, or the A-4 and the M-404 via Ciempozuelos and Titulcia. From the square you have the Counts' Castle close by and, for lunch, the Mesón Cuevas del Vino.