Patones
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Patones is a Madrilian town with 354 inhabitants divided in two municipalities: Patones de Arriba and Patones de Abajo.
- Altitude: 834 m.
- Extension: 35 km².
- Distance from Madrid: 60 km.
Some archaeological traces have been found in the so-called Cueva del Reguerillo. A 2nd century Celtic campament was also found in 1974
Patones de Arriba had 7 inhabitants in 1555 and was a part of Úceda. This is the most touristic part of the town.
Patones de Abajo was created in 1940 after the Spanish Civil War. This part contains modern buildings.
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[edit] Vegetation
Rockroses, a reforested pine wood and there is an important fertile lowland by the Jarama river
[edit] Important Places
- Iglesia de San José (Saint Joseph's Church)
Toledo's Archbishop made it build in 1653
- Ermita de la Vírgen de la Oliva (Olive Virgin’s Hermitage)
It's a romanesque-mudéjar hermitage 4 km far from Patones. It was built in 12th and 13 centuries.
- Cueva del Reguerillo
[edit] Festivities
- La Candelaria (January)
- Carnaval
- Saint Joseph (19 March)
- Saint John (24 June)
[edit] External links
- Sierra Norte
- Madrid Rural
- Turismo
- DescubreMadrid
- Monumentos
- Opiniones de Patones
- Imágenes
- Esmadrid
- Ocio Crítico
- Andarines
- Canto del Pico
- Todopueblos
- Adecorar
- Sierra Pobre
- Opiniones
- Mundoanuncio
- Imágenes
- Torrelaguna y Alrededores
- Hortensio
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