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The Interpretation Center of Nuevo Baztán is an interpretation museum dedicated to explaining the origin and history of the historical complex of Nuevo Baztán, in the municipality of Nuevo Baztán, Madrid, next to the coordinates indicated. It is installed in the old warehouse of the industrial complex linked to the project promoted by Juan de Goyeneche, promoter of the founding of the place and its economic development. It was inaugurated in 2003 and is part of the museum offer of the Community of Madrid. Its objective is to disseminate the figure of Goyeneche, the illustrated project that gave rise to the town and the architectural planning carried out by José de Churriguera, around the palace and the church, with an orderly urban layout for housing and factory buildings. The center presents models, explanatory panels, reproductions of objects and audiovisual resources to show the historical industries developed in Nuevo Baztán and its surroundings, as well as daily life in the 18th century. Due to its content and its location in a reused historic building, the Interpretation Center acts as a gateway to the heritage of Nuevo Baztán and to the historical reading of the old industrial and urban complex designed within the framework of Enlightenment thinking.

The Fuente del Rey Rest Area is a historic site located in the municipality of Nuevo Baztán, in the Community of Madrid, bordering Pozuelo del Rey. Physically, it corresponds to an area of old watering pools (albercas) along the Cañada Real Galiana, a livestock trail of the Mesta that shaped the region’s rural landscape. The site retains the structure of an old watering hole and resting place for livestock, featuring distinctive elements such as a fountain, a boundary stone, and a naturally shaded area. It is classified as pastoral infrastructure in a dryland environment, where its value lies not in large-scale monuments but in the interpretation of the territory and the memory of historic transhumance routes. From the viewing point, one can observe an open, frontier-like landscape typical of Madrid’s Alcarria region, where the presence of water and shade explains its function as a resting area in an arid environment. It is of interest due to its cultural and territorial significance, as it preserves the traces of the network of livestock trails and the routes that shaped the rural landscape of Nuevo Baztán. In hiking guides, such as the Senda de Valmores or the route along the Cañada Real Galiana, it is highlighted as a place to rest and a testament to the relationship between water, livestock, and traditional mobility. The Rest Area is currently equipped as a recreational area, with unique features that make it suitable for hikers. It also holds historical significance, linked to Juan de Goyeneche’s urban and sociological project in Nuevo Baztán. The best time to visit is during spring or fall, avoiding the middle of the day during the summer months (June, July, and August), when the shade provided by the site is most needed for rest.

The Church of San Francisco Javier is the parish church of Nuevo Baztán, in the Community of Madrid. It is located in Plaza de la Iglesia and is part of the historic complex of the old new settlement founded by Juan de Goyeneche. Together with the palace, it forms part of the central core of the urban fabric, making it an essential element of the town’s historic layout. The building was constructed in the early 18th century, between 1709 and 1713, as part of a Baroque urban development project associated with the architect José Benito Churriguera. Its architecture reflects the Madrid Baroque style, with a unified and monumental composition characteristic of that building program. It features a Latin cross plan, with a choir, a raised presbytery, and a portal on the western façade flanked by two towers. Also noteworthy are the small side chapels and the sacristy behind the presbytery, as well as an altarpiece of documented heritage significance in the sources consulted. The church is designated as a Site of Cultural Interest and forms part of the historic-artistic complex of Nuevo Baztán, one of the most significant examples of a newly planned settlement in the Madrid Baroque style.

The Palacio de Goyeneche is a stately palace and the main axis of the historical complex of Nuevo Baztán, in the Community of Madrid, built at the beginning of the 18th century as the residence of Juan de Goyeneche and as the centerpiece of a new industrial settlement. The complex was conceived at the initiative of Goyeneche, a key figure in the economic promotion of the area, and is integrated into the monumental fabric of the new settlement. The building was constructed between 1709 and 1713 and responds to the Madrid Baroque style, with a design attributed to José de Churriguera. It forms a harmonious ensemble with the adjoining Church of San Francisco Javier and the two adjoining squares, in front of and behind the palace, articulating the urban space and representing one of the most outstanding achievements of Baroque architecture in the region. As a heritage site, Nuevo Baztán was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1941 and an Asset of Cultural Interest since 2000. The Community of Madrid describes it as a historical complex founded at the beginning of the 18th century, formed by a palace, houses of trades, stables, wine press, stables and olive grove, surrounded by a stone wall with independent accesses. Today, the Goyeneche Palace is one of the most representative monumental landmarks of the municipality and an exceptional testimony of the urban planning and architecture linked to Juan de Goyeneche's enlightened and industrial project in Nuevo Baztán.

The Senda de Valmores is a short circular hiking trail located in Nuevo Baztán, in the Community of Madrid, with an approximate distance of 5.5-5.6 km according to the descriptions consulted. It starts from the historic center or its immediate surroundings and is part of the network of trails of the Community of Madrid, so it is proposed as a signposted itinerary for public use for walks and half-day excursions. The route enters the valley of Valmores and the Alcarria Madrileña, a landscape of moors, alcarrias and slopes shaped by natural erosion and human action. Several describe the route as a low to medium difficulty itinerary, with an appreciable slope in some sections, especially in the final part, and with less comfort on hot days or after rains. The most interesting thing for the visitor is the combination of nature and heritage: from the path you can recognize the open character of the landscape, the Mediterranean vegetation of the area and, in some sections, wide views over the rural environment of the southeast of Madrid. In addition, the itinerary links up with a visit to the historical site of Nuevo Baztán, a very unique place due to its industrial and monumental origins. The route is of interest for being one of the most representative options to get to know the immediate natural environment of the town without going too far away from the urban center. Its value lies both in the scenic walk and in the reading of the territory it offers between the historic town and the valley, within a municipality declared a Historic-Artistic Site.

The Guided Tour of Nuevo Baztán is an interpretive heritage tourism resource that allows visitors to learn about the historical complex of Nuevo Baztán, in the Community of Madrid. The experience focuses on the reading of the urban layout, the palace and the church, in a municipality conceived as an illustrated project linked to the early industrialization of the eighteenth century. Nuevo Baztán was born at the beginning of the 18th century on the initiative of Juan de Goyeneche and with architectural planning attributed to José Benito de Churriguera. The sources highlight its condition of historical-artistic complex and its unitary design, in which residential, industrial and representative spaces are integrated around squares and main buildings. From the artistic point of view, the complex is linked to the Castilian Baroque, with an urban composition that is both functional and monumental. Among the documented heritage elements are the Goyeneche Palace, the church, the historic squares and the old industrial complex, which explain the origin of the place as a settlement for artisans and workers. The guided tour offers, therefore, a brief but rigorous approach to an enclave created ex novo to materialize an economic and urban project of the Spanish Enlightenment, today oriented to the dissemination and enhancement of its historical heritage.