Medieval arch

The medieval arch that gives access to the center of the town is one of the most representative elements of Ayllón. After the Christian reconquest in 1085, the walled enclosure was extended beyond the Muslim fortification of the hill, bordering all that is known today as the historic center and erecting three beautiful arches that allowed transit. Of these only the front remains, since the other two known as "the door of San Juan" and "the door of Languilla" were destroyed more than 200 years ago in order to facilitate the passage. The coats of arms that crown this entrance to the town were built around the middle of the 16th century by Don Diego II López Pacheco and Doña Luisa Cabrera de Bobadilla, the famous Marquises of Villena. These were very notable in the locality, being able to appreciate this being able to appreciate this when finding in equal way their shields in the House of the City council and in the convent of the Conceptionist Mothers. Although the work of control and defense that the Arch fulfilled is nowadays extinct, it is still standing as a trace of the history of the town, welcoming everyone who comes to Ayllón in search of knowing all its background.