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Village · Guadalajara · 1,260 m

Baños de Tajo

Baños de Tajo is a small village in the Alto Tajo at about 1,260 metres, just over two kilometres from Taravilla. The Tagus Viewpoints route passes through its municipality, following a series of clifftop balconies overlooking the canyon by bicycle or 4x4.

Panoramic view of Baños de Tajo beside the hillside and meadows surrounding its houses.
Panoramic view of Baños de Tajo beside the hillside and meadows surrounding its houses. Photo: «Baños de Tajo, Guadalajara, España, 2017-05-25, DD 09», Diego Delso (2017) · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do

Follow the Tagus Viewpoints route, taking in cliff balconies such as Pie y Medio and Puntal del Pancho.

Nearby

Taravilla, with its mountain lake and the Salto de Poveda, and Tierzo, with the saltworks of Armallá.

Near Baños de Tajo

Castle · 2.4 km straight-line distance away

Torre de Doña Blanca (Taravilla): Watchtower Over the Cabrillas

Taravilla
Viewpoint · ≈ 2.4 km straight-line distance away

Mirador de Fina: roadside balcony over the Tagus

Taravilla
Viewpoint · ≈ 2.4 km straight-line distance away

Mirador del Machorrillo: Laguna de Taravilla from above

Taravilla
Recreation area · ≈ 2.4 km straight-line distance away

Huerta del Forestal recreation area (Taravilla)

Taravilla
Bike route · 2.4 km straight-line distance away

MTB route 2: the Tagus Viewpoints (Taravilla)

33 km · 4 h · Linear
Heritage · 2.8 km straight-line distance away

Armallá Salt Pans (Tierzo): Salt of the Señorío Since Roman Times

Tierzo
Castle · 4 km straight-line distance away

Fortified house of Vega de Arias (Tierzo): Casa del Cid

Tierzo
Bike route · 4.5 km straight-line distance away

MTB route 3: La Muela, between Taravilla and Peralejos

24 km · 6 h · Linear

Population of Baños de Tajo, 1842–2021

Baños de Tajo reached a peak of 505 inhabitants in 1877 . In the 2021 census there were 21 , a decrease of 96%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Baños de Tajo 1842: 176 inh.1857: 415 inh.1860: 372 inh.1877: 505 inh.1887: 459 inh.1897: 426 inh.1900: 429 inh.1910: 473 inh.1920: 433 inh.1930: 308 inh.1940: 272 inh.1950: 217 inh.1960: 177 inh.1970: 82 inh.1981: 42 inh.1991: 34 inh.2001: 27 inh.2011: 18 inh.2021: 21 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 505 21
Between the 1857 census and the previous one, the municipal area grew by incorporating Fuembellida. Between the 1930 census and the previous one, the municipal area shrank when these settlements became independent: Fuembellida. INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Baños de Tajo month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,260 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)791215202530292318119
Avg. min (°C)-1-014712151511831
Rainfall (mm)484371755647161637614938
Rainy days881212983479107
Frost days2115114100001814

Location

Location: Baños de Tajo TaravillaFuembellidaTierzoTerzagaTorre de Doña Blanca (Taravilla): Watchtower Over the CabrillasMirador de Fina: roadside balcony over the TagusMirador del Machorrillo: Laguna de Taravilla from aboveHuerta del Forestal recreation area (Taravilla)Armallá Salt Pans (Tierzo): Salt of the Señorío Since Roman TimesFortified house of Vega de Arias (Tierzo): Casa del Cid TaravillaFuembellidaTierzoTerzaga Reference
Atlas diagram. Baños de Tajo: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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Reference villages: Taravilla · Fuembellida · Tierzo · Terzaga.

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