Malpica is a small village of 1.800 inhabitants, located in a rural setting very quiet, with many services and a hamlet relevant. But perhaps one of its identity, part of the Parish Church (S. XVII) is its imposing castle at the entrance to the village, Mudejar strength of a square, with massive towers on each corner, with the tribute to southwest where more prominence. The factory is made of brick.

It is assumed that the Arabs built in S. X or principle of S. XI along with that of Villalba and Montalban. In S. XIII is reported that belonged to the Knights of the Order of Calatrava. Already in the S. XIV D. Diego Gomez Toledo received the castle as a donation from the hands of King Peter I of Castile.

Years later landed at lineage Perafan de Rivera, marshals of Castile, which were subsequently appointed Marqueses de Malpica by King Philip III. In the course of the years has been undergoing changes and reforms to hold the current state. Today its use is more palatial than strength, currently home of the Dukes of Arion.

En enero se celebra la festividad de San Sebastián. Los quintos se disfrazan de morraches, ataviados con vistosos trajes, caretas, capuchones y cencerros colgados en la cintura que hacen sonar con estruendo por las calles del pueblo. El día 6 de enero suben a la ermita a por el Santo y el día 22 lo devuelven. Otra fiesta digna de mención es en honor a la Virgen de las Nieves en el mes de agosto.

In January it celebrates the festival of San Sebastian. The fifth masquerade of “morraches”, dressed in colorful costumes, masks, caps and bells hung at the waist to make sound roar through the streets of the village. On January, the 6th day climb to the shrine at the holy day and returned it 22. Another celebration is noteworthy in honor of Our Lady of the Snows in August.

In the outskirts you can visit “Erustes” that has a church of the XV century.
For its strategic enclave, Malpica is the beginning of a very interesting route, which is none other than stepping into this district, with small towns to visit as “Sevilleja de la Jara” with it park with birds of prey called ICONA, Robledo and its environs, “Piedraescrita” and the big church and you can taste the typical food from this small towns.

In another direction and only 10 minutes you can find "La Puebla and Montalban" with its main square, the palace of the Duke of Osuna, the tower of San Miguel, the museum of Celestina Etc. ..

Out of the “Puebla of Montalban” in the direction of San Martin de Montalban, it is worth closer to one of the best kept secrets in the province of Toledo: St. Mary of Melque, Ermita Visigoda next to the ruins of a monastery, Roman dams and a Roman aqueduct. In the same place you can visit the Montalban Castle, it’s the bigger in Toledo province.

Following from la Puebla de Montalban by Toledo’s road in 5 Km. we can find Ecological way with a path that leads to a place of unique beauty: The canyons of Burujón, carcavas and cut red clay that seems fall toward the river Tajo, which in this place retains its waters, a very nice views above in the evenings.

15 minutes from Malpica you can find “Talavera de la Reina” a very nice city to visit, with it double fortress, Santa Maria’s Church, the museum of Ruiz de Luna and its excellent ceramic known everywhere.
And to finish we have to also recommend the visit the city of the three cultures: Toledo; where we don’t need to do any comments.