Las Herreras Civil War trenches tour 2h

Do you want to learn and know more aspects of the Civil War? Sign up for this guided tour in Las Herreras, Madrid. It is a small annex of Santa María de la Alameda, one of the smallest and most charming towns in the province.

From here we will begin a small easy-level hiking route, one and a half kilometers long, with about 200 meters of elevation gain, until we reach the position of Las Canteras, where the trenches of the National side of the Spanish Civil War are located and very well preserved.

The Fortines and Trenches Route immerses us in a key chapter in the recent history of our country. This route crosses old defensive positions built between late 1936 and early 1937 by the 71st Division of the national side. Its objective was to create a protective ring against a possible attack by the Republican troops, an attack that never occurred, since they were in other positions a few kilometers away.

Along the way, we will learn about the history of the Spanish Civil War and you can see concrete forts with masonry, trenches, bunkers and vaulted observation posts.
This itinerary also has great landscape and heritage interest, making it an authentic educational route to learn about and reflect on our past. A journey through time, where each vestige tells us about the history that we must not forget.


*The formation of a minimum group of 4 people is required.