Monday, January 14, 2008

MY VILLAGE "ROBLEDO DE CHAVELA"


Our village is called Robledo de Chavela, it's placed on the south west of the comunity of Madrid.
In Robledo there are many important monuments:
1.- The town hall, the old town hall was built in 1847 and the prision and the school were located in it.
2.- The church. it's 500 years old, it was built in the fifteenth century.
3.- A dam, it's placed on the west of Robledo, it's very beautiful and impressive.
4.- There are three hermitages, the most important are: Saint Anthony (San Antonio) and Navahonda this one was built in the XVI Century.
5.- The park called "Las Cruces" this park is placed outside Robledo. There are about ten crosses in it. They were built in 1779, each cross is 2'15 meters tall. Near this park is the football stadium.
6.- There is also a big building wich includes a sport center, a library, some classrooms and an exhibition hall this building is next to the school.


Park "las Cruces" Church and Village




"Town Hall"
Navahonda


The Dam Main Square




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