Green balconies
Wooden posts.
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The Plaza Mayor is the heart of Chinchón, a small town in the Community of Madrid 50 km south-east of the capital and about 39 km from it in a straight line, with about 5,239 people. Its historic centre was declared a heritage site in 1974. The square is a fine example of popular architecture: its first arcaded and balconied houses went up in the 15th century, and it was fully enclosed in the 17th. Over the centuries it has hosted royal celebrations, plays, festivals and games, and it still holds festivals today. It is irregular in shape, ringed by three-storey houses with covered walkways and 234 green-painted wooden balconies on wooden posts, overlooked by a great church and an old clock tower, so it feels like an open-air arena. Restaurants with balconies over the square line its edges, and people from Madrid come at weekends. Weekday mornings are quieter, and the town makes an easy day trip from Madrid.
Wooden posts.
Above the square.
Balcony views.
Chinchón, Community of Madrid, Spain
Yes.
By bus or car from Madrid.