Titulcia town hall

Titulcia Town Hall is the seat of local government for Titulcia, a small municipality in the Community of Madrid set at the point where the Jarama and Tajuña rivers meet, roughly 35 kilometres south of the Spanish capital. The building sits right in the heart of the old town, making it a natural starting point for exploring the village on foot.

Why stop in Titulcia?

Part of the Las Vegas comarca, Titulcia covers less than 10 square kilometres yet carries over two thousand years of history. Settlement here goes back to protohistoric times, and the meeting point of two rivers made the spot attractive well before written records began — during the Roman period the area belonged to the province of Hispania Tarraconensis. Local tradition links that Roman past directly to the name the town carries today, even though residents didn't always call it that.

Where does the name Titulcia come from?

From the Christian reconquest in the 12th century until the early 19th century, the village was known as Bayona de Tajuña. It wasn't until 1814, by decree of King Ferdinand VII, that the name Titulcia was restored — a nod to a place mentioned in Roman itineraries that historians identified with this exact location. The renaming was as much a symbolic statement about ancient roots as a bureaucratic change.

What's worth seeing near the town hall?

Walking on from the town hall into the village, head for the Archaeological Interpretation Centre, opened in 2015. It houses archaeological, historical and ethnographic finds unearthed across the municipality, giving visitors a sense of how turbulent the town's past really was. Titulcia was destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries, which explains why relatively few physical traces from earlier eras survive intact.

Getting there and when to go

At about 35 kilometres from Madrid, Titulcia makes an easy day trip by car, especially paired with other villages in the Las Vegas comarca. The flat terrain along the Jarama and Tajuña rivers also makes the surrounding countryside pleasant for walking or cycling once you've explored the centre.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Titulcia town hall building? It's the seat of the local municipal government, located in the centre of the village close to its main historic landmarks.

How far is Titulcia from Madrid? The village lies about 35 kilometres from central Madrid, close enough for a comfortable day trip.

Where does the name Titulcia come from? It refers to a place named in Roman itineraries; the name was restored in 1814 by decree of Ferdinand VII, replacing Bayona de Tajuña, the name used since the 12th century.

What else can visitors see in Titulcia? The Archaeological Interpretation Centre, opened in 2015, displays finds tied to the town's more than 2,000-year history, and the confluence of the Jarama and Tajuña rivers is worth a walk.

Is Titulcia good for cycling? Yes — the flat land around the rivers is well suited to cycling and walking outside the town centre.