Flowering in
Brihuega
Summer offers you one of the most anticipated blooms, tinted and perfumed with a violet scent.
Beauty and emotions
The colorful spectacle of Guadalajara - The Lavender Bloom
If you like blooming flowers, don't be discouraged when spring ends, summer welcomes us with a paradise of beautiful colors with the flowering of lavender. You can enjoy this wonderful spectacle of sensations in the province of Guadalajara, community of Castilla La Mancha, in the town of Brihuega.
Trying to explain both the beauty of this flowering and the emotions it produces thanks to the sensation it transmits is almost impossible to describe through simple words.
To enjoy all this magnificence from the beginning of June, celebrate the march of spring at the Lavender Festival, held in Brihuega, a landscape that has nothing to rival that of French Provence.
Lavender is a perennial, woody shrub or bush with fine green stems and pretty violet flowers. The buds are a darker purple, and when they open, a small flower with five violet petals can be seen, with a small orange brooch in the centre.
Both buds and flowers grow at the tip of the stem, and their appearance could resemble a thin, elongated purple pine cone. These natural and delicate aromatic spears will fill you with the most beautiful sensations and emotions.
Walking with your eyes closed, gently passing your hand over the stems while you soak up the extraordinary fragrance, and opening your eyes to realize that you are living a dream while awake.
Not only will you enjoy the bright and fascinating green and violet colours, which create a two-coloured paradise in which you will immerse yourself due to its beauty, but you will also immerse yourself in all your senses when you enter this paradisiacal field, since the aroma it emits is one of the most dazzling and attractive that you can appreciate in nature.
The garden of La Alcarria
In July, the region of La Alcarria is known both nationally and internationally for the flowering of the Brihuega Lavender fields, which each year attracts more visitors to enjoy this spectacular visual and aromatic phenomenon.
This magnificent experience, located in Guadalajara, is an exhibition that will envelop all your senses through a bath of sensations that will make your emotions appear on the surface, you could say that you will experience a flowering of emotions.
This wonderful town in La Mancha has nothing to envy of any fairy tale garden. In fact, not only will you be delighted by the wonderful painting of the flowering, but this walled town has been declared a Historic-Artistic Site.
In addition, in this municipality, after the flowering, at the end of summer, the lavender fields are mowed to treat this spectacular plant and obtain lavender essential oil, from which various products are made that you can buy in small local shops.
The Lavender Festival
Very close to Madrid, you can enjoy this paradise where the flowering becomes the setting for a beautiful fairy tale, which is why every year, when a violet blanket covers the fields of the region, the Lavender Festival is celebrated.
During this evening, musical events are organized at sunset, where you can fully enjoy this magical event, enjoying the sunset, in an unparalleled landscape, in good company and enjoying good music.
During the event, you will also be able to discover the gastronomy that accompanies this beautiful evening, surrounded by nature. If you want to enjoy a treat for all your senses, you cannot miss a summer weekend getaway to this unique experience.
The Route through the Lavender Fields of Brihuega
In Brihuega, you will find truly wonderful places to visit, as it not only preserves the magnificent wall from the 11th and 12th centuries, but you can also visit the Castillo de la Piedra Bermeja, which is Romanesque in style, although a Gothic chapel was later built in the 13th century. The municipal cemetery is currently located within the walled enclosure of the Castle.
You will also discover the Arch of Cozagón, which was considered the most important gate of the town of Brihuega, which connected with the road that led to Toledo. This gate consists of a double arch carved in tuff stone, where the stonemasons of the time left their marks. In addition, you will find that access to the Prado de Santa María is given by the Arch of the Guide, today considered a monumental gate.
The brilliance of Cistercian architecture can be found in the various churches in Brihuega, such as the Church of San Felipe, the Church of San Miguel and the Church of Santa María de la Peña. Lastly, and no less important, you will find the Fountains of the Town, made up of various ornamental fountains, and the Blanquina Fountain or Fountain of the Twelve Spouts.
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