In this framework, the cypress trees, roses and privets of the garden offer a beautiful picture, with the addition of a splendid cloister and softened by the blue of its swimming pool. Walls with a Renaissance stamp, large windows and vaults, classical and Castilian style furniture, and its pleasant, spacious bedrooms make up the inner space, which is characterized by an atmosphere of peace and quiet. The dining room offers 'sopa de ajo' (garlic soup), suckling pig and roast lamb and the typical 'cocido madrile (Madrid-style garbanzo bean stew). There are two restaurants, El Convento and El Bodegon. Nearby activities include carriages, country festivals, cultural visits, donkey routes, golf, horse riding routes, ping pong, swimming and tennis. Chinchon is 37.26 miles from Madrid along the N-IV, at the junction with the main 404 road, through Ciempozuelos. Another option is the A-3 dual carriageway, near the Puente de Arganda, linking up with the M-311 road. Guests can also visit Chinchon with the Plaza Mayor, Aranjuez (13 miles) with the Royal Palace and gardens and the Casa del Labrador , Colmenar de Oreja (3.7 miles) (Ulpiano Checa Museum and Old Quarter)Madrid with its museums and monuments, Las Descalzas and La Encarnacion monuments (National Heritage) and El Pardo Palace (National Heritage).  Founded by the Lords of Chinchon in the 17th c., this former Augustinian convent protects its monumental heritage in that of the old quarter of Chinchn, with its emblematic Plaza Mayor.