Editing Aranjuez (section)

==Culture==
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===Traditions===
In summer it is traditional to eat dinner in the picnic areas next to the [[Tagus]] river. These places are called {{lang|es|gangos}}, a Spanish word used only in Aranjuez.

====Festivals====
[[File:MotíndeAranjuez(2006).JPG|thumb|[[Mutiny of Aranjuez]] re-enactment / Motín de Aranjuez 2006]]
* '''Alfaranjuez''' In May – includes a Craft Fair with '''Folk Aranjuez''' Traditional Music Festival and a used vehicle fair.
* '''San Isidro Labrador''' day, 15 May, pilgrimage in the nearby hunting lodge of Real Cortijo de San Isidro.
* '''San Fernando''' town festival week, around 30 May, parades and events.
* '''Early Music Festival'' Aranjuez, held in about May or June
* '''Book Fair''' Aranjuez, in contrast with the Used Book Fair and Sale, held in September.
* '''[[Mutiny of Aranjuez]]'''  re-enactment about first week of September, declared a cultural event of National Tourist Interest, which includes
**a funfair (car park, M-305),
**sports events (Delete stadium),
**food and drink stalls (Mariblanca),
**a concert at the Royal Palace,
**a traditional or  ''Sacrificio Goyesque'' (in the Plaza de Toros),
** a dramatic street re-enactment of the flaming torch attack and capture of [[Manuel de Godoy, Prince of the Peace|Godoy]] at his Palace, (that building now houses a school) with fireworks and costumes inspired by Goya paintings.
** A fun raft-race organized by the ''pirates of the Tajo'' social club

====Gastronomy====
[[File:Fresas con crema.jpg|thumb|upright|Strawberries and cream]]
* Local horticultural produce, especially:
** [[Strawberries]] and [[asparagus]]
** Sweet, green [[Piel de Sapo|toadskin melons]], [[olive oil]] and local [[wine]] from nearby [[comarca]] 'Las Vagas' which includes [[Villaconejos]] – [[Chinchón]] agricultural areas
* [[Pheasant]], a characteristic [[game (food)|gamebird]] from the area's forests.