Castilla-La Mancha, the setting for Don Quixote

🌿 TYPE OF TRIP

Culture and gastronomy.

✔ WHAT TO DO IN CASTILLA LA MANCHA

Castilla-La Mancha is one of Spain's largest and richest regions in terms of historical and artistic heritage. And yet, we sometimes overlook unique places that go unnoticed, limiting ourselves to visiting the most typical tourist attractions. We've already mentioned some cities in this region, but we recommend the must-sees if you're planning a trip here: the Old Town of Toledo, the Tablas de Daimiel National Park, Ciudad Real, the Serranía de Cuenca mountain range, Sigüenza, the Sierras de Alcaraz and del Segura mountain ranges, Albacete, and the villages featured in Don Quixote.

🌮 YOU CAN'T LEAVE CASTILLA LA MANCHA WITHOUT TRYING IT

In La Mancha, you'll not only enjoy a wonderful literary journey. The gastronomy of Castilla-La Mancha boasts culinary traditions worth discovering. Some specialties of Manchego cuisine include: Manchego cheese, Almagro eggplants, Castilian soup, and potatoes cooked in a pile.

Among its pastries, the most notable are hojuelas (thin wafers), pestiños (honey fritters), and alajú (a type of nougat). The La Mancha Designation of Origin (DO) is considered the largest vineyard area in the world, with a total of 158,339 hectares.

👁🗨 CURIOSITIES OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA

Although Cervantes's entire famous work is set in La Mancha, there are few references to specific locations. One of them is the Cave of Montesinos, which, besides boasting this rarity, has become a perfect excursion for when winter chills the Ruidera Lakes.

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