Castilla+la+Mancha

=El Mapa: Castilla La Mancha=

- Main Provinces: Valdepenas, Ciudad Real, Albacete, Guadaljara
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__[|Alarcon] __ - **an extremely well preserved fortified village. Its castle is now a magnificent 4* parador.** = [|Alcaraz] - has a lovely Renaissance Plaza Mayor with two towers.= =__ [|Almagro] __ - a wonderful old town with a fully preserved 16 th century open air theatre which is still used today. Visit in July for the town's theatre festival.= =__ [|Atienza] __ - a medieval town with arcaded squares and a ruined castle.= = Belmonte - one of the castles the region is famous for. Belmonte is 15th century and very well preserved= =__ [|Consuegra] __ - often photographs of this region show a group of white windmills with black pointed tops. A large group of them can be seen at Consuegra which are on a ridge above the town along with a ruined castle. More can be seen at Campo de Criptana.= = [|Cuenca] - sits dramatically on top of a gorge. Visit the hanging houses which are literally hanging over the edge. A mixture of Moorish, Renaissance and Gothic architecture can be seen in this beautiful town.= =Guadalajara - admire the magnificent detail of the Palacio de los Ducques del Infantado, a Gothic-Mudejar building.= =Molina de Aragon - the ruins of an Arab castle sit above the town.= =Oropesa - the old quarter is charming and the town has great views to the Gredos mountains. There is a parador in part of the castle in the town.= =[|Toledo] - one of Spain's greatest cities. = = =

Physical Map of Castilla La Mancha = =

=Travel Brochure: Castilla La Mancha=

===In Castilla La Mancha there is many places to go! There are 5 museums, 2 monasteries, several parks, beautiful countrysides, several historical attractions, and 7 grand hotels to visit in the region of Castilla La Mancha.===

__Museums:__
a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

__Archaeological Museum of Cuenca__ - from prehistory to the 17th century.
__Museum of Abstract Art of Cuenca__ - the museum is inside one of the hanging houses //The insiade of a museum in Castilla La Mancha// of Cuenca and is worth visiting for that alone but the exhibits are also excellent. __Museo Diocesano, Cuenca__ - houses the treasures of Cuenca's cathedral including paintings byEl Greco. __Casa-Museo de El Greco, Toledo__ - contains an important collection of El Greco's works Museum of Santa Cruz, Toledo - fine arts museum with a collection of Flanders tapestries.

__Monasteries:__
a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.

__Monasterio de Ucles__- this monastery started life as a medieval castle and became a monastery in the 12th century. __Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo__ - a splendid monastery with a Gothic cloister which has a Mudejar ceiling.

//Monistery of Castilla La Mancha//

were a beautiful sight.
=__Parks and Countrysides:__= an area devoted to a specified purpose and or the land and scenery of a rural area.

= = //The parks and countrysides of Castilla La Mancha// __La Alcarria__ - undulating hills covered in olive groves. Visit the town of Pastrana when visiting the area. __National Park of Cabaneros in the Toledo Mountains__ (Montes de Toledo) - an attractive range of fairly small mountains. Look out for the cone-shaped shepherd's cabins known as chozos. __National Park of las Lagunas de Ruidera__ - a series of 16 interconnected lakes. __National Park of the Tablas de Daimiel__ - marshy wetlands with raised walkways and observation towers. The wetlands are under threat due to a lowering of the water table. __Serrania de Cuenca__ - a mountainous area with an area called the 'enchanted city', Ciudad Encantada, due to the weird shapes of the eroded limestone. Beautiful rock pools can be seen at the source of the river Cuervo. Schwarzenegger's film 'Conan the Barbarian' was filmed here. The Ciudad Encantada is close to Cuenca. __Sierra de Alcaraz__ - mountains and gorges and the source f the Rio Mundo river. Toledo- a wonderful city and home to Roman, Visigoth and Goth architecture. El Greco lived here for part of his life and many of his works can be seen in Toledo.

The parks in Castilla La Mancha are a place to visit because of the amazing land. The countrysides' rural areas are open and beautiful.
=__Historical Attractions:__=

Historic city of Toledo Historic walled town of Cuenca Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

The Historical Attractions in Castilla La Mancha are also a place to see.
=__Paradors:__= Paradors are luxury hotels that are in converted historic buildings or particularly beautiful countryside.

Parador de Alarcon - Alarcon //This is a Parador, a luxury hotel, in Castilla La Mancha// Parador de Almagro - Almagro Parador de Albacete - Albacete Parador de Cuenca - Cuenca Parador de Oropesa - Oropesa Parador de Siguenza - Siguenza Parador de Toledo - Toledo

If looking for a Luxury stay in Castilla La Mancha the Paradors are a place to be.
=__Food:__= Pisto- a vegtable stew with tomato sauce

Manchego-a type of cheese // El Asadillo // – roasted red peppers cut into pieces, dressed with garlic, tomato and oil. // El Salpicon // – minced veal with onion, tomato, garlic, parsley and pepper // Ajo Arriero and El Tiznao // – pieces of grilled cod cooked in a clay dish with peppers, tomato, onion and garlic..

El Slpicon, and Ajo Arriero and El tiznao.
//This is Pisto// //This is Manchego//

=__Toledo:__= one of spain's greatest city

History of Toledo: in the year 771 Toledo was conquered by the Muslims.
===Attractions in Toledo: Catedral de Toledo, Museo de Santa Cruz, Alcázar, Sinagoga del Tránsito, Museo El Greco, Cristo de la Luz, Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes, Santa María la Blanca: Ancient Synagogue Converted to a Church, Castillo de San Servando, and Iglesia de Santo Tomé===

Famous people from Toledo: Jamie Farr, Katie Holmes, Alyson Stoner, Anita Baker, Gloria Steinem, Jim Jackson, Jim Leyland, Gene Krantz.




In Castilla La Mancha there are many places found throught the region. These above places make this
===region a great place in spain to visit. The paradors, the parks, the countrysides, and all the atractions are definatly places to visit while in the area.The geography of the land also makes this a place to visit.===

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