Bolaños de Calatrava
A town located in the Calatrava volcanic field, Bolaños de Calatrava is a must-see on the route between Las Tablas de Daimiel and Almagro.
In its urban complex, the Casa de Coca stands out, from the 17th century and in the Baroque style. As for its religious buildings, the Hermitage of Santo Cristo de la Columna and the church of San Felipe and Santiago, located in the Plaza de España, are clear examples of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance.
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The Lagunas de Ruidera Natural Park is a protected natural area located between the provinces of Albacete and Ciudad Real.
If you decide to visit, you will find a visual spectacle of “oasis” in the middle of Campo de Montiel that will surprise you. The scenic beauty of this Natural Park, one of the most beautiful in Castilla-La Mancha, will not leave you indifferent.
Las Tablas de Daimiel is a practically unique wetland in Europe and the last representative of the ecosystem called river tables, once characteristic of the central plain of our Peninsula.
A place that you can visit any day of the year, without the need for an appointment.
History, Culture, Theatre…
Almagro
Almagro, in Campo de Calatrava, in the very center of the province, has a strategic position in its physical and cultural environment. The city of the corral theater, houses the only Corral de Comedias that has remained intact and active from the beginning of the 17th century to the present day.
However, Almagro is not only the Corral de Comedias or the activity that derives from it. Declared a Historic-Artistic Site, the entire city envelops us in culture, art, tradition and Castilian flavor. The walk through its streets will give us the delight of each of its corners.
Campo de Criptana
The most characteristic image of Campo de Criptana are the mills and the Albaicín Criptano made up of narrow streets and steep slopes, with constructions of typical La Mancha houses on one floor, whitewashed and indigo-colored plinths.
It was here, in Campo de Criptana, where Don Quixote’s most popular and famous adventure took place, his battle with the giants, which turned out to be windmills…
History …
Calatrava la Vieja
Calatrava la Nueva
Discover one of the oldest Islamic cities on the Peninsula, already mentioned in the times of Abderramán I, in 785, which reached great splendor in the s. IX when it became the capital of a large Muslim region. True to its origins, it took advantage of the Guadiana River to build a hydraulic defensive system.
The great fortress of the Calatravan knights, whose property they would defend against the Muslims of the nearby castle of Salvatierra. Although it was a fortress from the Bronze Age, Visigothic, and there is news of its use by Nuño de Lara in the s. XII, would have its heyday from the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.