La Roda
La Roda has traditionally been a halfway point; it is located on the Motorway that connects Madrid with the Spanish Levant, close to the provincial capital of Albacete. Its name is derived from “robda”, a medieval militia that used to guard the borders and paths around the castles. This was the name given to the old castle located in the place where today we can find the parochial church and where the “arrobdas”, the militia’s debt collectors, took refuge.
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Location
It is located 40km from the provincial capital of Albacete via the A-31 Motorway.
- Tourist information
- La Roda Town Council
Plaza Capitán Escribano Aguado, 1
Phone: +34 967 441 403
Albacete Tourism Office
Tinte, 2
Phone: +34 967 580 522
- How to get there
- Road transport
Particularly noteworthy in La Roda is the Salvador’s Church, considered a Historical-Artistic Monument, which was built over an old castle that had been destroyed by order of Queen Isabella. In 1581 the Herrerian-style tower, popularly known by its nickname “El Faro de La Mancha” (The Lighthouse of La Mancha), reached sixty metres in height.
La Roda’s cuisine is notable for its confectionery, and especially its “miguelitos” cream puff pastry, the secret of which is in its careful, handcrafted preparation. The only industrial producers of “torta cenceña” (salty wafers), an indispensable ingredient in the famous La Mancha-style gazpacho.
- Special trips in La Roda
- The Salvador’s Church, San Sebastián’s Shrine, the Inquisitor’s House, the House of the Alcañabates, the Palace of the Counts of Villaleal, the Painting of Doña Ana and Doctor La Encina’s House.
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Tourism Information Office
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Talavera de la Reina Tourist Information Office
Palenque, 2
Talavera de la Reina
(Toledo)
Tel. 925 826 322
Fax 925 806 614
