Campo de Criptana
Campo de Criptana is located right in the heart of La Mancha, in the province of Ciudad Real. One cannot mention Campo de Criptana without mentioning its Windmills and the famous exploits of Don Quixote.
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Location
Campo de Criptana is located 102km from the city of Ciudad Real, 181km from Madrid, 280km from Valencia, 308km from Alicante and 288km from Murcia, halfway down the A-III and A-IV Motorways.
- Tourist information
- Campo de Criptana Tourism Office
Barbero, 1
Phone: +34 926 562 231
Ciudad Real Tourism Office
Alarcos, 21
Phone: +34 926 000 037
- How to get there
- Road transport
The most characteristic feature of Campo de Criptana are the windmills and the Albaicín Criptano, with its narrow streets, steep slopes and whitewashed one-story houses with indigo skirting boards typical of La Mancha.
According to Cervantist scholars, it was here in Campo de Criptana that Don Quixote's most popular and well-known adventure took place: his battle against the giants that turned out to be windmills (Chapter 8 of the first part of Don Quixote).
The Campo de Criptana Windmills are considered Cultural Property and the Infanto, Sardinero and Burleta Windmills are considered, in turn, Monuments of Historical and Artistic Interest.
- Special trips in Campo de Criptana
- The Windmills (Villa de Criptana's symbol of identity), the Albaicín Criptano, El Pósito (The Granary), the Caves, the Shrines, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción's Church and the Cellars.
Nature Sites (Total: 9)
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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
