Fuente el Fresno, Ciudad Real

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Fuente el Fresno is a municipality which lies at the foot of the Caldrina mountains and the foothills of the Sierra de la Cueva between the Montes de Toledo region and the Tablas de Daimiel National Park in the Province of Ciudad Real. It lies in a small valley between two low mountains. Various streams run through the area around Fuente el Fresno, including Los Fresnos, the Cambrón and the Retamar.

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Location

It lies 34km from Ciudad Real on the N-401 road.

Tourist information: Fuente el Fresno Town Hall
Plaza del Carmen s/n
Phone: (+34) 926 806 016

Ciudad Real Tourism Office
Alarcos, 21
Phone: (+34) 926 200 037

How to get there: Road transport

Just 15km from Fuente el Fresno is the Tablas de Daimiel National Park, the smallest National Park in Spain but also the largest great fen-sedge wetlands in Western Europe. It is the last representative of a typical ecosystem found in La Mancha known as tablas fluviales (“river tables”).

These are made up of a series of small pools between earthy plateaus which can exist thanks to a balance between surface rivers and underground watercourses. Over 250 water bird species can be found in this ecosystem.

The name Fuente el Fresno (which means “The Fresno Source”) comes from a hillside spring on the old Roman road between Toleda and Cordoba. Dwellings have been built here for an indefinite amount of time. Places of interest include the 17th-century Parish Church of Santa Quiteria (St. Quiteria). It was declared a Historical and Artistic Monument in 1991.

Also worthy of mention is the Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Fe (Our Lady of the Faith), in which visitors will find statues of the Virgen de la Fe (Virgin of the Faith), San Isidro (St. Isidore), the Virgen de Fátima (Virgin of Fatima) and the statue of Santa Lucia (St. Lucy), and finally the Chapel of San Cristóbal (St. Christopher).

The path from Los Yébenes to Fuente el Fresno crosses the remains of the Fuentesecas Roman aqueduct. We can also see a dolmen called the "Cocinilla del Cura" (the Priest’s Stove), as well as other nature spots.

Special trips in Fuente el Fresno: The Church of Santa Quiteria, the Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Fe, the Chapel of San Cristobal and the Tablas de Daimiel National Park.

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