El Toboso
The history of El Toboso, in the province of Toledo, is of a town of La Mancha of ancient Iberian origin and great strategic importance when the military orders repopulated Castilla-La Mancha in the Middle Ages (specifically, El Toboso belonged to the Order of Santiago). It is also extremely evocative of Don Quixote. Everything in El Toboso is reminiscent of Dulcinea and Alonso Quijano, the Hidalgo from La Mancha who illuminates the world with his idealism from the lands of La Mancha.
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Location
El Toboso is within arm's reach of any point in Spain thanks to the nearby Toll Motorway AP-36 that joins Madrid with Albacete via the lands of La Mancha. It is 135km from Madrid and 128km from Toledo.
- Tourist information
- El Toboso Tourism Information Office
Tel. +34 925 56 82 26
- How to get there
- Road transport
El Toboso, which owes the better part of its fame to Cervantes' literary work Don Quixote, is home to monuments of historical and artistic import as well as a myriad of charming spots and corners typical of small villages in La Mancha, with its traditional masonry and mud-walls and the refulgent whiteness of its whitewashed walls.
There are various religious monuments to be found in El Toboso, including
San Antonio Abad's Parochial Church, the Religious Trinitarian Mothers' Convent and the Poor Clare Franciscan Mothers' Convent. The typical houses from La Mancha and the white or stone walls make El Toboso into an enchanting village with an authentic La Mancha flavour.
- Special trips in El Toboso
- -Dulcinea's House Museum
-Cervantes Centre
-Town full of references to Cervantes, Don Quixote and, of course, to his eternal and universal beloved: Dulcinea.
-From El Toboso one can go on excursions to the lands of La Mancha (Campo de Criptana, Alcázar de San Juan...)
-The Parochial Church
-The Dulcinea Humoristic Graphic Arts Museum
-The Trinitarian Convent Museum.
Castilla-La Mancha Map: places of interest
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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
