Few landscapes are as closely associated with Spanish literature as the hilltop windmills of Campo de Criptana. Rising above the vast plains of La Mancha, their white cylindrical towers and dark wooden sails have become one of Spain’s most recognisable...
Crossing the wide plains of Castilla–La Mancha, few skylines are as recognisable as that of Alcázar de San Juan. Surrounded by endless vineyards and cereal fields, the town has long been an important crossroads in central Spain, where Roman roads, medieval trade...
For many motorhome travellers, Valdepeñas is a convenient overnight stop between central and southern Spain. Those who take the time to explore, however, discover one of the country’s most important wine-producing towns, where vineyards stretch to the horizon...
Few cities in Europe possess a history as rich and influential as Córdoba. Standing on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, it has been a Roman colony, the capital of Islamic Al-Andalus and one of medieval Europe’s greatest centres of science, medicine and...
Most travellers pass through Coria del Río on their way to Seville without realising that this peaceful riverside town has one of the closest historical connections with Japan anywhere in Europe. Standing on the banks of the Guadalquivir, around 15 kilometres south of...
