Castilla–La Mancha, Autonomous community in central Spain.
Castilla–La Mancha is a region in central Spain that includes five provinces: Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Toledo. The landscape shifts between wide plateaus, rolling hills, and mountain ranges where olive groves and vineyards mark the countryside.
The region gained its status as an autonomous community after the Constitution of 1978 and was formally established in 1982, with Toledo named as the capital. Before that, the provinces belonged to different historical territories and were only united through this administrative act.
In Toledo, visitors walk through narrow lanes where Moorish arches stand beside Gothic towers and Jewish quarters shape the cityscape. Local festivals follow old traditions, and craftsmen still forge swords using methods passed down through centuries.
High-speed trains connect the larger cities to Madrid, while regional buses serve smaller towns and rural areas. Distances between provincial capitals are considerable, so planning ahead helps if you want to visit multiple places.
The mercury mines of Almadén operated since Roman times and hold the largest cinnabar deposits on Earth, producing about one-third of the world's mercury. Today, the closed tunnels are part of a visitor center that shows the history of mining.
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Castile-La Mancha covers a large highland area in the middle of Spain, between Madrid and Andalusia. This region includes towns with art and history, like Toledo, an old Spanish city with medieval streets and monuments that show the mixing of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim cultures. It also has...
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
121.3 km
Valley of Cuelgamuros
160.8 km
Metropolitano Stadium
116.1 km
Museo del Prado
117.6 km
Royal Palace of Madrid
118.8 km
Temple of Debod
119.7 km
Puerta de Alcalá
118.1 km
Aqueduct of Segovia
187.1 km
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
155.8 km
Main Square
118.4 km
El Retiro Park
117.4 km
Market of San Miguel
118.5 km
Biblioteca Nacional de España
118.5 km
Senate of Spain
119.2 km
Palace of Zarzuela
129 km
Toledo Cathedral
96.3 km
Alcázar of Segovia
188.2 km
Puerta del Sol
118.4 km
Monastery of Piedra
214.9 km
Parque Warner Madrid
96 km
Alcázar of Toledo
96.1 km
Royal Crypt of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
155.7 km
Fountain of Cybele
118.2 km
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
117.2 km
Palace of Moncloa
122.4 km
Crystal Palace
117.2 km
Las Ventas
118.2 km
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