Ciudad Real, Municipality in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Ciudad Real lies on the southern part of the central Castilian plateau at an elevation of 625 meters and organizes itself around Plaza Mayor. The urban center displays wide streets, rectangular squares, and buildings from different periods that shape the character of a provincial capital.
King Alfonso X founded Villa Real in 1255 as a royal settlement to strengthen control over the region and limit the power of the Military Order of Calatrava. The settlement received city status and its current name in 1420, consolidating its position as a regional center.
The 14th-century Church of San Pedro displays Gothic features and holds several baroque altarpieces inside. Visitors can observe religious processions throughout the year that keep the local Holy Week tradition alive and involve residents of all ages.
The high-speed train connection to Madrid takes about 50 minutes, and regional trains reach other towns across Castilla-La Mancha. The city center is easy to walk around, and most sights lie less than 15 minutes apart from each other.
The surrounding area contains over 300 volcanic structures, including cinder cones and maars, forming a striking geological landscape. Some of these formations lie just a few kilometers from the city and offer a glimpse into the volcanic past of the region.
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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...
Cathedral of Ciudad Real
234 m
Parque Gasset
1.1 km
Puerta de Toledo
1.1 km
Monasterio de Santa Isabel y San Antonio Abad de las Reverendas Madres Carmelitas Descalzas de Ciudad Real
440 m
Hermitage of the Virgen de Alarcos
7.8 km
Laguna de la Posadilla, Valverde
12 km
Bullring of Ciudad Real
804 m
El Vicario Reservoir
10.1 km
Campus de Ciudad Real
1.2 km
Playas del Vicario
9.6 km
Museo de Ciudad Real
107 m
Las Higueruelas
13.2 km
Ermita del Santísimo Cristo
3.9 km
Castle of Alarcos
8.2 km
Convent of the Merced, Ciudad Real
254 m
Parque El Pilar (Ciudad Real)
1.1 km
Maar de la Hoya del Mortero
5.2 km
Palace of Medrano
106 m
Palacio de la Diputación Provincial de Ciudad Real
321 m
Archivo Histórico Provincial de Ciudad Real
716 m
Bank of Spain building in Ciudad Real
222 m
Casa del Conde de la Cañada
276 m
Ermita-Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Estrella
4.6 km
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación, Corral de Calatrava
19.3 km
House of the street Mercado Viejo
65 m
Arboreto del Parque El Pilar
1.1 km
Convent of the Inmaculada Concepción
606 m
Hotel Alfonso X El Sabio
101 mDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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