Windmills
From the wine of Rueda to the windmills of La Mancha - a taxi and two trains to Campo de Criptana for 2 nights then a 10k walk and a bus to Consuegra for another 2 nights. This is the land travelled by Don Quijote.
The towns are clean and graffiti free but sadly many of the bars and stores have closed down.
The towns are clean and graffiti free but sadly many of the bars and stores have closed down.
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| Windmills of Campo de Criptana in the afternoon sun |
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| Campo de Criptana windmill high above the surrounding plains |
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| Sunrise at Campo de Criptana |
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| Another Campo de Criptana windmill |
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| Streets of Campo de Criptana are all white with indigo trim |
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| We walked out to a lake whilst waiting for the bus in Alcazar de San Juan and were delighted to spot a group of flamingos |
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| One of the flamingos looking for food |
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| A group of windmills on the hill above the Monastery at Consuegra |
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| There are 12 windmills running along the ridge |
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| We went up to Consuegra Castle and just made it back before the hail storm |
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| The 1567 Mudéjar-Castillian (brick & stone) St John Church Consuegra was the Spanish headquarters of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem |
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| We'll have to come back in October to see the saffron picking |