Travel diaries dedicated to Castilla-La Mancha: historic cities, villages, castles, windmills and vast landscapes, told through itineraries, personal experiences and practical tips based on my own trips.
It is a region that is often crossed without stopping, yet it hides places that are very different from one another: from monumental Toledo to the plains of Don Quixote’s La Mancha, as well as small towns, lagoons and natural parks.
In these pages I collect what surprised me most, the places that I think are truly worth a detour, and also what I would organize differently if I were planning the trip again.
La Mancha by car: among windmills, unexpected lakes and medieval villages We were in Madrid for a long weekend, the first stop on a trip that would later take us to Toledo. While strolling among the stalls of El Rastro, the capital’s famous Sunday flea market, we came across an old second-hand copy of Don…
La Mancha Saffron: Where and How to Experience the Harvest I’ve already told you about it in my general article on La Mancha: this land is much more than it seems at first glance. And among the many surprises it had in store for me, there was one I really didn’t expect: saffron. I knew,…