The Toba reservoir (embalse de la Toba) is a reservoir in Cuenca province (Castilla–La Mancha) of great beauty due to the pine forests that surround it and the spectacular rock formations that rise hundreds of meters above the reservoir.
The Toba reservoir was built in 1925, as part of the hydroelectric conditioning project of the Júcar …
MoreThe Uña lagoon is a lagoon located in the municipality of Uña, in the province of Cuenca, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
It is formed by the closure of a river dam of the Arroyo del Rincón, tributary of the Júcar river, forming a lagoon space. The Arroyo del Rincón reaches the Laguna de Uña …
MoreThe monastery of Santa María de Monsalud is an old Cistercian monastery in the Spanish town of Córcoles, in the province of Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. Declared a historical-artistic monument belonging to the National Artistic Treasure by decree of June 3, 1931, today it is considered a property of cultural interest.
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MoreEntrepeñas is a reservoir located on the Tagus River in the Alcarria Baja region of Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain.
Apart from the Tagus, it also receives water from the Valdetrigo, Barranco Grande, Solana, and Ompólveda rivers, among others.
The dam structure is situated next to the town of Entrepeñas, from which it took its name, between the …
MoreRecópolis is an ancient city of Visigothic origin located near Zorita de los Canes (Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain). It was ordered to be built by Leovigildo in honor of his son Recaredo in 578. It functioned as an important urban center, capital of a province called Celtiberia, with imprecise limits, east of Carpetania (Toledo, the …
MoreThe Segóbriga archaeological park is an important Celtic and Roman site located around the so-called hill of Cabeza de Griego in the town of Saelices (Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain). Asset of Cultural Interest declared a National Monument on June 3, 1931.
Despite the fact that the city is in ruins, its state of conservation is more …
MoreThe Palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz is a building located in the municipality of Viso del Marqués (Ciudad Real province), in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, in Spain. It was built at the end of the 16th century by Álvaro de Bazán, first Marquis of Santa Cruz de Mudela. It is currently the …
MoreThe Lagunas de Ruidera Natural Park is a protected natural area and one of the great important wetlands located in the Ciudad Real province, the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The natural park is formed by a set of 16 river lagoons along the Guadiana Viejo valley, as a continuation of the Pinilla river …
MoreThe Peñarroya Reservoir is a hydroelectric and supply dam located in the municipality of Argamasilla de Alba, next to the Peñarroya Castle, within the limits of the Ruidera lagoons natural park, Ciudad Real province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
The plans for the construction of the Peñarroya reservoir date back to 1917, because two years earlier, in 1915, …
MoreThe Don Quixote Route refers to the journey that the protagonist of the novel El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes followed in his adventures through the lands of La Mancha, mainly, as well as Aragon and Catalonia.
Its official ecotourism route, declared a European cultural itinerary by the Council of …
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