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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Meeting in Hellín - Spain (V)

APRIL 17th, 2013: VISITING CUENCA (UNESCO World Heritage)

Bridge of Saint Paul
Hanging Houses
Hanging Houses
Hanging Houses
Huécar Canyon
Hanging Houses
Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian
Medieval streets
Medieval streets
Bishop's Palace
Mangana Tower

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Campo de Criptana (La Mancha-Spain)

Campo de Criptana is a municipality and town in the province of Ciudad Real in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). It is found in the region known as La Mancha. 

 "At this point they caught sight of thirty or forty windmills which were standing on the plain..." Thus begins chapter VIII of Don Quixote. In Cervantes' time windmills were quite common. This view is undoubtedly the characteristic landscape of Campo de Criptana, presenting its silhouette from the Sierra de los Molinos and the Cerro de la Paz. Today, ten windmills can be seen from afar, with their original structure and machinery preserved.