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#consuegra #toledo #lamancha If you have to choose a place to go to see windmills in Castilla-La Mancha, that place should always be Consuegra, where you can see and photograph the windmills with the Consuegra castle in the background. Consuegra looks like something out of Don Quixote, as if Cervantes had insisted on depicting its landscape full of windmills in his novels. This municipality located 62 km from Toledo is the paradigm of the La Mancha landscape and one of the most popular excursions. To get to Consuegra, I recommend going by car or signing up for an excursion. There are not very good public transport connections from Toledo. To park, you can choose to park in the town and walk up to the windmills or park your car at the foot of the castle. Symbol of Consuegra and La Mancha, the windmills crown the Calderico hill, drawing an absolutely unique image. Universal thanks to Don Quixote, they are some of the best preserved in Castilla-La Mancha, along with those of Campo de Criptana. In person they do not disappoint, no matter how many times you have seen them in pictures. More than eight hundred years old, the castle of Consuegra, also known as the Castle of La Muela, is a fortress of great uniqueness and appeal, not only because of its location, but also because of its history and architecture linked to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. The structure of this castle is unusual. It is basically made up of a square central body with a large cylindrical tower on each of its sides. The castle is surrounded by a barrier of which only the remains remain in the part that faces the courtyard. The origins of this castle date back to a Muslim fortress from the Caliphate period of the 10th century. Built on the plain of La Mancha, the town of Consuegra is a clear example of a Castilian and Toledo municipality. We found typical Manchegan buildings, located in the old town, which are definitely worth getting lost in to observe its architecture and its main square. Visiting Consuegra does not require much preparation. Everything important can be visited in half a day, so you can combine the excursion with a visit to Campo de Criptana or El Toboso, the home of Don Quixote's Dulcinea. You can visit El Toboso with the help of this video here • El Toboso, the town of Dulcinea de Don Quixote... Another interesting excursion from Toledo is the Royal Site of Aranjuez. Click on the link to see the video of this visit and learn about its history • Aranjuez to see and visit in one day... 0:00 Consuegra 1:25 Windmills of Consuegra 3:17 Bolero Mill 3:50 Consuegra Castle 7:00 Main Square of Consuegra 8:15 Municipal Museum of Consuegra