The 9 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha

August 14, 2021 Leonardo Torrence

The province of Ciudad Real (pronounced [θjuˈðað reˈal]; English: Royal City) is a province in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, Badajoz, and Toledo. It is partly located in the old natural region of La Mancha. Its capital is Ciudad Real. It is the third largest province by area in all of Spain, after Cáceres and Badajoz. The historic comarca Campo de Calatrava is located in the center of the province.
Restaurants in Province of Ciudad Real

1. Bodega 500 Arrobas

C/ Romeras; N0 1, 13320 Villanueva de los Infantes Spain +34 610 41 70 23 [email protected] http://www.500arrobas.com
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5.0 based on 30 reviews

Bodega 500 Arrobas

2. Sacro Convento y Castillo de Calatrava La Nueva

Carretera Puertollano Km. 2,3, 13380 Aldea del Rey Spain +34 675 47 26 17 http://www.patrimoniohistoricoclm.es/monumento-sacro-convento-y-castillo-de-calatrava/informacion-practica/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 231 reviews

Sacro Convento y Castillo de Calatrava La Nueva

3. Parque Minero de Almaden

Cerco de San Teodoro s/n, 13400 Almaden Spain +34 926 26 50 02 [email protected] http://www.parqueminerodealmaden.es/
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4.5 based on 275 reviews

Parque Minero de Almaden

The visit of the Almaden Minining Park starts with surface mining facilities in the Visitor Center and continues through the old workshops and “San Aquilino” and “San Teodoro” shafts. Before the tour along the underground passages the visitors will visit the Mining Interpretation Centre, which will bring prior essential knowledge on the historical performance to the mining.The tour inside the mine is carried down the “San Teodoro” shaft to the 1st floor, 50 meters in depth, in a cage of mine. The walking tour is conducted by a real mine exploited in the XVI and XVII centuries, according to the real conditions of the mining practice: helmet, apparent lack of modern lighting, lighting support with individual lamps.The exit to surface is carried out by a carriage train enabled for public transport, following the visit to outdoor facilities, furnaces “Aludeles” from XVII century, “Carlos IV” gate, “Carros” gate with its paved road and “tejeras” furnace, then moving on to the Mercury museum where the visitors will find halls dedicated to the local geology and paleontology, interactive experiments in physics and chemistry of mercury, the history of this metal metallurgy and shipping to America.The visit will finish with the visitors coming back in electric passenger minibuses to the Visitor Centre, where they can get many souvenirs related to the visit and others catering facilities, toilets, information, etc.Almadén Mining Park includes major spanish properties inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name of HERITAGE OF MERCURY. ALMADÉN AND IDRIJA

Reviewed By mercury_miner

This is a fantastic cultural site and wonderful village. Descend into one of the world's greatest mines and walk mining galleries that are ancient. Ride a lift down a great mining shaft that is hundreds of years old. Visit various aspects of the mine and town and tour wonderful interpretive displays of mining and social systems both ancient and modern. The directors and operators of the park work very hard to make sure there is something for all interests. The mining buff will love the mine and its equipment, the historian will love the artifacts and exhibits, children are fascinated by the mercury displays that allow the liquid metal to be manipulated in different ways, sociologists will be fascinated by the human history, and environmentalists will marvel at how the largest mine in the world was cleaned up and converted to a premier interpretive center for visitors. Arriving at the first level, 150 feet below ground, the visitor walks through workings old and new and sees first hand how the ore occurs and was mined since prehistoric times. A short train ride on a real electric mining locomotive and cars for worker transport then takes the visitor back to the surface plant. Up top, there are many different themes of visitor exhibits and places to see, including the main operations of the mine, the mining hospital, the world-class technical and mining university, the old mine prison, the town, and the interesting and unusual six-sided bull ring. Restaurants and accommodations are plentiful in the town. We stayed at the Hotel Condes Fucares, which is very old and a wonderful experience sleeping in an ancient house built by Franciscan friars and then taken over and formerly used as a main residence by the famous and powerful House of Fuggar banking family. Our hosts served home-style breakfast for us and we lived like royalty. For lunch and dinner we dined at Restaurante El Cordobes, and it was fantastic. Again, we lived like royalty and dined on wonderful meats, cheeses, and vegetables, and drank fantastic Spanish wines. Almaden is a must see for anyone visiting Spain.

4. Parque Nacional de Cabaneros

Ctra. Abenojar-Torrijos, s/n Pueblo Nuevo del Bullaque, 13194 Ciudad Real Spain +34 926 78 32 97 [email protected] http://www.reservasparquesnacionales.es/real/parquesnac/usu/html/listado-actividades-oapn.aspx?cen=18
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4.5 based on 146 reviews

Parque Nacional de Cabaneros

Cabañeros National Park is located in Toledo's Hills, in Castilla-La Mancha, in the northwest of the province of Ciudad Real and southwest of Toledo. It was declared a National Park in 1995 with the aim of protecting the best and most representative sample of the Mediterranean forest in Spain. The Park has visitor centers, museums and information points, where you can enjoy exhibitions about the natural and cultural heritage ​​of the park and its surroundings. Access to all of them is free. It also has walking routes, to do by your own or with free guide, and 4x4 guided routes, with the company Visitacabaneros. It is recommended to combine both types of routes as they run through different areas of the interior of the national park.

5. Castillo de Calatrava la Vieja

39.074344,-3.833502 Se llega por la carretera de la virgen carretera paralela de la CR-211, 13150 Carrion de Calatrava Spain +34 926 69 06 54
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4.5 based on 51 reviews

Castillo de Calatrava la Vieja

6. El Tamaduste

Tamaduste, Valverde Spain
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

El Tamaduste

7. La Motilla Del Azuer

13250 Daimiel Spain +34 926 26 06 39 http://www.lamotilladelazuer.com/#!menu
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4.5 based on 113 reviews

La Motilla Del Azuer

8. Plaza de Toros Cuadrada

Las Virtudes, Santa Cruz De Mudela Spain
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4.5 based on 36 reviews

Plaza de Toros Cuadrada

9. Queseria Las Terceras

Excellent
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5.0 based on 101 reviews

Queseria Las Terceras

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