Calzada de Calatrava

Few towns in Castile-La Mancha have a history as closely tied to the Order of Calatrava as Calzada de Calatrava. Set in the Campo de Calatrava, a broad volcanic district in central Spain, it lies amid the open agricultural plains of Ciudad Real province, where extinct volcanic landforms give the terrain a distinct character. The town belongs to the historic territory shaped by the medieval military order whose name remains inseparable from this part of La Mancha. Calzada de Calatrava is also the birthplace of film director Pedro Almodóvar, born here in 1949. Move on to other webcams in Castile-La Mancha to compare landscapes and settings around Campo de Calatrava.

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