Ciudad Real

Tucked into the broad La Mancha plain beside the Guadiana River, Ciudad Real is a place whose character is shaped by the open, dry landscapes of central Spain. Founded by King Alfonso X in 1255 as Villa Real, it developed as a royal town in a territory long defined by farming and routes across the Meseta. Its historic centre includes the Gothic Cathedral of Santa María del Prado and the 14th-century Puerta de Toledo, a surviving remnant of the medieval walls. The city is also tied to the literary geography of La Mancha, the setting that made Cervantes’s Don Quixote an enduring symbol of Spain. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Castile-La Mancha.

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