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and this castle, as well as the rest of the town, looks like it's worth visiting:
The attachment is old version, here is the last one:But looking at the maps that came with my Levante guide, I figured it out. If you look at the screenshot of the Levante maps, you will see that the route marked heads off (in light lime green) circumventing the town on the left side, then turns at about 10 o’clock after going under the A-1, in and then heads away from the camino before zig zagging to get to the N-430. Even when we walked, the route had been re-marked with arrows, so I am sure it is no trouble now.
Stayed in La Posada de Chinchilla last October and I have to say that, apart from it being so beautiful and elegant, the owners there, a young Spanish couple, were so helpful and friendly. And Chinchilla itself is certainly very quaint.Right, it's time we got moving again, and burned a few calories gained from those lovely pastries!
Day 14: Hoya-Gonzalo to Chinchilla de Montearagón
The walk today, 17.7 km, completes the official 7th stage of the Levante.
This is how @peregrina2000 described this stage in her blog:
Those beehive huts are called cucos in this area. They served generally as shelters for shepherds, and are also found in parts of southern France, where they are called bories, or caselles.
It's an easy flat-ish walk, so we should have enough time to visit Chinchilla after our arrival. This is also a town on @JLWV 's list of towns with castles, and this castle, as well as the rest of the town, looks like it's worth visiting:
Go and check the photos @peregrina2000 has kindly shared earlier. And if we need more time, we can also extend our visit tomorrow morning before leaving. (In real life, Rachel and I would probably take a rest day here)
The Amigos' accommodation list includes a note about a municipal albergue:
It lists otherwise Hostal el Peñón, Hostal el Volante, which are both on the highway coming into town, one of these being possibly where @peregrina2000 stayed in 2013, as well as another 3 private places. The tourism website for Chinchilla has a few more, and includes one that attracted attention earlier in this thread, the Hotel La Posada de Chinchilla. Nice! Very nice! ☺
An interesting lodging is Casa cueva del Alfarero (Cuevas del Agujero). It appears in the video above, the dwellings with the funny white chimneys, which are caves dug out of the rock. It reminds me of the Sacromonte in Granada. I don't think it is available for an overnight, though, but it wouldn't hurt to ask, I guess.
There are a number of options for eating, according to the Chinchilla tourism website. El Rincón Manchego looks nice, what do you think, @VNwalking ? ☺
Now, before I go to bed, I have to ask what @peregrina2000 meant with this:
Is the useless meander just getting out of town?
More recently the castle of Chinchilla was a particularly nasty sounding "penal" for political prisoners.
I first passed there about 1975 and it was yet demolished.Interesting to note that it has been demolished, as my 2013 picture shows.
BTW, are you seeing any Levante traffic these days? I suppose the heat of summer is still too blazing, but it will be interesting to see if people head out in fall.
I am still looking for somewhere to stay in Vallada, besides Casa Peseta, which looks expensive and is off the camino
Assuming 'sybaritic' also means wealthy: I looked at the rates, and for starters, they will charge for a minimum of 6 people, even if you're a couple, let alone if you're single
Thank you very much for this. I do not know how far I shall be able or willing to walk in a day when I can return to Spain to walk the Levante. So I am trying to find at least one place in each town or village where I could spend a night when I am able to walk.Today Amparo, the secretary of AACSCV told me she had a good comment of a german pilgrim about this casa rural.
The price announced by Booking for a double room is 60€, but at this other web https://www.ruralgia.com/casa-peseta-casa-rural-h-5381773 they announce only 28€ for one person.
It is at 250 m from the way
Thank you so much, Jean Luis. I stayed there many years ago, but I remember that the Peruvian-Spanish couple were extremely nice. Unless things have changed, thougn, I would NOT eat dinner there.About MOIXENT - Corral de Pablanch, after two mails (one returned for wrong direction, although got on the web), and three phone calls, I got a positive answer from the boss, Marco Antonio Garcia, Yes the casa rural is open !
The phone numbers listed as 647 787 335 and 962 260 049 are correct, but he says it is better to call to 744 602 053.
Located on a hill that dominates the plains of La Mancha, the town of Chinchilla de Monte Aragón has a remarkable castle built in the 15th century by Juan Pacheco, marquis of Villena, and a beautiful medieval historic quarter.
Chinchilla de Monte Aragón calls for a serene walk through its streets, in order to admire the great houses and courtyards, and discover the quarter of Hondón, with its typical houses dug on the earth. It preserves the remains of the wall, some Arab vestiges, and the gate of Tiradores. It also has an impressive moat, dug on the rock, ten metres wide by six metres deep. In the urban centre we can still find ancient Arab public baths, as well as several emblazoned houses from the 16th to 18th centuries, such as the ancestral homes of López de Haro, Núñez Robles, the Palace of Barnuevo, the 16th-century house of Tercia, and the old public granary.
That's what I thought, and that's why in a real life Camino, we would probably stay two nights here.Chinchilla looks like one of those fascinating places you walk into on a camino, never having heard of it before. It looks like it's definitely worth taking some time here to nose around. My OSMand map is studded with points of interest, not even considering the castle.
"put your nose to the grind and walk" days
Well, we're not going to stay long, just one night and then we'll move on. It's just that the 36 km to La Gineta are too much for us.I have been in a lot of Spanish cities and I can´t think of another one with fewer interesting buildings or less of a historic core. It was pretty awful, though I´m sure the people who live there love it as their home, so I´m not trying to insult anyone here. [...] After a café con leche, I decided to change my original plans of staying in Albacete (I couldn´t for the life of me imagine what I would do there all day)
☺[Part of the historic region of La Mancha, Albacete has a reputation as producer of clasp knives. Its flat area and the removal of architectural barriers have reportedly made it one of the most accessible cities across the country.
For most of the war, the airbase at Los Llanos was the main headquarters of the Republican air force. It was also the headquarters of the International Brigades
The aviation industry is one of the main economic engines of the city. Albacete hosts the School of TLP NATO pilots, Los Llanos Air Base, Ala 14 and the Air Maestranza Albacete. In addition, the city houses the Air and Logistic Park of Albacete, home to major companies
El Corral de Pablanch | Moixent
Edit - It doesn't show up for me with Googlemap, either. (I'm not a fan of FB, so I sympathize with the conundum you face when dealing with places that only have a FB page.)
When I stayed at Hostal El Peñón, I bought very near, in a little supermarket behind the Repsol station, in street Santa Elena.One thing the OSMand map isn't studded with is grocery stores. So heads up, @Albertagirl. Though there's a filling station down near the highway which might be a spot to get drinks, yoghurt, and snacks.
Edit - Googlemaps shows a Coviran by the Convento Santo Domingo
Pilgrim-friendly Guarda Civil. ☺Other note about Chinchilla: it is the first place where I got a stamp at the Guardia Civil without need to explain what and why. The Oficer on Duty was very friendly.
There is a little village called El Trigal, slightly off the Camino. It's about 10 km out of Albacete, and the Amigos' accommodation lists it with two entries, both hotels: Hotel Los Gabrieles, Hotel Seis Hermanos.Unfortunately if you want to split that stage between Chinchilla and La Gineta into two shorter days, Albacete is the only option.
☺ That's if you're more interested in Decathlon than knivesThough I see it's possible to stretch the day out a little by staying a short distance off the camino in the Hotel Santa Isabel on the West edge of town...which just so happens to be right next to the Decathlon.
But by 3 pm we arrived in La Gineta, where the polideportivo (sports center) has a place where pilgrims can shower and sleep. Since it was Sunday, we had already called ahead on Friday to the town hall to say that 2 or 3 pilgrims would be arriving on Sunday. The woman I spoke with said to go to the local police, who would have the key. Once we got to the center of this small town, a young boy on roller blades came up to us and was essentially our guide for the next frustrating hour. First he took us to the local police -- closed. The phone number on the door didn´t work. Then he took us to the sports center -- closed and no sign of life. Then to a bar or two to ask for help -- nothing, nada, rien.
Now is that still the same place as in 2013? There is a phone number:en pequeño edificio cerca de la GC. Son 3 habitaciones dobles, con baños.
@KinkyOne remembers that it may have moved to a nearby house, so hopefully we won't have any trouble finding a bed.Contactar Ayto antes de 14h. Tel 687 578 013
Aren't we all? I mean, socks after all!That's if you're more interested in Decathlon than knives
This part of La Mancha seems like the meseta on steroids.
And if 30 km is too much, you can walk the 8-10 km to Gineta, stay there, and then just have 20 km to La Roda.There is a little village called El Trigal, slightly off the Camino. It's about 10 km out of Albacete, and the Amigos' accommodation lists it with two entries, both hotels: Hotel Los Gabrieles, Hotel Seis Hermanos.
This would mean there are only 30.4 km left to La Roda.
I should notify Google that their map is incorrect... I have done that in the past with shop opening times, or exact placement of lodgings, but I'll have to check out the place before I do so.I can’t imagine that there are two albergues in La Gineta. I think that it’s more likely that the one in the polideportivo (which was where it was in 2013 when I was there) has closed and the other one, near the Guardia Civil, has opened to replace it. I think this information is probably accurate. It is the same as what the Valencia Association shows.
I had made a note of this after reading your blog, and I put it down as Plan B.And one p.s. If you find yourself with nothing open, there is a train in late afternoon/early evening that will take you up to the next stage at La Roda in about 6 minutes
That's the message I have been trying to communicate in this virtual Camino, and why I refer to the 'official' stages from the Amigos' website, before giving the details of our stages. As most pilgrims would be faster than us two slow walkers, I thought I would try to give the alternatives too, and I am glad the Veterans are chiming in! ☺The important thing to note is that when people say "the stages are too long" on a route, it just means that the typical published stages are too long. If you have the time, there are many opportunities to break them up, even without sleeping outdoors.
That's the one, @VNwalking .What I see when I search with for La Gineta with Google is that the single albergue is at the far end of town (see attached screnshot/map)
My OSMand map shows neither, but has a place called Casa Oreja - presumably a CR - well north of town (about 8ks!). Thinking this might be an interesting alternative, I tried to chase down any information about it, but without success.
Edit...the map I got searching and the one I got by just opening GM were different. I see where you have 2 albergues, AJ. Confusing!
The pin next to the wording La Gineta is roughly where the other albergue (?) is located.Here's the original map I found, and I'm not sure what the other logo means, where it just says La Gineta. Maybe this is where to get the keys?
Haha, yes, gracias. Now I'm on my computer and it's plugged in.And @VNwalking , you need to recharge your phone
There is a little village called El Trigal, slightly off the Camino. It's about 10 km out of Albacete, and the Amigos' accommodation lists it with two entries, both hotels: Hotel Los Gabrieles, Hotel Seis Hermanos.
This would mean there are only 30.4 km left to La Roda.
Your map seems to show a completely different route from the one shown in red in the screenshot I am attaching? Is that a marked route or is it just a record of where you walked on service roads? Does your route through El Trigal continue on the south side of the Autovia?I join an access map
Yes, it is completely different.Your map seems to show a completely different route.......
Thats. Now I remember that you are JLW on Wikiloc, and I have found your tracks.The route as defined and marked today is the yellow one on my map.
Well...who needs sights?? From the link you offerred:La Roda is famous for its miguelitos, pastries that look really delicious.
Miguelitos, have also been known to be served with a cup of café con leche.
It's a very comfortable albergue, two rooms with two beds in each, access straight out on to the sand. As Laurie says, in the infirmerary of the Plaza de Toros.It could be fun to experience the novelty of sleeping in a bull ring
It could be fun to experience the novelty of sleeping in a bull ring.
Falling asleep with the smell of the warm sand, dreaming of the crowd shouting 'Olé', the trumpet sound announcing the next tercio, the pasodobles...It's a very comfortable albergue, two rooms with two beds in each, access straight out on to the sand. As Laurie says, in the infirmerary of the Plaza de Toros.
I changed the info on Google Maps after a request from @peregrina2000 It will take a day or two to percolate through though.I should notify Google that their map is incorrect... I have done that in the past with shop opening times, or exact placement of lodgings, but I'll have to check out the place before I do so.
The information you gave, as well as the one in the Amigos' accommodation list, shows the address of the albergue as Calle Fuensanta.
I had made a note of this after reading your blog, and I put it down as Plan B.
That's the message I have been trying to communicate in this virtual Camino, and why I refer to the 'official' stages from the Amigos' website, before giving the details of our stages. As most pilgrims would be faster than us two slow walkers, I thought I would try to give the alternatives too, and I am glad the Veterans are chiming in! ☺
The accommodation across the road is called Pension Los 6 HermanosLast time, as I resumed my way in Albacete, arriving by train at 12AM, and as I had seen a post from Laurie about El Trigal, y walked directly there and stayed there.
It is very practical but you have to know that it is a service area of the highway, so there is absolutely nothing more than the hotel, and a petrol station with the usual shop of highway (limited products and higher prices).
The urbanización is private and has no services.
On the other side of the highway, accesible by the bridge, there is other hostal, a restaurant, and a Burguer-King.
I join an access map, and you can also go there from the Albacete's Decathlon directly by the left 'vía de servicio' of the higway.
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Yes, completely unavailable.An ignorant question: if the albergue is at the bullring - in either the Dr's office or the changing room - is it completely unavailable if it's being used?
So if you see vast fields of sedges, you're not imagining things. I never ever thought of eating sedge roots, though I've pulled my share out of gardens over several decades. It turns out that I'm 4000 years behind the times, which for some reason delights me. If you're this far behind the newest trends, there's no hope of catching up.I learned something today.
Horchata is made with 'tiger nuts,' or chufa, which are not nuts at all but the roots of a sedge (of all things).
These were an eye-opener:
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I stand corrected. I recently purchased a Levante guide book, in French, from Gérard du Camino. I received it today (it took a month to get from France to Australia!) He breaks the Amigos' 9th stage into two days, with a stop at La Gineta. In the description of the section from La Gineta to La Roda, he mentions conifers around a half way mark, about 3 km after crossing the road that leads to Montalvos. There's another place with shade under pine trees as you cross the Fuensanta aqueduct.Nor does there seem to be any place to stop and sit in the shade.
Can you verify this, please, @JLWV ? Thank you!- l'Albergue municipal été déplacé et se trouve à présent près du café-restaurant Los Chopos, les clefs toujours à la mairie. avant 14h00. Tél. 687 57 80 13.
No wonder, with her two French friends, she walked those 17 km in just a little over 3 hours! We definitely can't keep up with you at that pace, @peregrina2000 ! ☺17 km to Minaya flew by
I think I might prefer the alternative which is the Hostal Antolin. The Amigos' accommodation list have this to say about it:C'est une pièce qui sert de débarras dans laquelle il y a 3 matelas. Accès aux sanitaires du Gymnase.
owner very attentive to pilgrims. The Amigos also list apartments, Apartamentos turísticos 'La Escapada'.dueño muy atento a los peregrinos
The albergue in Minaya used to be near the swimming pool... That would have been really great!Eeek. I am still eating miguelitos. Time to walk.
That descanso de peregrino is about 6 and a half kms shy of Minaya, a good place to stop for a break.
One thing to add is that Minaya's another place with a big municipal pool with a place to eat. It's just on the outskirts of town as you come from the La Roda direction, three-quarters of a km from the centre of town.
This town has a beautiful plaza mayor and some old convents/monasteries. It is obviously a tourist destination since there are artisinal cheese shops and "productos manchegos" shops (we are in La Mancha, home of manchego cheese, and we´ve had some great cheese). We also had the best meal of the camino so far -- a kind of upscale little place where the menú del día was 10€ and was really good. You know it´s upscale when they squiggle balsamic reduction around your thinly sliced crisply delectable garlic flavored potatoes.
Absolutely.What do you think?
You know it´s upscale when they squiggle balsamic reduction around your thinly sliced crisply delectable garlic flavored potatoes.
Wow. An interesting day in San Clemente.
Is there sopa de ajo in la Mancha,too?)
Me too, very much indeed. The church of Santiago has some very fine sculptures, including a massive alabaster renaissance crucifixion, a lovely simple serene romanesque Virgin (pre-dating the church), and a quarter life-sized Santiago doing a bit of matamoros (well, actually, matamoro, as there's only one, and his fierce horse is doing most of the mata, as Santiago's sword has got lost some time in the last few centuries). There are also some impressively massive columns, and lovely gothic ceilings.I liked this little town very much.
Over the years i've stayed at Milan 2,a hotel on the plaza and the albergue. I was lucky one time as i arrived on a day when everything was shut but fortunate to find the police station opened so got the key to the albergue which was a little further on. From memory it was pretty good with a few separate rooms with single beds..just me as usual. On returning to the square i walked down a narrow street looking for lunch and found the other Milan which,ironically was open and had a nice lunch. Another time i stayed overlooking the plaza and got a very nice room for i think about 20-25 euros.I liked this little town very much. The owner of the hostal took us on a tour, and we spent some really nice relaxing time in the plaza mayor. Lots of people, lots of good ambiente. The tourist office of San Clemente gives (or gave, before covid) guided tours, so this looks like a good choice for a rest day! Much more interesting than Las Pedroñeras (though it is the garlic capital of Spain). El Toboso, a few days further on, is another good candidate, with all of the Quijote sites.
The walk into San Clemente is another flat straight trajectory, but I enjoyed it very much, except for one last convoluted twisting route to get across the highway, whiose construction obviously did not have pilgrims in mind.
Oh, and the Hostal Milan I and II are related — maybe two brothers? I got the story, but didn’t get the sense that there was any acrimony, as there frequently can be in these situations. In fact the hostal owner recommended that we go eat at the Milan I. (the II is located right at the Camino’s entrance to town, and the I is hidden further back, so the II must nab all the walk-in traffic)
I had a delicious late lunch (including some sopa de ajo, with raw egg yolk added to the bowl at the last monent) in the Posada del Reloj opposite the church,
On returning to the square i walked down a narrow street looking for lunch and found the other Milan which,ironically was open and had a nice lunch.
La GinetaCan you verify this, please, @JLWV ? Thank you!
The spanish guy (name and surname typical) who put it on Google Maps is one of the two persons who put pictures to the location of the albergue de La Gineta.So delving more into satellite imagery, on Google maps I even found a 'Descanso de peregrino':
Yes, very tipycal in Valencia. Mainly cultivated in the northen area of the city, in sandy earth.So if you see vast fields of sedges, you're not imagining things. I never ever thought of eating sedge roots,
MINAYAThe Amigos also list apartments, Apartamentos turísticos 'La Escapada'.
Back to Algemesi to show where is this club, 37 km from Valencia, and see the signalisation. (Photos of this morning, while refreshing the yellow arrows)This the Club de Tenis de Algemesi.
Yes for restaurant, but never heard about accommodation.
It is some 200 m left of the way, very well visible and with direction signal.
May be ok for a stop for refreshment, but no more, and so next to the city....
The day was uneventful, but that´s only because of my Camino buddy Kevin who had warned me that after about km 7, there would be a poorly marked turn to the left, up to an abandoned house, and over onto another track. We would never have seen the arrows without his help, but knowing where to turn made our lives very easy today.
I am assuming Valentin is the owner, and he is friendly ☺Valentin es afable
Do not leave the village without visiting the park, a replica of the Güell park in Barcelona.
Sorry I haven’t been paying attention, how did you get a couple of stages ahead of me?!Day 21: San Clemente to Las Pedroñeras
This is the 11th published stage of the Camino de Levante. It is 23.7 km between the two towns, on a flat profile. We need to take a packed lunch, as although we will come across one hamlet, there is no place to eat along the way.
The hamlet's name is Santiago de la Torre, where will we find ruins of a castle. The Wikipedia article (in Spanish) mentions it was the property of 81 heirs, and has therefore suffered from neglect. In 2018, the Ayuntamiento de El Provencio acquired 60% of the property, and there is a plan to work on the restoration of the castle.
Apart from the hamlet, it's a pretty uneventful stage. Even @peregrina2000 qualified this in her blog as 'uneventful':
In Las Pedroñeras, the albergue used to be in the 'casa parroquial'. It is still in the same building, but at the Convento del Sagrado Corazón. There are 6 rooms, a kitchen, and pre-Covid, bed linen and towels were included in the cost of 15€. There is also the Hostal El Bomba, where @peregrina2000 stayed in 2013. The Amigos add this: I am assuming Valentin is the owner, and he is friendly ☺
The Amigos also list a Casa Mauricio.
If you're staying at the Hostal El Bomba, you can go to their restaurant. There is also the Restaurante Castilla, as well as a bakeries, supermarkets. We won't go hungry!
Let it be known that Las Pedroñeras is the Spanish capital of garlic:
It even has a garlic museum:
Definitely a good choice to walk to Mota, IMO. That way you can enjoy those windmills up on the hill. And have more time in El Toboso, which in the good old days got a steady stream of busloads of municipal senior associations. As a Quijote tourist destination, though not a mobbed place, Mota has a good supply of restaurants and services. I walked this stage alone, I remember, meeting up with my amigos in El Toboso, because I wanted to wander around the windmills.Day 22: Las Pedroñeras to Santa María de los Llanos or Mota del Cuervo
The next published stage, the 12th, is a 31.2 km walk from Las Pedroñeras to El Toboso. Most pilgrims will walk this in one day. We have chosen to walk this in two days. We have a choice to either walk 13.8 km to the little village of Santa María de los Llanos, a little before the half way mark, or 19.6 km to Mota del Cuervo.
Along the way, we will walk through the town of El Pedernoso. The Amigos' website recommends:
In Santa María de los Llanos, there's only one place in which to stay: Casa Rural el Calvario. It is apparently a new building, with 4 bedrooms. The Bar El Rincón is the only place to eat.
There is a wider choice of accommodation in Mota del Cuervo, starting with a municipal albergue. The keys can be retrieved from the police station, but I'm not sure of the location of the albergue. The Amigos list other accommodation: Hostal Rural Plaza, and Hotel Mesón de Don Quijote. The ayuntamiento's website lists two other casas rurales.
The town of Mota del Cuervo has a number of sights, however the attraction is the windmills on the hill above the town. On the first Sunday of the month, you can see the traditional "Molienda", the grinding of the wheat into flour:
With a short walk tomorrow, we'll walk to Mota del Cuervo today.
I am virtually certain that if you saw a reference to Tobaso it was a typo.Are Tobaso and Toboso variant spellings of the same place?
These windmills...so why are they in La Mancha and not elsewhere?
Yes, you have to turn left at the Casa del Tesorero. The second time I had no orientation problem.Maybe @JLWV can clue us in on whether the route still takes a left turn at that little white house on the hill and whether marking has been improved, but if you are looking for it, you won’t go wrong.
Out off the way, but if you have some rest day about Toledo, here is a nice place with both windmills and castle: CONSUEGRA.Looks like you could plot out a route dedicated to just visiting windmills!
It's the same for windmills in southern France. In some places of Provence, they have been preserved and restored, in others they have just disappeared.These windmills...so why are they in La Mancha and not elsewhere? Is it just that they're relicts that have disappeared elsewhere in Spain but whose fame (thanks to Cervantes) has protected them here?
In his 2017 guide book, Gérard du Camino's directions are to walk straight ahead at the Casa del Tesorero. Then when you arrive at the road, you had an option to go straight ahead and then turn towards Santiago de la Torre later (a bit of a detour), or turn left at the road, and then right to join the Levante (or Ruta de Don Quijote). In his update on 31 January 2020, he indicates that you have to turn left at the Casa del Tesoro:Nevertheless, who miss the left turn (as I did the first time, not due to bad signage, but to a confusion at the exit of San Vlemente) can arrive without problem to Santiago de las Torre, as the castle is quickly seen at the horizon and can guide you. Inclusive you walg along a little wood which offers shadow..!
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2ème ligne , au niveau des maisonnettes, un balisage bien marqué indique de tourner à gauche, ce que nous avons fait. Arrivés plus loin un carrefour en T, prendre à droite où l’on retrouve la Ruta Don Quichotte à suivre tout droit et au stop face à la route goudronnée prendre en face toujours la Ruta Don Quichotte
Although in theory there is a bus (Samar) between Toledo and Consuegra, the schedule would probably require an overnight in Consuegra. You would need a car to visit Consuegra. Which can be done...Out off the way, but if you have some rest day about Toledo, here is a nice place with both windmills and castle: CONSUEGRA.
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And in northern France, Département du Nord.It's the same for windmills in southern France.
I said Toledo, as a rest place, but Consuegra is nearer to Mora, Tembleque, Villacañas, or Mota del Cuervo. A rented car is maybe the best option if budget agrees.You would need a car to visit Consuegra. Which can be done...
Please hold your horses, AJ and @JLWV.A rented car is maybe the best option if budget agrees.
Definitely a good choice to walk to Mota, IMO. That way you can enjoy those windmills up on the hill. And have more time in El Toboso
☺ and I can't remember the story about Dulcinea, but I do remember the giants he fought at Mota del Cuervo. In my defense, it was many, many moons ago, at school, and in French, when I read that small part of Don Quijote's story.all zillion chapters (39 hours and 37 minutes)
Yes, that will keep us busy too!So here in this tiny town of El Toboso there is a Casa de Dulcinea, which is supposedly the home of the family of the woman upon whom Cervantes supposedly based the character of Dulcinea. So there are several leaps of faith required here. There are quotes from Don Quijote on the walls at every street corner, and a lot of Manchegan homes that are intended to look like they´re from the period. And of course a few statues of DQ and Dulcinea adorning the roundabouts and the plazas. Maybe a little over the top, but there was a lot to keep us busy this afternoon.
Horses held, @VNwalking ! What can I say? You're a genius with OSMand!Please hold your horses, AJ and @JLWV.
We are peregrinas and peregrinos. We have feet...and OSMand.
So here are a few screenshots...and a gpx file - click on it and choose whichever map app you have to open it.
Without jumping ahead, but just looking at planning... Is Villa de Don Fadrique a must see or must stay place?
Most of the kms were through fields of vineyards, with the occsional bit alongside a secondary highway. Almost all of it was on dirt, very little asphalt, so the pilgrims' feet were happy.
In 2015 I have been, alone, in Las Olivitas.In La Puebla de Almoradiel, ........... and Casa Rural Las Olivitas.
Oh, dear. And only one night to read them all. That's "So many books, so little time" taken to the extreme.Library with about 1.500 books on the walls of the gallery.
(Machine translation from http://lapuebladealmoradiel.es/historia-la-localidad/)"Almoradiel", which is composed, according to some researchers, of the Arabic article "al" = "the", the Latin word "murellu" (diminutive of "muru"), and the ending in Arabic diminutive «iel» = «small»; and according to others, it is an entirely Arabic proper name, formed by the article "al", the noun "murad" and the diminutive "iel". In any case, the root, whether it is Arabic or Latin, has the meaning of "wall", "castle" or fortress ",So its full name could well be translated as "El Castillito", "El Castillo Pequeno" or "El Castillejo". The title of "Puebla" is received some time later, on the occasion of the repopulation promoted by the Order of Santiago.
I'm guessing that's El Rincon...i've stayed there a few times and yes the owner was very attentive!.the first time he came out in his car to make sure i found his place. I opted for the evening meal and after the huge bowl of pasta i couldn't eat anything else and he was not happy. Likewise at breakfast i usually only have a cafe solo but he insisted i take some fruit with me. The second time he was most apologetic that i had paid €25 through booking.com and doubly so when i said i was staying in hostal Prickly which he thought was too expensive and offered to drive me there so i could skip that stage. So yes,he can be a bit overly attentive!Well, I wouldn’t say that the town is a must see place at all, but there was a good home-cooking type of restaurant, and a Casa Rural that gives pilgrims very good treatment (but maybe a little over the top and annoying). The husband of the family runs it, or at least did when I was there. He had had some sort of work accident, and this was something he could do. I was very comfortable with my surroundings (spacious room, good bed, wonderful bathroom, clothes washed for you, very reasonable price), but not comfortable with his politics. I very much enjoyed the huge plate of food he left out for me at night. My French pals slept in the polideportivo, but I had some good excuse about it being too cold at night.The owner seemed to take it personally that I wanted to leave and meet my French buddies before his normal breakfast time. And as we were leaving town in the dark (dark because it was our one rainy morning on the Levante), there he was driving around up ahead to make sure we didn’t get lost. Fussy is the best word to describe him, and I am sure that some who are more blunt than I would have been able to tell him to leave them in peace.
But p.s. — edited to add that he was a very kind and caring person, and I sound very unappreciative of that in this post.
Eeek.There is a bad COVID-19 outbreak (actually, five of them on five different wards) in the hospital that does the knee surgery. What with that and the rising number of cases in Calgary (about 500 active cases at present) I may not get the surgery anytime soon.
For general information, I saw this post today and decided to check on it. Yes, it says 28 euros, if you enter the website above, but asks for the dates of arrival/departure and immediately transfers to booking.com, which gives a price of 50 euros plus, in very small print, another 5 euros for taxes, and also offers breakfast for 5 euros. My guess is that this website is set up to draw in people to consider casas rurales with prices which do not exist. For those whose fluency in Spanish is better than mine and who are travelling in the off season, this would still be a possibility. I do not have a telephone number for Casa Peseta, and am hoping that someone can provide one, in case I should feel the confidence to negotiate.Today Amparo, the secretary of AACSCV told me she had a good comment of a german pilgrim about this casa rural.
The price announced by Booking for a double room is 60€, but at this other web https://www.ruralgia.com/casa-peseta-casa-rural-h-5381773 they announce only 28€ for one person.
It is at 250 m from the way
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