Saffron roses at dawn

Camuñas, Toledo//Traditional events/5 min read

A week in late October when the whole village picks flowers.

Written with by Clara Ibáñez
Camuñas, Toledo.

Draft. This story will follow the saffron harvest in Camuñas and the village festival that comes with it.

Organic pistachio cream, La Veguilla. Membrilla, Ciudad Real.

Dates will be checked against the official source before it is published.

Azafrán de La Mancha PDO saffron, Rosa de Camuñas. Camuñas, Toledo.

[The full text of this story is still to be written. Photos will go in as the story needs them.]

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The place

Castilla-La Mancha

The south of Toledo is open plain, windmills and fields of saffron crocus. In Camuñas, in late October, the whole village picks the flowers at dawn.

Things to love about Toledo

  • Saffron fields in bloom in late October
  • Windmills at dusk
  • Villages that stop for the harvest
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Organic pistachio cream

Organic pistachio cream

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€12.00
Azafrán de La Mancha PDO saffron

Azafrán de La Mancha PDO saffron

Camuñas, Toledo
€9.00
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Mature Manchego PDO

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