Castilla-La Mancha

Ciudad Real

MembrillaHerenciaCamuñasAlbaceteCiudad RealCuencaGuadalajaraToledo

The heart of La Mancha: vineyards, cereal, pistachio trees and sheep on a flat, open plain. In Herencia the milk of Manchega ewes becomes cheese and quince becomes membrillo; in Membrilla, pistachios become cream.

Things to love about Ciudad Real

  • A very wide sky over the plain
  • Cheese dairies that age their wheels for months
  • Windmills on the hills

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