Location: Province of Ciudad Real
Top Things to do in Province of Ciudad Real
Top Restaurants in Province of Ciudad Real
The 10 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha
The province of Ciudad Real (pronounced [θjuˈðað reˈal]; English: Royal City) is a province in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, Badajoz, and Toledo. It is partly located in the old natural region of La Mancha. Its capital is Ciudad Real. It is the third largest province by area in all of Spain, after Cáceres and Badajoz. The historic comarca Campo de Calatrava is located in the center of the province.
Restaurants in Province of Ciudad Real
1. Museo Etnografico Campo de Calatrava
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
2. Parque Minero de Almaden
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4.5 based on 275 reviews
The visit of the Almaden Minining Park starts with surface mining facilities in the Visitor Center and continues through the old workshops and “San Aquilino” and “San Teodoro” shafts. Before the tour along the underground passages the visitors will visit the Mining Interpretation Centre, which will bring prior essential knowledge on the historical performance to the mining.The tour inside the mine is carried down the “San Teodoro” shaft to the 1st floor, 50 meters in depth, in a cage of mine. The walking tour is conducted by a real mine exploited in the XVI and XVII centuries, according to the real conditions of the mining practice: helmet, apparent lack of modern lighting, lighting support with individual lamps.The exit to surface is carried out by a carriage train enabled for public transport, following the visit to outdoor facilities, furnaces “Aludeles” from XVII century, “Carlos IV” gate, “Carros” gate with its paved road and “tejeras” furnace, then moving on to the Mercury museum where the visitors will find halls dedicated to the local geology and paleontology, interactive experiments in physics and chemistry of mercury, the history of this metal metallurgy and shipping to America.The visit will finish with the visitors coming back in electric passenger minibuses to the Visitor Centre, where they can get many souvenirs related to the visit and others catering facilities, toilets, information, etc.Almadén Mining Park includes major spanish properties inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name of HERITAGE OF MERCURY. ALMADÉN AND IDRIJA
Reviewed By mercury_miner
This is a fantastic cultural site and wonderful village. Descend into one of the world's greatest mines and walk mining galleries that are ancient. Ride a lift down a great mining shaft that is hundreds of years old. Visit various aspects of the mine and town and tour wonderful interpretive displays of mining and social systems both ancient and modern. The directors and operators of the park work very hard to make sure there is something for all interests. The mining buff will love the mine and its equipment, the historian will love the artifacts and exhibits, children are fascinated by the mercury displays that allow the liquid metal to be manipulated in different ways, sociologists will be fascinated by the human history, and environmentalists will marvel at how the largest mine in the world was cleaned up and converted to a premier interpretive center for visitors. Arriving at the first level, 150 feet below ground, the visitor walks through workings old and new and sees first hand how the ore occurs and was mined since prehistoric times. A short train ride on a real electric mining locomotive and cars for worker transport then takes the visitor back to the surface plant. Up top, there are many different themes of visitor exhibits and places to see, including the main operations of the mine, the mining hospital, the world-class technical and mining university, the old mine prison, the town, and the interesting and unusual six-sided bull ring. Restaurants and accommodations are plentiful in the town. We stayed at the Hotel Condes Fucares, which is very old and a wonderful experience sleeping in an ancient house built by Franciscan friars and then taken over and formerly used as a main residence by the famous and powerful House of Fuggar banking family. Our hosts served home-style breakfast for us and we lived like royalty. For lunch and dinner we dined at Restaurante El Cordobes, and it was fantastic. Again, we lived like royalty and dined on wonderful meats, cheeses, and vegetables, and drank fantastic Spanish wines. Almaden is a must see for anyone visiting Spain.
3. Iglesia de Santiago
4. Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
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4.5 based on 125 reviews
5. La Bodega de las Estrellas
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4.5 based on 79 reviews
La Bodega de las Estrellas is nearly 200 years old and testifies the succession of four generations of vintners. As Spanish's organic agriculture pioneers, our vines are cultivated in harmony with the environment allowing the synthesis of aromas, flavours and antioxidants. We use centenarian clay jars (tinajas) for winemaking. They provide a unique character for the wines and soften their tannins. Moreover, we ferment only with wild yeasts, to let wines express their origin: terroir, fruit and traditional processes. Our sunny lands provide grapes with a perfect maturity and permit the natural creation of fruity aromas and flavours. Natural wines full of vitality and without any additive. Respect to the consumer and quality are our priorities. This concept reflects the passion and love we put in winemaking. In the visit you will discover our handmade cave (9 meters deep) and the naturality of our wines. Visit hours: Monday to Friday: 12 pm and 17 pm Saturday: 12 pm Sunday: 11 pm
6. Bodegas Corcovo
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4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By Steffi49 - Belgium, null
Unfortunately we couldn't visit the bodega because it was Sunday and we hadn't booked ahead, but the shop offers a good selection of La Mancha reds (tempranillo and syrah) and whites (as yet unknown to us - looking forward to tasting!) as well as a selection of olive oils and cheeses. The wine - even the reserva - is very good value at less than 4 euros a bottle.
7. Museo Antonio Lopez Torres
8. Museo Manuel Pina
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4.5 based on 56 reviews
9. Museo del Queso Manchego y Coleccion de Arte de Manzanares
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4.5 based on 108 reviews
This Museum is located in a manor house dated in the seventeenth century. It has an area dedicated to the manchego cheese as well as to the pastoral tradition in the town. The second area is dedicated to Art, with interesting exhibitions. Also available a "tasting room" where we can learn to recognise and taste a genuine manchego cheese with designation of origin.
10. El Palacio del Marques de Santa Cruz
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