Gastronomy, history, traditions and nature in a fascinating region. Discovering the Calatrava Region with the Chapín Group.
Ciudad Real is one of the most diverse provinces but, also, in part, most unknown to tourists. With Chapín Group we can visit one of its most attractive regions. Ciudad Real is more than the Tables of Daimiel, or the Festival of Theater of Almagron.
The Calatrava region includes the villages of: Aldea del Rey, Almagro, Calatrava Ballesteros, Bolatra de Calatrava, Carrión de Calatrava, Calzada de Calatrava, Granátula de Calatrava, Miguelturra, Pozuelo de Calatrava, Torralba de Calatrava, Valenzuela de Calatrava, Alcolea from Calatrava, Argamasilla de Calatrava, Caracuel de Calatrava, Cañada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Corral de Calatrava, Fernán Caballero, Moral de Calatrava, Picón, Poblete, Los Pozuelos de Calatrava, Puertollano, Villamayor de Calabraba and Villar del Pozo.
What to see in the Calatrava Region?
- The Clavería Palace in Aldea del Rey: in the highest part of its municipality, located just 30 km south of Ciudad Real, on the hill of Alacranejo, are located the imposing and evocative ruins of the Sacred Convent and of the Castle of Calatrava which undoubtedly make us travel back in time.
- The Castle of Calatrava la Nueva in Aldea del Rey: we take a leap in space and time to travel to the most durable headquarters of the Order of Calatrava, which changed from the “old” to the “new” in 1218, just six years after the crucial battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. For a long time it served as a notorious control of the road to Sierra Morena and which became their headquarters, when it was donated to the Calatravos.
- Granátula de Calatrava: located in the Jabalón Valley in the Campo de Calatrava. It is characterized by its geomorphology of hydromagmatic volcanism that gives rise to an enigmatic volcanic landscape where cones, lagoons or Navajos are observed.
- Bolaños de Calatrava: the food industry is a great engine of the economy. From the products worked in the land such as potatoes or fruits to livestock, thanks to the large production of sheep meat and milk. But the star dish in the area is the eggplant of Almagro. In the case of Bolaños, it is not the original, but the one known as eggplant from the Calatrava Field. This town also houses Doña Bereguela Castle, an Arab fortress built between the 10th and 11th centuries.
- Ballesteros de Calatrava: the Palacio de la Serna is the only museum hotel in the world, and it is a luxurious stay in the middle of the nature, located in the quiet village of Ballesteros de Calatrava, municipality with approximately 500 inhabitants. It also has a museum of classic cars.
- Almagro: Church of La Madre de Dios (“Mother of God”): The church is located in what was the Hospital of Nª Sra. De La Mayor, lots that were acquired by the Villa in the year 1546. His style is gothic with dull nuances of Renaissance style. The Church of La Madre de Dios stands on a fish market, it is a type of columnary church, a copy that extends throughout the Manchego community.
Discovering the Calatrava Region with the Chapín Group
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