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The Plaza de España in Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real) is home to one of the city's most representative symbols: the sculpture of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, a work that pays homage to Cervantes' immortal characters.

The Grand Prior's Tower is one of the most emblematic monuments of Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real) and forms part of the Grand Prior's Palace Complex, linked to the Order of Saint John. Built in the 13th century on the remains of the old Muslim citadel, during the Almohad period. Reconquest: It became part of the palace of the Grand Priors of Castile and León of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Expansions: In 1618, under Philip III, a floor was added with windows and plaster ribbed vaults.

The Posada de los Portales is one of Tomelloso's most emblematic buildings, located in the Plaza de España. Construction: Second half of the 17th century (some sources indicate 1778), as an inn for travelers and merchants. Style: Traditional La Mancha architecture, featuring: A portico supported by four Tuscan columns and two pillars. Wooden galleries with turned balusters, reminiscent of classic courtyard houses. An interior with a primitive kitchen, a large fireplace, and original wooden beams.

The Herencia Windmills are an essential part of the heritage of this town in La Mancha. Initially built in 1790, these mills were an economical and practical solution to the scarcity of water in the region.

Historic building. Today it is a public building where the Tomelloso tourist office is installed.

Old channel that runs parallel to Río Guadiana Viejo and that brings us water from the Peñarroya Reservoir and where depending on the time of year it brings water or not.

We can access this villa by road from Puerto Lápice, just 12 km away, or through the Autovía de los Viñedos. Herencia owes its creation to the Order of San Juan, during the Reconquest, but its origin dates back centuries, as evidenced by the remains of forts found in the Sierra de los Molinos and Pico del Navajo, from the Bronze Age. In addition to its industrial heritage, Herencia is land of agricultural production, two churches stand out in this municipality: the parish church and the one of the Convent of La Merced, these will be the nucleus of the visit to this town of La Mancha. The church of the Immaculate Conception, from the 18th century, built on top of another from the 13th century, will call our attention for its play of reddish colors given by its construction materials and for its interesting baroque altars, among them the altarpiece of the main altar in the one that highlights an image of the Immaculate Conception from 1819. It also preserves, although deteriorated, a Toledo organ from 1637.

The most emblematic buildings to visit are: the Posada de los Portales (Historical-Artistic Monument of Provincial Interest); Parish of the Assumption of Our Lady; City hall; Antonio López Torres Museum (declared by the JCCM as an Emblematic Building of the 20th century); Caves; Chimneys of the old alcohol factories, with a height of up to 45 meters; Museo del Carro y Aperos y Labranza: ethnographic museum, which tells us how farmers worked the land and made wine some decades ago. The jewel of this museum, without a doubt, is the "bombo", built using the dry stone technique. More than 2,000,000 stones were used in its construction.