Castilla-La Mancha Vacations, Castilla-La Mancha Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Castilla-La Mancha is a dry and dusty land, but is hardly barren of cultural or historical significance. This area lying largely to the south of Madrid was part of the medieval kingdom of Castile ("Castilla"), which took its name from the castles ("castillos") which sprouted up here along the Christian-Muslim frontier. One of the best representatives of this era of Spanish history is Toledo, where monuments to the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faiths sit alongside one another.

La Mancha, on the other hand, fueled the imagination of Miguel de Cervantes when he wrote Spain's most famous literary work, Don Quijote. The windmills which the noble "Man from La Mancha" believed were giants can still be seen in the Manchego landscape.