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Villanueva de los Infantes, Ciudad Real

Plaza Mayor, Villanueva de los Infantes, Castilla-La Mancha

Description

Villanueva de los Infantes is a town in the southwest of the Ciudad Real Province, near the southern border of Castile-La Mancha. It became an independent town in 1421 and named after Don Enrique, Infante de Aragón. The current economy is based mainly on tourism and agricultural products such as olives and wines. The main sights are the Church of San Andrés Apóstol and the Plaza Mayor.

Access & Transport

The town is 100km east of Ciudad Real, driving through Manzanares on the A-43/N-430 or through Valdepeñas on the CM-45 / CM-412. It is also 120km southwest of Albacete and 160km northeast of Jaén.

Instructions & Recommendations

We suggest combining this activity with a wine tasting in Valdepeñas and a visit to the Manchego Cheese Museum of Manzanares, or to the Lagunas de Ruidera natural park.

Meta review

Peaceful and charming are the adjectives most often used to describe the town in online reviews. Visitors enjoy the Plaza Mayor with the statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza as well as the Church of San Adres with the tomb of Francisco de Quevedo.

Environmental & Social

Activities and sights in the town have a low carbon footprint. Helps preserve the region's architectural heritage and tourism brings some economic influx to the town

Conclusion

Villanueva de los Infantes has the usual attractions of the main tourist towns of La Mancha: a beautiful old main square (built in the 16th century) and several impressive churches. Those are far from unique though and, considering the out of the way location, unless the town is on your way or you are purposely looking for off-the-beaten-track sights, we would only recommend a detour for those planning a regional slow-travel itinerary.

Key positive

Picturesque Plaza Mayor

Key negative

Takes a while to get there from anywhere except Ciudad Real province

Suitability

No restrictions

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

June 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:1h 15m

est. visit time:2h 30m

Sunlight based

Sunrise / early morningNo

MorningOk

Lunch timeOk

AfternoonOk

Sunset / eveningOk

Night – bef. midnightOk

Night – aft. midnightNo

Pricing
Free

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