"Windmills overlooking the plains of Spain" Top 5 Page for this destination Consuegra by angiebabe

Consuegra Travel Guide: 28 reviews and 148 photos

Consuegras castle and 11 windmills - Consuegra

Madrid to Portugal via Consuegra

I really wanted to visit the windmills written about in my frequently read Rough Guide and pictorial DK Eyewitness, Upset my itinerary as i took longer than i had planned, as was trying to get to the Thursday market at Barcelos (didnt of course! too many distractions along the way!) but great windmills - visited the ones at Campo de Criptana the previous evening - and interesting castle with excellent views in all directions.

Castle being renovated worth a visit

beautiful views of the plain below

Pros and Cons

Pros:photogenic windmills, as romanticised by Don Quixote?, and interesting castle
Cons:i spent too long here - and was so relaxed being up here i had to drag myself away as days were getting so much shorter being October
In a nutshell:well worth getting the hire car in madrid and driving this way on the way up to Portugal!

Last visit to Consuegra: Oct 2006
Intro Updated Sep 9, 2007
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Herwig1961 Dec 15, 2008 at 5:47 PM

Gorgeous entrance foto and also the Roman damn pictures!What a beautiful area!Thanks for sharing!
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LoriPori Oct 20, 2008 at 3:50 AM

The castle and the 11 Windmills are a beautiful sight to see. I understand why you wanted to go here.
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ATXtraveler Oct 16, 2008 at 9:11 AM

I would definitely like to see these for myself. Thanks for sharing. Did you run into the man from La Mancha?
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magdalena2007 Jan 29, 2008 at 10:21 AM

i love windmills.. but wow -never seen so many next to each other! ;)
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ATLC Oct 10, 2007 at 9:44 PM

How different from the windmills in my country!
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Doctor38 Sep 30, 2007 at 11:56 PM

Nice pictures, interesting places. I am glad that I stopped by
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Museeuw Sep 17, 2007 at 11:34 AM

Very very nice!
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slugandlettuce Jun 3, 2007 at 3:31 PM

Nice windmills. Quite romantic especially with the castle.
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Jim_Eliason Mar 1, 2007 at 12:58 PM

Nice photos!