Wine tourism in Argamasilla de Alba

Argamasilla de Alba, or the place in La Mancha which Cervantes did not want to remember. Place of worship for lovers of Don Quixote, Cervantistas, and anyone who enjoys visiting lovely places full of history.

In the Casa de Medrano, specifically in the cave, our tradition tells us that Cervantes was imprisoned between three and five months for love, economic reasons or a combination of both.

In addition, it is a must to visit the Botica de los Académicos, Pósito de la Tercia and the Church of San Juan Bautista, with the ex-voto painting of Don Rodrigo de Pacheco (a transcript of Don Quixote), inside, and the Peñarroya Castle.

Located in the province of Ciudad Real and known as “El Lugar de la Mancha”, it was founded by the mayor of Peñarroya in its current location between 1515 and 1531.

From north to south, it was always crossed by the Guadiana river and the Canal del Gran Prior, and from east to west by the Cañada Real de Cuenca or Vereda Soriana. It is located in the flattest part of the La Mancha plateau.

It obtained the title of town in the year 1612.

It has the Peñarroya reservoir (the first in the Guadiana) and the Peñarroya fortress. The place to visit par excellence is the Casa de Medrano, and its cave, where Cervantes was imprisoned and, due to this, began to write “Don Quixote”.