Join our full-day tour to influential Toledo & bookish Consuegra from Madrid. Discover La Mancha, home of Don Quixote, and uncover the hidden jewels of ancient Spain.
«In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing» would be the beginning of 'Don Quixote de La Mancha' written by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, considered the best-selling book in the history of literature.
The place where the story takes place in the book is just what this tour offers: first, Consuegra, with its landscape, windmills, panoramic view, castle, and history. And, indisputably, then Toledo - the first capital of Castile, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage.
Its labyrinthine streets take you back to the time of the Knights Templar; its shop windows with their sabers, swords, and knives make you live these feats, not to mention the local sweets, cheeses, or hams.