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Natural Parks
Water Sports
Disco Pub (nearby)
Visit Ossa de Montiel
Visit Ciudad Real
Golf Courses (nearby)
Wine & Cheese Factories |
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The lodging has a small
landing stage with swim zone and the posibility to hire a
pedal boat or a canoe. In the nearness there are horse
routes, bikes to hire, hill walking, diving courses, archery
or 4x4 routes around the Natural Park of "Lagunas de Ruidera. |
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There are a lot of interesting places to visit near of the
Lagunas de Ruidera: Alcaraz is a nice city with a great
medieval history. La Solana shows the visitor architecture,
tradition and the warmth hospitality of the people.
Tomelloso has an important vegetation, floral wealth and
highroad; it is also native land of universally famous
painters, writers and poets |
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ABOUT LAGUNAS DE RUIDERA NATURAL PARK |
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Mancha is a surprising region, in spite of his apparent
uniformity. There are more contrasts than it could be
imaginated in Spain. Since the dusty track that AzorÃn told,
we go to a connected pool`s rosary with blue and green water
and linked by a path of vegetation. The most splendid and
evocative valley is the Campo de Montiel. In the source of
Guadiana river is expanded to form the famous Lagunas de
Ruidera (Ruidera Pools) aforementioned by Plinio.
The highest pool is in the
valley of Pinilla River, at a height of 890 m. Near of it,
the Pool of Concejo is 4 Km. Away, at a height of 855 m.
Starting of here, we find a group of 13 Pools with different
sizes; they flow 13 Km.. The latest are: Salvadora, Santo
Morcillo, Batana, Colgada del Rey, Cueva de la Morenilla,
Coladilla and Cenagosa. The last Pool is at height of 700 m.
Sancho Panza mentioned it saying: "The seven are for the
Kings of Spain and the two nieces of the Saint Order of San
Juan knights. He refered to a famous legend about Mrs.
Ruidera, her seven daughters, her nieces and the page
Guadiana.
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Lagunas de Ruidera are not excatly lagoons, but small lakes,
as their waters are deep, clear and flowing. Numbering 14,
they form a wonderful ribbon, one after the other,
interlinked by small channels, natural waterfalls and
springs. They are cut into the travertine limestone and are
generally elliptical or circular. Some of them resemble
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ABOUT OSSA DE MONTIEL |
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 Ossa
de Montiel, a small township in the heart of La Mancha within the
historic area of Campo de Montiel which witnessed the adventure of
Spain's best-known Hidalgo, Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Situated to the west of the province of Albacete at an altitude of
901 metres above sea-level, it spreads over 240,6 Km2
with an irregular relief. Nearby, already inside the limits of the
"Lagunas de Ruidera" Natural Park, the Cave of Montesinos, an
obligatory visit for all lovers of Cervantes's literature, and the
Castle of Rochafrida, both sites at which history and legend
combine.
The Museum of Etnography, housed in a former road-workers' building
now belonging to the town council, display the activities that have
constrained the lifestyles of their people and given rise, over the
centuries to their current reality.
Nearby this town lies Ruidera, located at the mouth of the Laguna
del Rey. Ruidera achieved its greatest splendour in the reign of
king Charles III who extended the Order of Saint John and created a
Mayorazgo-Infantazgo, after which it became known as a Royal Site. |
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