 There are different stages included in this route: -From Toledo to San Clemente, through El Toboso y Belmonte
-From Villanueva de los Infantes to Almagro and Calatrava la Nueva.
-From Valle de Alcudia to Campo de Calatrava.
-From Albacete to Alcaraz and Bienservida.
-From La Roda to Campos de Montiel.
-From Campo de Criptana to Tomelloso, Argamasilla de Alba and La Solana
-From Almagro to Toledo, through Ciudad Real and Consuegra
-From Esquivias to Illescas and Carranque.
-From Hoz del Río Dulce to Sigüenza and Atienza.
The Route of Don Quijote begins in the millenary city of Toledo, capital of Castilla-La Mancha, declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. In the first stage you will be able to discover the famous windmills against Don Quijote fought, the main squares in the villages, the Castles and the wide variety of popular architecture, enjoying at the same time the environmental richness to which the lagoons contribute. Leaving behind the narrow cobbled streets of Toledo old town, you will walk along the roads that saw the steps of the thin knight and his squire for hundred years ago. After passing Nambroca and the Castle of Almonacid de Toledo, the route is divided in two, the north route takes us to La Guardia and Lillo, in which surroundings you will find the Lagoons of Longar and Altillo. If we take the south route, after passing Mascaraque, you will be able to see the silhoutte of the Castle of Peñas Negras in Mora, watching over the road to Tembleque, where we can stop for a walk in the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), one of the most beautiful in Castlla-La Mancha, with granite columns supporting the groundfloor arcades from the XVII century. In Villacañas you will find the peculiar underground dwellings called "Silos", still at use. Again we find two options to follow our route, through Quero or through the Lagoons of Alcázar de San Juan (important bird watching area), they will take us both ways, to Campo de Criptana. The surroundings of Campo de Criptana to Mota del Cuervo display more hundreds-year-old windmills. In short we arrive to El Toboso, where the beautiful Dulcinea lived strange to the madness causing part of Don Quijote madness, and where it is posible to visit the Cervantes Museum where several editions of El Quijote are displayed. After visiting Belmonte, that maintains an extraordinary monumental landmark with some important civil and religious buildings and and impressive defensive precinct with a castle, walls and entrances. This route ends in San Clemente declared Historical landmark by the Spanish state, due to its churches, palaces and noble houses, that have been paciently awaiting the visitor for more than four hundred years.
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