Headed north from Cordoba out of Andalusia and into the province of Castile La Mancha. This only brings one thing to mind but we did not spot these until we reached the far north of the region.Olive trees by the hectare, solar farms and giant wind spires.
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We travelled through the city of Ciudad Real, up through the national parks of the Cabaneros and Tablas de Daimiel. After driving through some magic countryside, we decided not to head into Toledo but look for something small in the country. This is where we came across Los Yebenes about 30 odd kms from Toledo and slightly off the main road. A small town of approx 6000; we found the Hotel Apelio. A very friendly barman - Fabian, a teacher from Ecuador with some English, looked after us, watered us and above all, opened the restaurant just for us where we had a 3 course a la carte meal. The restaurant was reminiscent of a hunting lodge with deer and wild boar trophies adorning the walls. Apparently the region is very heavily into deer hunting, so - my main course was a serving of ciervo (stag)- with a bottle of a local red- best meal of the trip!!
Next morning we headed off to Toledo after exploring the town -
Outside of town, was another great sight - windmills & Man of La Mancha. Climbed the hill but couldn't find The Don!
After a rest from the climb, Toledo was next on the agenda. In no time at all, we arrived but- unbeknown to us - May 1 was a national 'bank'holiday. Nothing open. Again lost, got on track, people everywhere - finally found a hotel - looked fantastic and booked in for 2 nights.
Location:Castile - La Mancha
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