Albacete Tourism
Castilla La Mancha. Spain
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La Mancha province has a population of 498,000 inhabitants. Its industry is mainly agriculture, with the production of wines and cheeses with denomination of origin and also emphasizes the cultivation of cereals, grapes, and olives.
Albacete is one of the largest cities in Castilla-La Mancha, most of the municipality is located in La Mancha plain in the center of the ancient region of La Mancha Montearagón. The north of town, however, consists of a sickle formed by the Júcar river, which charts the municipality boundary. Along the river Jucar are natural sites of the Marmota, and Las Cuasiermas Mariquilla. The south end of town, however, consists of a more wavy plain, with small mountains, which form the prelude of the "Prebeta mountain range". Among these mountains are the Ontalafia Lagoon.
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Pasaje de Lodares: Commercial gallery of modernist architecture from the early twentieth century set between Tinte and Mayor Street.
San Juan de Albacete Cathedral: The Cathedral of San Juan de Albacete, in Spain it was built in 1515 on a former Moorish temple, although it was not until 1959 that ended with his current appearance, with a neo-Romanesque exterior and Gothic styles.
Albacete | Fiestas | Traditions | Festivals
This province has 11 tourist events in several Categories: Easter of Hellín, Tobarra y Villarobledo,Albacete´s Fair, held from the 7th to 17th of September in the capital of La Mancha, Moors and Christians traditions in Caudete, and also has the Camino de Santiago routes though it´s province.
Albacete´s Fair: Takes place from 7th to 17th September.
Tempo Festival: Festival of Contemporary Art in Albacete. Its programming focuses on music and contemporary art (painting, graphic design, sound installations, video art, performances ...) web
Documentary and Photography in Latin America Show(April, May): Interesting documentary shows about Spain, showing works done in different Latin American countries too .web
Abycine: Young directors cinema, Albacete. web
JazzAlbacete: Jazz in November in Albacete.
Museums in Albacete|What to Do in Albacete
The two most importants are the Archaeological Museum of Albacete, Albacete Municipal Museum (Plaza Altozano 1),
Cuchillería City Council Museum: Municipal Knife Museum of Albacete, in the Cathedral Square, located at the Casa del Hortelano, houses an extensive collection of traditional and recognized local knife works, plus temporary exhibitions on knifes from around the world.
Cultural Centre Asunción: Sixteenth-century convent and now an exhibition hall and cultural center. Located in Calle de las Monjas street.
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Nightlife in Albacete | Tapas| Where to go | What to do in Albacete-Spain
Both the day and the nigh in Albacete is very active, the weekend are from Thursday to Saturday. In "The Zone(La Zona)" we will find a variety of pubs and bars with kind of crowd day and night. The main streets are Tejares Street and Concepcion Street, and the final stages of Tinte Street, Calle Mayor, Plaza de Carretas and Plaza de Mateo Villoro.
Within Albacete we can visit the Almansa Castle, one of the most beautifull castles of Spain and very well preserved.
Natural Parks in Albacete| Regions of Albacete
Sierra de Alcaraz(Alcaraz Mountain Range): This landscape typically from La Mancha covers the municipalities of Alcadozo, Alcaraz, Ayna, Bienservida, Bogarra, Casas de Lazaro, Cotillas, Elche de la Sierra, Masegoso, Molinicos, Paterna del Madera, Peñas de San Pedro, Peñascosa, Pozohondo, Pozuelo, Riópar, Robledo Salobre, San Pedro, Viana, Villapalacios and Valdeganga. The region of the Sierra de Alcaraz and Campo de Montiel extends along the southwestern province of Albacete covering 3,500 km2, where each of its 25 villages the visitor can find the contrasts offered its landscapes, customs and festivals. There is routes for the lover of adventure travel routes, hunting, fishing, walking, biking...
Ruidera Lagoons National Park: Within the borders of the Park
is also Peñarroya Castle, the ruins of the Rocafrida Castle, and the famous cave of Montesinos, where Cervantes made Don Quixote spend in the King's house in the village of Ruidera. The actual park is a set of fifteen lagoons located longitudinally along the valley of river Pinilla or Old Guadiana, separated and connected by streams and waterfalls.
Natural Reserve of Ojos de Villaverde Lagoons: The Lagoon is considered the most biologically rich in the province of Albacete, and it is a ideal place for watching large numbers of birds such as the Gray heron, Bonelli's eagle, Golden eagles, marsh harriers, hen harrier, goshawk , peregrine falcon, just to name a few.
Natural Monument of the Cancarix Volcan:
It Is located in the town of Hellin -Albacete. The existing flora and fauna in this area is the characteristic of arid climates of the southeastern Spanish region, dry and sometimes desolated landscape. It is a volcanic vent that solidified but has been exposed over the years.
How to get to Albacete. Transport
Airport: The province has an airport located 4 km south of Albacete in the CM-3203 motorway.
Roads: The roads are excellent in Albacete and very easy to get to. Albacete is located 250km from Madrid and 191km from Valencia.
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