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The Paseo de la Estación in Valdepeñas is one of the city's most emblematic places, with great historical and architectural value. It originated with the arrival of the railway in 1861, as a connection between the station and the town center. For about 50 years, it was a dirt track used by carriages to transport goods. In 1912, it was developed into its current urban layout: a central paved promenade and two side lanes for vehicles. It was Valdepeñas' first and only boulevard for over a century, a key axis of urban expansion, and a venue for fairs until the 1970s.

The Valdepeñas Ornamental Fountain is located in the Plaza de España, the historic heart of the town. It is one of the city's most emblematic features and stands out for its design and symbolism: Design: A very beautiful ornamental fountain, considered a visual symbol of the square. Setting: Surrounded by historic buildings such as the Church of the Assumption and the neoclassical Town Hall. The square is characterized by traditional white and indigo arcades. In 2017, the flowerbeds were redesigned, and a permeable fixed aggregate was installed to preserve the design and reduce maintenance.

Valdepeñas is one of the most important cities in the province of Ciudad Real, it is located southeast and near Sierra Morena. The district called Consolación was annexed to its municipal area in 1949. In total it has more than 30,000 inhabitants. Honoring its rich history, the municipality has several focuses of interest for its visitors dominated by the great beauty and heritage value of its religious buildings, without forgetting its urban complex with the Plaza de España as the nucleus of life and commerce. the city.

In the same Plaza is the Information and Tourism office. They will kindly provide us with plans and detail the visit.

It is a reconstruction of a traditional mill. At the entrance to the town, coming from Madrid, is the Molino Gregorio Prieto, a reproduction of a traditional La Mancha windmill. The Mill is used as a museum and houses an interesting collection of objects from the popular tradition of Valdepeñas and offers typical gastronomic products of the area.

In it is the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, occupies one of the flanks of the Plaza Mayor of the town. In plan it has two Herrerian-influenced naves: the main one and San Lorenzo, which is shorter, and a Mannerist chapel on the gospel side. In the main nave is the altarpiece, a copy of the one from 1553, destroyed in the Civil War, of which six panels have been preserved that correspond to a pre-Mannerist style prior to Correa de Vivar, which some hypotheses attribute to the Hernando Yánez School ( disciple of Raphael). At the end of this nave, the choir on a pointed arch. In the nave of San Lorenzo, a work by Gregorio Prieto with the figure of the patron saint, the Virgin of Consolation.

It is a reconstruction of a traditional mill. At the entrance to the town, coming from Madrid, is the Molino Gregorio Prieto, a reproduction of a traditional La Mancha windmill. The Mill is used as a museum and houses an interesting collection of objects from the popular tradition of Valdepeñas and offers typical gastronomic products of the area.

An interesting museum dedicated to the art and culture of the area, its headquarters are located in a traditional La Mancha windmill. It is the result of the efforts of the painter Gregorio Prieto to preserve this type of construction. It is also the largest windmill in the world.