Top 7 Castles around Poblete

Lots of breeze to get there, but good paths around it to explore.

In the Park is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Alarcos, a Gothic-style hermitage located in Alarcos, declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1980. Gothic style and basilica in plan, a large tracery rose window opens above its door. Their pilgrimage is celebrated on Pentecost Monday.

In the town, the parish church, from the 18th century, and a house where Garcilaso de la Vega lived, very restored, with a coat of arms. It is the town with the smallest municipal area. The name of this municipality derives from the one used in Arabic, which in turn came from Roman times, taking it from a primitive indigenous word, and can therefore be considered one of the oldest place names in the region. In any case, it does not seem that it is exclusive to this municipality, since in the area of Los Cortijos there is an annex, stream and port of Caracuel.

Small municipality located on the road that connects Ciudad Real with Puertollano. On the so-called Mount Nogales are the remains of the castle, with a pentagonal keep and remains of a "U"-shaped wall. It is accessed by a path next to the hermitage of Santo Cristo, of popular typology. In the town, the parish church, from the 18th century, and a house where Garcilaso de la Vega lived, very restored, with a coat of arms. It is the town with the smallest municipal area. The name of this municipality derives from the one used in Arabic, which in turn came from Roman times, taking it from a primitive indigenous word, and can therefore be considered one of the oldest place names in the region. In any case, it does not seem that it is exclusive to this municipality, since in the area of Los Cortijos there is an annex, stream and port of Caracuel.

Small municipality located on the road that connects Ciudad Real with Puertollano. On the so-called Mount Nogales are the remains of the castle, with a pentagonal keep and remains of a "U"-shaped wall. It is accessed by a path next to the hermitage of Santo Cristo, of popular typology.

The castle is privately owned and, given its ruinous situation, with the dangers that its visit entails, its access is prohibited without the permission of the property

Small municipality located on the road that connects Ciudad Real with Puertollano. On the so-called Mount Nogales are the remains of the castle, with a pentagonal keep and remains of a U-shaped wall. It is accessed by a path next to the hermitage of Santo Cristo, of popular typology. In the town, the parish church, from the 18th century, and a house where Garcilaso de la Vega lived, highly restored, with a coat of arms. It is the population with smaller municipal extension. The name of this municipality derives from the one used in Arabic, which in turn came from Roman times, taking it from a primitive indigenous word, and can therefore be considered as one of the oldest place names in the region. In any case, it does not seem that it is exclusive to this municipality, since in the municipality of Los Cortijos there is an annex, stream and port of Caracuel.

It was the place where one of the oldest parcels in Campo de Calatrava, Caracuel, was founded in 1170. Even so, a few years later it was recovered by the Muslims until the victory of Alfonso VIII in Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212. Mainly, the pentagonal tower of the castle stands out, which covers an older one, from the Almohad period. Today, remains of what was its square enclosure and even the remains of a cistern are preserved. We can access the castle through a narrow stone path that begins behind the Hermitage of Santo Cristo de Caracuel de Calatrava.