Castile-La Mancha
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Introduction
Castile-La Mancha (Spanish: Castilla-La Mancha) is one of Spain's largest regions, occupying close to 80,000 km2 in the centre of the country. It is also quite scarcely populated, although it has close to 2 million inhabitants. Toledo is the capital.
Geography
Castile-La Mancha is one of the central regions of Spain. It has borders with the Community of Madrid and Castile and León in the north, Extremadura in the west, Andalusia in the south, and the regions of Murcia and the Community of Valenciana and Aragón in the east. Castile-La Mancha is landlocked and is therefore often overlooked as a travel destination by beach-loving tourists.
Provinces
There are five provinces in Castile-La Mancha, all of which are named after their respective capital cities:
Sights and Activities
Events and Festivals
Weather
The people in Castile-La Mancha often describe their climate as 3 months of cold and 9 months of hell. During winter, the Castile-La Mancha is colder than the seaside regions of Spain. In summer, temperatures climb very high. In July and August it can be too hot to travel for long distances during the day.
Getting There
By Plane
There are no airports in this region. If you want to get here by plane, you need to figure out which airport is the closest. If you want to travel to Toledo, you can land at the airport in Madrid, and continue the journey by train.
By Train
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
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