A superb view! The setting of Don Quixote - Campo de Cryptana, the town of windmills.
The next day after an overnight stay in Cuenca, I headed to my next destination, Campo de Cryptana.
Campo de Cryptana is a town in the La Mancha region, which, like Cuenca, is famous for Don Quixote.
The town's most famous feature is the view of the windmills perched atop the hill.
And it is said that the windmill was the model for the famous scene in which Don Quixote mistook it for a giant and rushed toward it.
The Campo de Cryptana is the perfect spot for don Quijote lovers.
To get to Campo de Cryptana, one must return from Cuenca to Madrid and change trains from there.
It takes about an hour to get to Madrid from Cuenca.
And from Madrid to Campo de Cryptana can be reached by conventional train in about two hours.
From the windows of the car, the plains of La Mancha can be seen.
Change to a local train at the Alcazar de San Juan station, where the fast train stops.
The station next to this one is Campo de Cryptana.
From the car window, we could already see a group of windmills standing on a hill.
Expectations are high.
Arrive at Campo de Cryptana station.
Local station.
There were no turnstiles and no station staff.
I go outside and take another look at the station building.
Not a single cab stopped. It must be a pattern that they would not come unless I called them.
The local feel is so local that it makes me a little uneasy to wonder if it is really safe here.
Perhaps few tourists come here...?
I felt very strange as to why it was so deserted when there was supposed to be the main tourist attraction, the Don Quixote windmill.
Walk from the station to the inn.
I wanted to see the windmills at sunset, so I booked a lodging near the windmills.
He said it would take about a 30-minute walk to get there from the station.
We walk down the street without a single person.
Why so few people? Why is it so quiet ...
I proceeded silently, dragging some uneasiness with me.
After walking for a while, it finally starts to look like a town.
Finally, I am able to pass people. It is a relief to see people.
Apparently, this area is the center of this town. It was like a shopping street.
After passing through the shopping street, from there it is all uphill to the hill.
Finally, we arrived at the inn.
The inn is the building on the left in this photo.
From here, a 5-minute walk will take you to Windmill Hill.
You can already see the wing parts of the windmill in this photo.
Now, it's time to go to Windmill Hill.
We proceeded between houses with white walls and blue lines.
After passing between houses, open land suddenly appears in front of you.
This is the hill of windmills famous for Don Quixote.
The scenery is much more magnificent than I had imagined.
The gently sloping hills seem to be covered with a carpet of green.
Beyond the windmills, nothing obstructs the view.
The land of La Mancha seems to spread out forever.
More than the windmills themselves, I was surprised by the view of the La Mancha hills that spread out here.
I love Don Quixote.
I have it on my kindle for this trip and it is my travel companion.
The windmill that Don Quixote believed to be a giant and assaulted.
As I mentioned earlier, it is modeled after this group of windmills in front of us.
Away from the windmill, I wander down the hill.
Then we walk along the road where Don Quixote would have walked astride his beloved horse, Rocinante.
It is a moving image to imagine Don Quixote walking here, talking to his squire Sancho Panza, saying something like, "Amadiz de Gaula, my beloved knight..." (For more information about Don Quixote's beloved Amadiz de Gaula, please see the following page. (For more information on Don Quixote's beloved Amadís de Gaula, seeMontalvo's "Amadis de Gaula" Synopsis and Impressions - A masterpiece of chivalry that drove Don Quixote mad!"(See the article on)
I feel as if I have entered the world of the story.
Suddenly I realize I am looking at a windmill.
Indeed, this windmill. It does not look like a giant.
The center of the wing is the head, and it appears as if it is trying to strike the long right hand from above.
It is true that this is a windmill, but it also seems to be something that could be interpreted as a giant.
Am I too much influenced by the world of Don Quixote?
Well, at any rate, this windmill hill was a much more wonderful place than I had imagined.
After this, it was finally time to enjoy my main goal of Campo de Cryptana, the hill of windmills at sunset.
In the next article, I would like to introduce the hill of windmills glowing at sunset.
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