# Consuegra

The twelve windmills of Cerro Calderico, the castle of the Order of St John and saffron, 50 minutes from Toledo and an hour and a half from Madrid.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Consuegra is a large town on the Toledo plain, at the foot of the Montes de Toledo, and it has the best-known image of La Mancha: twelve white windmills in a row along the crest of Cerro Calderico, with a medieval castle beside them. It is the landscape of chapter VIII of Don Quixote, the one with the giants, and it can be seen from the motorway from kilometres away. Below, the old town has a square with wooden galleries, an archaeological museum and a saffron tradition that is celebrated every October.

## How do you get there from Toledo and from Madrid?

By car. From Toledo it is about 64 km, around 50 minutes. From Madrid, about 135 km along the A-4: a good hour and a half. From Ciudad Real, about 90 km, an hour and a quarter. From Guadalajara or from Cuenca, about two hours.

## Where to park?

There are two options. For the windmills, drive up Calle del Cerro Calderico: at the top there is parking next to the windmills and the castle. For the town, park on the streets around the centre and walk to the Plaza de España. You can also leave the car below and walk up the hill by the steps of the hermitage of the Cristo de la Vera Cruz, a few minutes' climb.

In August, during Consuegra Medieval, and in late October, during the Rosa del Azafrán, the windmill road is closed to traffic: you have to walk up. Buses need permission from the tourist office to go up.

## What to see and do?

First, the hill. Walk along the row of windmills, go into the Bolero, which is the tourist office and is now a museum, and into the Rucio, privately owned, which publishes a calendar of milling days. The Sancho keeps its 16th-century machinery. Next to them, the castle of La Muela, seat of the Order of St John in La Mancha for six centuries and the setting of the battle of 1097 in which El Cid's son died. The guided visit includes the castle and the Bolero for €9.

Below, the Plaza de España and the Los Corredores building, with the Archaeological Museum: remains of Roman Consabura, Islamic pieces, objects of the Order of Malta and medieval footwear. A few kilometres away, in the countryside, the dam that the town council presents as the longest in Roman Hispania.

For something different, Quesos César, an artisan cheese dairy on the outskirts, organises sheep's cheese tastings with local wine, by reservation.

## How much time?

The windmills and the castle are seen in two or three hours. With the town, the museum and a meal, it is a full day. It is worth staying until sunset on the hill, when the sun falls over the plain behind the windmills.

## When to go?

Spring and autumn are ideal. The last week of October is the Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán, with the rose-picking and the Molienda de la Paz at the windmills. In mid-August, Consuegra Medieval recreates the battle of 1097, with special-price tickets that are best bought in advance. In high summer, the hill has no shade. After Consuegra Medieval, the castle may close on some days for cleaning: call ahead.

## Where to eat?

El Alfar, in a former pottery workshop with a courtyard, is open every day at midday: the safe bet for a Sunday. La Taberna del Tío Caraco, on the industrial estate, serves home-style La Mancha cooking and game and is open on Sundays; closed Tuesdays. For a special meal, El Retorno, with 25 seats and always by reservation. On the hill, the Verde Gabán serves tapas and drinks inside a windmill.

## Dónde está
- Cerca: Toledo (a 56.7 km), Aranjuez (a 63.6 km), Almagro (a 64.2 km), Chinchón (a 77.1 km)

## Qué hacer
- **The twelve windmills of Calderico hill and the Bolero windmill** (1 h · Everyone · Walk on the hill free; inside the Bolero with ticket): Twelve windmills in a row on the rocky ridge of Calderico hill, with La Muela castle at one end and the plain of La Mancha below, as far as the eye can see. It is the image half the world has of La Mancha and the one that Chapter VIII of Don Quixote left written. The Town Hall describes it as one of the best-preserved traditional windmill complexes on the Peninsula, and windmills and castle together form a Site of Cultural Interest.
A name for every windmill
Each has its own, almost always from Cervantes or from the village's tradition: Sancho, Bolero, Rucio, Espartero, Caballero del Verde Gabán, Clavileño, Alcancía, Vista Alegre, among others. They were not scenery: they were the economic engine of the area, grinding the grain of the plain to make flour.
The Sancho keeps its original 16th-century machinery, which is set going at the traditional festivals. It was the first to be restored, with period methods and materials, and the first declared a Site of Cultural Interest; the rest of the complex came later.
The Bolero is the tourist office and is a museum throughout. Inside you see the wooden gearing that transmitted the turning of the sails to the stones, and outside it has a viewpoint over the rooftops of Consuegra. Its entry is included in the guided visit to La Muela castle. The office is open from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:30 to 18:00 from 1 October to 31 May, and from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 16:30 to 19:00 in summer; phone numbers 925 47 57 31 and 925 59 31 18.
The Rucio is the other one that can be visited inside and the one that really grinds on some days of the year: it has its own listing.
Going up the hill, by car or on foot
The walk along the ridge, from windmill to windmill, is free and open to all. You drive up along Calle del Cerro Calderico, with parking at the top next to the windmills, or walk up from the old town by the steps of the chapel of the Cristo de la Vera Cruz. Coaches need an access permit requested by email from the tourist office. With a dog you can walk on the hill, on a lead; inside the windmills, no.
Allow an hour to walk the row and go into the Bolero; with the castle, half a morning.
When the road is closed
In August, during Consuegra Medieval, and in late October, during the Saffron Rose Festival, the windmill road is closed to traffic and you walk up. They are, at the same time, the days with the most atmosphere and the most people. At sunset, with the sun falling over the plain, is when most visitors come up to take the photo.
The windmills are the centrepiece of the Sunday with a guided castle visit, windmills and pottery. For lunch afterwards, Verde Gabán Molino Bistró is on the hill itself.
- **La Muela Castle, with a guided tour** (1 h · Families and teenagers · Desde 9 € per adult): La Muela castle occupies the summit of Calderico hill, the same hill that carries the row of windmills, and you see it from the village as soon as you arrive by road. The interior is always visited with a tourist guide, and the ticket includes entry to the Bolero windmill: castle and windmill share one ticket.
From the caliphate to the priors of St John
There was a pre-Roman hill fort on the hill. The fortress you see began as a Muslim work of the 10th century, in the time of the Caliphate of Córdoba. After the Christian conquest it was rebuilt and enlarged by the Order of St John of Jerusalem, the Order of Malta, and its Grand Priors were lords of the castle from 1183 until Napoleon's troops arrived in 1809. Beneath its walls the battle of Consuegra was fought in 1097 between Castilians and Almoravids, in which Diego Rodríguez, the only son of El Cid, died. Fernando de Toledo, lord of the castle in 1571, was at Lepanto; and the fortress served as a prison for Fernando de Valenzuela, locked up here by Juan José of Austria.
What you see inside
It is a hilltop castle with a triple defensive enclosure and a keep. The visit takes in the wall walk, the parade grounds, the underground cisterns and the order's chapter house. From the terraces and the towers you see the plain of La Mancha open in all directions and the line of windmills on Calderico hill at your feet: it is the photo you cannot get from below.
Allow an hour for the castle and the Bolero.
Hours, tickets and when not to go
It is open Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 18:00. It closes on 24, 25 and 31 December 2026 and 1 and 6 January 2027. The guided visit with entry to the Bolero costs €9 for adults and €4.50 for ages 7 to 14; up to age 6, free. Tickets are bought online on the platform linked by the Town Hall or at the monument itself. Information and bookings at the tourist office: 925 47 57 31 and 925 59 31 18.
The castle organises re-enactments, dramatised tours and activities throughout the year, and at those times access may be limited: allow a margin on the opening hours. In August, during Consuegra Medieval, prices are different, it is advisable to buy in advance and choose a time, and in the following days the castle may close for cleaning; call beforehand. During Consuegra Medieval and the Saffron Rose Festival, in October, the road up is closed and you have to walk.
It is the first stop of the Sunday with a guided castle visit, windmills and pottery, which continues to the Bolero and the Rucio windmill and ends with lunch in the village.
- **Rucio Windmill, the one that grinds again at the Saffron Rose Festival** (30 min · Everyone): The Rucio is one of the twelve windmills on Calderico hill, named after Sancho Panza's donkey, and one of the two, with the Bolero, that can be visited inside. What sets it apart is that it grinds: at the Saffron Rose Festival, in late October, the Rucio is set going for the Molienda de la Paz, and that is the day to see its sails turn and its stones move.
From 9:30 to 18:00, with no website of its own
According to its Google profile, it is open every day from 9:30 to 18:00, on Calderico hill, beside the rest of the row. Its own website no longer works, so the price of admission and whether there is a guided visit should be asked on 621 20 83 70 or at the tourist office in the Bolero windmill (925 47 57 31). Allow half an hour.
How it fits in
It is a couple of minutes' walk from the Bolero and from La Muela castle, so it can be seen on the same climb as the windmills on Calderico hill. The Sunday of castle, windmills and pottery places it right after the Bolero.
- **Plaza de España, Los Corredores and the Archaeological Museum** (1 h 30 · Everyone): Plaza de España is the centre of the old town, at the foot of the hill. It is dominated by the Los Corredores building, with its wooden galleries, which houses the Municipal Archaeological Museum: pieces from the Neolithic to the 19th century arranged by theme (religion, society, war, daily life), remains of Roman Consabura, objects from the Islamic period and the Order of Malta, one of the best surviving collections of medieval footwear and a Carpetanian incense burner. It has audioguides in several languages.
The square
It is the meeting point of the people of Consuegra and the cultural and leisure centre of the village, with La Mancha architecture alongside Castilian-Mudéjar buildings. The town hall, from 1670, is late Mudéjar with an influence of popular La Mancha Baroque: an exposed-brick façade with rubble-stone panels in Toledo bond and, on the upper floor, a colonnaded balcony with wooden beams. At the very top it has a Roman sundial, a nod to the forum that stood on this very spot. Its archive holds documents of the Order of St John in the Grand Priory of La Mancha and of the village's privileges. Next to it, the Clock Tower, from the first third of the 20th century, crowns the arch attached to the town hall.
Opposite is Los Corredores, a 17th-century palace and one of the most photographed buildings in Consuegra, with wooden galleries and balconies that recall a corral de comedias (open-air playhouse). It was an alfolí, that is, a salt store, and a grain silo for the area, and later a town hall and court. The tourist office explains that these wooden galleries were a sign of prestige: wood was scarce in La Mancha and only wealthy villages could afford it.
The Archaeological Museum
The museum, renovated, occupies Los Corredores and offers a journey through the history of Consuegra from the Neolithic to the 19th century, arranged by theme and supported by maps, infographics and images. You see vestiges of Roman Consabura, remains of the Islamic occupation and liturgical and military objects of the Order of Malta, which governed the village from the castle. Its two treasures are one of the best surviving collections of medieval footwear and a Carpetanian thymaterion, a ritual incense burner decorated with stars, perhaps the most important piece. Audioguides are available in several languages. The municipal website does not publish the museum's opening hours or price: ask at the tourist office (925 47 57 31).
The walk from the square
From the square, streets lead to the churches of Santa María la Mayor and San Juan Bautista, the Casa de la Tercia and the chapel of the Cristo de la Vera Cruz, at the foot of the climb to the hill. From there you walk up to the windmills on Calderico hill and La Muela castle. If you come in the second half of October, the square is the setting for the husking finals and the folklore festival of the Saffron Rose Festival. For lunch, El Alfar.
- **Artisan Manchego cheese tasting at Quesos César** (2 h · Adults · Desde 30 € per person in groups of 16 or more): Quesos César is an artisan cheese dairy in Consuegra founded by Cesáreo Verbo, a local man, and for some thirty years now it has been making sheep's cheese with milk from Consuegra shepherds. It is on the outskirts, on the CM-4133 road, km 1, and besides selling its cheeses it opens its house to guided tastings and workshops where you make your own cheese. It is an activity for groups or a table of friends, not for dropping in unannounced: everything is by reservation.
The Premium Gourmet Tasting, step by step
It is led by an agronomist. It begins with an audiovisual presentation on the world of cheese: where it comes from, the raw material, how it is made and what to look for when tasting it. Then each participant has their own board with six artisan sheep's cheeses of different ageing and a cured-cheese cream, with breadsticks, fresh or candied fruit, compote or jam, nuts and quince paste, and local wine to pair. It lasts about two hours.
Among those made in the house are a creamy, slightly tangy young sheep's cheese, a semi-cured, an artisan cured, cheeses in oil and with honey, and El Gran César, cured for more than twelve months in the cellar, which was among the best cheeses in Spain at the GourmetQuesos competition in 2020.
The workshop where you make your cheese
The hands-on workshop also lasts about two hours. Each participant makes a home-style fresh cheese with all the material prepared and sees the stages the milk goes through: curdling, cutting the curd, draining the whey and moulding. At the end you take away your little cheese, of about 200 grams, in a container. It is completed with a tasting of sheep's cheeses with fruit, jams and nuts, and local wine.
The workshop floor and the shop
If the group's time coincides with production, you visit the workshop floor: the curd coming out of the vat, the moulding, the pressing and, if conditions allow, the maturing. It is included in the price. Afterwards you can drop into the shop, which sells its cheeses and local products: La Mancha saffron, extra virgin olive oil, wine, game pâtés, Iberian cured meats and craft beers.
What it costs and how to book
Prices are by group size, VAT included. The tasting: €250 for a group of up to six people, €35 per person for 7 to 15 and €30 per person from 16. The workshop: €300, €40 and €35. For a couple on their own, therefore, the tasting costs the same as for six. Bookings are made for Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, on 679 081 113 or at pverbo@quesoscesar.com; also on 925 480 387 and through the chat on its website.
It is a good finish to a morning at the windmills on Calderico hill and the castle. If you come at the end of October, the Saffron Rose Festival fills the village.
- **The Roman Dam of Consuegra** (45 min · Everyone · Self-guided · free): A few kilometres from the village, towards the Montes de Toledo, lie the remains of a dam that the Town Hall presents as the longest in Roman Hispania: more than 600 metres of wall, with buttresses and a small vaulted passage that may have served as a spillway. It is an outdoor visit, in the countryside, with views over the plain of vines, cereals and olive trees and the mountains. Ask at the tourist office how to get there by the tracks.
Why there is a dam here
In Roman times Consuegra was Consabura, an important city: the tourist office recalls that it had a circus, an aqueduct, a great dam and stood on the road known as the Via Laminium. In La Mancha water has always been scarce, and that lack of rivers with real flow meant enormous resources had to be invested to impound water, taking advantage of the slight slope of the southern plateau. Only a rich population with political weight could afford a public work like this, which is why the dam is the best proof of what the city became.
What you see
Of the wall, more than 600 metres from end to end, a good part is preserved in good condition. What stands out most is how it is built: on very powerful foundations rise buttresses that reinforced the wall where the water pushed hardest, so that it would not burst. You can still make out, perpendicular to the wall, a small vaulted passage that may have served as a spillway when the impounded water exceeded the dam's capacity. It is a feat of engineering that surprises with its precision.
The other reason to go is the landscape: from the dam you can see where the Montes de Toledo meet the plain of La Mancha, with vines, cereals, market gardens and olive groves. It is a visit in open country.
Before you go
Access is by rural tracks and the municipal website gives no precise directions, so ask for the route at the tourist office in the Bolero windmill, which from October to May is open from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:30 to 18:00, and from June to September from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 16:30 to 19:00 (925 47 57 31). In summer go first thing or at dusk, with water and a hat, and wear shoes for dirt tracks. The visit is self-guided and free.
What to combine it with
The remains that came out of Consabura can be seen in the Archaeological Museum, in the Los Corredores building on Plaza de España, alongside pieces from the Islamic period and the Order of St John. Return to the village to climb Calderico hill, with the twelve windmills and La Muela castle, and have lunch at El Alfar, in a former pottery workshop.
- **Saffron Rose Festival** (4 h · Everyone · Free): Since 1963, Consuegra has celebrated the Saffron Rose Festival (Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán) in October, of Regional Tourist Interest, at the height of the flower-picking season. The 2026 edition, the 64th, ran from 17 to 25 October according to the town hall's programme, with the big events concentrated in the last weekend, from Friday 23 to Sunday 25. The regular events are the husking contests, in which the stigmas of the rose are separated by hand, the gastronomy competition, the Molienda de la Paz at the windmills, the National Folklore Festival and the Tierra de Azafrán routes.
What the festival is like
The festival begins on the preceding Saturday with the proclamation of the year's Dulcinea and the speech in praise of La Mancha at the Don Quijote Theatre Auditorium; in 2026 admission was €2 and had to be collected beforehand on the Giglon platform. On Sunday, the opening rocket from the town hall balcony starts the festivities in the Plaza de España and the bands parade along Calle del Arco.
On the Friday of the last weekend the local husking contests are held, for children and adults, in the former convent of the Franciscan Fathers, and the agri-food fair opens in a marquee on Paseo Ramón y Cajal, open until Sunday. Watching the husking women separate the three red stigmas of each flower with their fingers is the most characteristic part of the festival.
Saturday at the windmills
Saturday is the big day on Calderico hill. In 2026, at 17:00, the 61st Molienda de la Paz was held at the Rucio windmill, dedicated to Consuegra Medieval, with the handing out of commemorative little sacks of flour; at 17:30 a folklore showcase followed beside the windmill with groups from Reinosa, Ibi, Palma and the local group Rosa del Azafrán. The same day there is a provincial husking contest in the afternoon, a gastronomy competition in the morning on Paseo Ortega y Munilla and a tractor skill contest.
Sunday
Sunday begins with the flower-decked reveille of the municipal band. Mid-morning the finals of the children's contest and the national adult husking contest are held in the Plaza de España, and at 12:30 the National Folklore Festival, which in 2026 reached its 64th edition, fills the square with dances.
Practical tips
On those days the windmill road is closed to traffic: walk up from the village and wear comfortable shoes. The guided "Tierra de Azafrán" routes, through the saffron fields, the windmills, the castle and the square, are booked by WhatsApp on 627 905 216 or at info@aytoconsuegra.es. Book accommodation in good time; the Hotel Consuegra and the La Vida de Antes rural hotel are in the village.
Outside the festival you can see the windmills on Calderico hill and La Muela castle all year. In August, from 14 to 16 in 2026, the other big festival is Consuegra Medieval, which re-enacts the battle of 1097.

## Dónde comer
- **El Alfar** (Restaurant, Consuegra, €€). Qué pedir: On weekdays, the menu from €16.50; in good weather, a table in the courtyard.
- **El Retorno Restaurant** (Restaurant, Consuegra, €€€). Qué pedir: Let them advise you: the menu changes with the produce.
- **La Taberna del Tío Caraco** (Restaurant, Consuegra, €). Qué pedir: Taberna potatoes (fried with egg and ham) for the middle of the table, and then venison in sauce, roast suckling lamb or caldereta
- **Verde Gabán, Molino Bistró** (Café, Consuegra, €€). Qué pedir: A drink at sunset looking out at the ridge of windmills.

## By car: By car up to the hill
Consuegra is visited by car: you drive up to the hill by road and walk around the village.
Presupuesto orientativo: 50–110 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel Consuegra** (Small hotel): On the outskirts, on the Alcázar road
The Hotel Consuegra is a small family hotel on the road from Toledo to Alcázar de San Juan, at km 58.5, at the edge of the village and less than a minute's walk from the Jardines de Consuegra, an events venue. It is about fifteen minutes on foot to Plaza de España; the windmills and the castle, on top of the hill, are best reached by car. In return for not being in the old town, you park at the door without trouble, in a large, free, supervised car park, and you get onto the road without crossing narrow streets.
Ten rooms, from double to family
There are 10 rooms for a maximum of 23 people: doubles with a 1.50 m or 2.10 m double bed, twin doubles, a triple and a family room for four. All have a bathroom, heating, air conditioning, wifi and Smart TV, and the hotel provides towels, shower gel, shampoo and bed linen. A cot is €5.50 a night. Outside, there is a terrace with a fridge and microwave for guests.
Breakfast, at the café next door
The hotel does not serve breakfast on site: the neighbouring café does, with no need to book, Tuesday to Friday from 7:00, Saturdays from 8:00 and Sundays from 9:00. That same business has a restaurant with a daily menu. Note that Monday does not appear in the breakfast hours the hotel publishes.
Pets and families
Pets are welcome: €7 per pet per night, up to three per room. Let them know when you book and they will leave you a food and water bowl. The hotel publishes offers that change with the season; in November 2026 it had a two-night family getaway with breakfast for four people for €260 (€199 for three in a triple), with a welcome gift, a dramatised guided visit to the castle and a visit to a windmill, not valid on long weekends or public holidays. It also sells tickets to the monuments and gives tourist information at reception.
Times and cancellation
Check-in is from 12:30 to 14:00 or from 15:30 to 22:00 and check-out until 11:00; arriving earlier or leaving later carries a supplement. If you cancel with eight days or more, you get a full refund, minus bank charges; from the seventh to the fourth day, half; with three days or less the amount is retained. Booking directly on its website, by phone, WhatsApp (680 634 053) or email is the route the hotel recommends for the best price.
To eat nearby without going into the village, La Taberna del Tío Caraco is on the industrial estate. For sightseeing, go up to La Muela castle and the windmills on Calderico hill.
- **La Vida de Antes Rural Hotel** (Small hotel): The house
La Vida de Antes is a three-star rural hotel in a typical 19th-century La Mancha house, restored with period decorative details and a family atmosphere. It is at Calle Colón 2, in the centre of Consuegra. It has a La Mancha inner courtyard with a glazed gallery, a fireplace and an outdoor patio with a pool, as well as a summer terrace and parking.
In the same building, with a separate entrance, is El Retorno, the 25-seat restaurant of chef Pedro Rodríguez: sleeping here puts a special lunch or dinner a few steps from your room, always by reservation.
The rooms
There are twelve and each one is different: one single, five doubles, five with a sitting room and one adapted for people with reduced mobility. Some look onto the glazed central courtyard and others face the windmills, and among them there are attic duplexes and interconnecting rooms, useful for families or friends. The decor combines restored fine materials with a contemporary touch, with tiled bathrooms and wrought-iron details. There is free wifi and pets are accepted.
Apartments
The same owners have the La Vida de Antes Tourist Apartments on Calle Urda 7, in a family building renovated with traditional materials such as wood, threshing-floor brick and clay tile. They are five minutes from the square, opposite the 18th-century chapel of the Cristo de la Vera Cruz, and next to the steps that climb Calderico hill. They also accept pets. The hotel and the apartments can be rented in full for groups, and the house organises events on request.
Getaways and booking
The official tourism listing includes three getaways with "from" prices: one or two nights with buffet breakfast and a tasting of three D.O. sheep's cheeses and local wine, from €110; one night in a romantic room with buffet breakfast, from €100; and one or two nights with buffet breakfast and a hamper of La Mancha products, from €115.
Book on 925 48 21 33 or by WhatsApp on 626 652 889, from 9:00 to 21:30, and at reservas@lavidadeantes.com.
What is nearby
From Calle Colón you can walk to the Plaza de España and the archaeological museum and, up the chapel steps, to the windmills on Calderico hill and La Muela castle. For a different plan, the tasting at Quesos César rounds off the cheese getaway nicely.
- **Oncemolinos Apartments** (Apartment): The apartments
Oncemolinos has rented tourist apartments in Consuegra since 2016, designed for couples, families and groups. It has two buildings. In the one on Calle Urda 51, the one with the pool, are the Bolero (up to three people, with balcony), the Rucio (up to seven), the Vista Alegre (two), the Mambrino (up to five) and the Sancho, on the ground floor, for three. On Calle del Alférez Domingo de Aguirre 21, it rents another seven apartments under the name Apartamentos Consuegra, spread between the first and third floors.
The website does not publish floor plans or the number of beds in each apartment: if several of you are travelling, confirm the layout when you book.
What they include
Equipped kitchen, air conditioning and heating, private bathroom, Smart TV and internet, and access to a terrace with a barbecue with views of the village and the windmills. There is a welcome pack, tourist information, bicycles for getting around the village and sale of tickets to the monuments.
Breakfast is included and is left prepared before your arrival, to have the next day in the apartment or on the terrace: milk, juice, coffee, bread with tomato and oil, butter, jam, ham, fresh cheese, cereals, pastries, fruit and yoghurt. Daily cleaning is not included on stays of several nights; it can be added for €5 per person per day.
Pool, parking and pets
The outdoor pool, opposite the Calle Urda building, is open from 1 May to 15 September, from 12:00 to 21:00; it costs €2 per person and you need to bring a towel.
You can park free on the street about two minutes' walk away, or in a covered private car park, with an automatic gate, opposite the building, for €5 a night; electric-car charging costs €9. Pets are welcome for €7 a night each, with a food and water bowl; it is best to let them know beforehand.
Check-in, check-out and cancellation
Check-in and key collection is from 14:00 to 23:00, and check-out until 11:30. For a single apartment, cancelling more than three days in advance is free of charge; with three days or less, 25% is charged. On other booking sites the conditions may be different. Bookings on 680 634 053 or at info@oncemolinos.com.
What is nearby
From Calle Urda you climb to the windmills on Calderico hill and La Muela castle, and the Plaza de España is a few minutes away. The house also offers a getaway with a ride in a classic convertible car among the windmills.

## As a family: Real giants

For a child who knows Don Quixote, even from cartoons, Consuegra is the place: the giants are there, and you can go inside them.

### What works best
The windmills on Calderico hill, inside at the Bolero and the Rucio

The guided visit to the castle, free up to age 6

A milling day at the Rucio, with the sails turning

The Saffron Rose Festival in October

### Where to sleep
Oncemolinos Apartments, with kitchen, pool and toys

Hotel Consuegra, with a quadruple room

### Where to eat
El Alfar, with a children's menu on weekdays

### Bear in mind
The wind blows on the hill: take a coat outside summer

No shade in summer: better in the afternoon

### Qué hacer as a family
- The twelve windmills of Calderico hill and the Bolero windmill
- La Muela Castle, with a guided tour
- Rucio Windmill, the one that grinds again at the Saffron Rose Festival
- Plaza de España, Los Corredores and the Archaeological Museum
- Saffron Rose Festival

## Consejos

### Go up the hill at sunset
It is the best light for the windmills and the castle; then go down to dinner.

### Buy the guided visit in advance
Castle tickets are sold online on the town council website and at the monuments.

### Watch out for the festivals
In August and in October, the windmill road is closed.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How many windmills does Consuegra have?
Twelve, on Cerro Calderico.

### How much does it cost to visit Consuegra castle?
The guided visit with the Bolero windmill, €9; €4.50 for ages 7 to 14 and free up to 6.

### What are the castle's opening hours?
Every day from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 18:00.

### Can you drive up to the windmills?
Yes, there is parking at the top, except during Consuegra Medieval and the Rosa del Azafrán.

### When is the Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán?
The last weekend of October.

### How long does it take from Toledo?
About 50 minutes by car.