Tourist Office, in the Bolero windmill

In Consuegra the tourist office is inside a windmill. The Bolero, one of the twelve windmills that crown Calderico hill, houses the municipal office at the top of the hill, next to the castle. It is the place to buy castle tickets, ask about guided visits and understand how a La Mancha windmill worked, because the Bolero keeps its complete original mechanism.

Hours and contact

From 1 October to 31 May it is open every day from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:30 to 18:00; from June to September, from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 16:30 to 19:00. The Bolero's phone number is 925 475 731 and the email is [email protected].

The Town Hall also has another tourist office down in the village, on Avenida Castilla-La Mancha, with the phone number 925 593 118. If you arrive with just enough time in the day, you can call either of the two to confirm the hours of the castle and the visits.

Castle and windmill: what the visit includes

The guided visit to La Muela castle includes entry to the castle, the guided tour and free entry to the Bolero windmill. It costs €9 for adults and €4.50 for children aged 7 to 14; under-7s enter free. Tickets are also sold online, on the Spain Heritage Network website.

In the castle, a fortress of Muslim origin remodelled and enlarged by the Order of St John of Jerusalem, you walk through medieval halls, walls, cisterns, towers and courtyards. In the Bolero you see the grinding floor where the flour was made and the miller's little room, and the workings of La Mancha windmills are explained.

If you come by coach or in a group

Coaches need a permit to go up the windmill hill: it is requested in advance by email from the tourist office. If you can, stay for sunset from the hill, which the tourism website itself recommends.

What else to see

From the Bolero you can walk the windmills on Calderico hill. The Rucio windmill, from 1837, keeps parts from the 16th century, and in the Caballero del Verde Gabán is the Verde Gabán Molino Bistró, for a drink facing the windmills.

Down in the village are the Plaza de España and the archaeological museum, with the town hall of 1670, and the Roman dam, from the days of Roman Consabura. In late October the Saffron Rose Festival, declared of tourist interest, is held, with the Molienda de la Paz at the windmills. For lunch, El Alfar is open every day at lunchtime.