# La Muela Castle, with a guided tour What to do en Consuegra · Consuegra Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/things-to-do/la-muela-castle · Revisado: 2026-11-13 - Desde: 9 € per adult - Duración: 1 h - Temporada: All year, every day - Para quién: Families and teenagers Guided visit · 1 h · castle of the Order of St John with the Bolero windmill · €9, €4.50 for ages 7 to 14 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. ## Practical details - Details checked on 13 November 2026. ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Coordenadas: 39.4532, -3.6084 ## Cerca de aquí - [The twelve windmills of Calderico hill and the Bolero windmill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/things-to-do/calderico-windmills), a 390 m - [Verde Gabán, Molino Bistró](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/where-to-eat/verde-gaban-molino-bistro), a 447 m - [Rucio Windmill, the one that grinds again at the Saffron Rose Festival](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/things-to-do/rucio-windmill), a 456 m - [Oncemolinos Apartments](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/where-to-stay/oncemolinos-apartments), a 490 m - [El Retorno Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/where-to-eat/el-retorno-restaurant), a 600 m - [La Vida de Antes Rural Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/where-to-stay/la-vida-de-antes-rural-hotel), a 607 m - [Plaza de España, Los Corredores and the Archaeological Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/things-to-do/main-square-museum), a 790 m - [Saffron Rose Festival](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra/things-to-do/saffron-rose-festival), a 790 m ## Consejos ### Keep the ticket for the Bolero The castle ticket includes the Bolero windmill, a few minutes' walk along the hill. ### Buy the ticket beforehand in August During Consuegra Medieval, passes sell out and the prices change. ### Ask about dramatised tours The castle schedules them throughout the year; the tourist office has the dates. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does it cost to go into Consuegra castle? The guided visit with the Bolero windmill costs €9 for adults and €4.50 for ages 7 to 14; up to age 6, free. ### What are the opening hours? Every day, from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 18:00, except 24, 25 and 31 December 2026 and 1 and 6 January 2027. ### Can I visit on my own? Visits inside are made with a tourist guide. ### Who died in the battle of Consuegra? Diego Rodríguez, the son of El Cid, in 1097. ### Can I drive up? Yes, except during Consuegra Medieval, in August, and the Saffron Rose Festival, in October, when the road is closed. Destino: [Consuegra](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/consuegra.md)