The Route of Don Quixote refers to the route followed by the protagonist of the novel El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes in his adventures through the lands of La Mancha, mainly, as well as Aragon and Catalonia.
In the novel "Don Quixote de La Mancha", Don Quixote makes three trips through the lands of La Mancha, Aragón and Catalonia, which has led to the creation of different routes that follow in his footsteps.
The most famous is La Ruta de Don Quixote, which runs through all the provinces of the region of Castilla la Mancha on a route of about 2,500 kilometers and 148 municipalities. The itinerary is divided into 10 sections and crosses the spaces where the adventures of the well-known Hidalgo and his faithful squire Sancho take place.
The sections of the route allow us to discover the places where Cervantes placed the adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha and Sancho, in his universal work El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de La Mancha.
Stage 5 – From Albacete to Alcaraz and Bienservida:
The route begins in Albacete, the urban center with the largest number of inhabitants in all of Castilla-La Mancha. Continue through the Sierra de Alcaraz through Balazote, the Bicha de Balazote considered the homeland of Iberian sculpture, Robledo, Alcaraz and Bienservida.
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