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Sierra de los Molinos Windmills

Sierra de los Molinos Windmills

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Sierra de los Molinos Windmills

Name: Sierra de los Molinos Windmills
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Location: Campo De Criptana, Mancha, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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1. Windmills of Campo de Criptana – Windmills of Consuegra loop from Alcázar de San Juan

107km

08:30

830m

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2. Windmills of Consuegra – Windmills of Campo de Criptana loop from Campo de Criptana

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06:14

600m

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3. Bar La Alacena – Windmills of Campo de Criptana loop from Puerto Lápice

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

December 11, 2025

Hill of the Mills (also known as Sierra de los Molinos) in Campo de Criptana.

In 1575, the Topographical Reports of Philip II already mentioned “many mills” in the area; in 1752, the Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada recorded 34 mills in Campo de Criptana. Currently, 10 mills are preserved, three of them (Infante, Burleta, and Sardinero) dating from the 16th century with their original machinery.

The complex has been declared a Site of Cultural Interest and designated a “Historic Site.”

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JULIO TENDERO ROSELL

August 26, 2024

The Sierra de los Molinos is the place where the famous windmills are built. It is the top of a hill where the open space ensures the wind that would move its blades in its time. Of the more than thirty windmills that once existed, ten of them are preserved, called: Sardinero located on the Cerro de la Paz and Burleta, Infanto, Cariari, Culebro, Inca Garcilaso, Lagarto, Pilón, Poyatos and Quimera located in the Sierra de los Molinos.
Their existence inspired Cervantes to narrate "The Battle of Don Quixote against the Giants", in chapter VIII of "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha", where Don Quixote mistook the windmills for giants against whom to fight.

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Elevation 750 m

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Location: Campo De Criptana, Mancha, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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Sierra de los Molinos Windmills

1. Windmills of Campo de Criptana – Windmills of Consuegra loop from Alcázar de San Juan

2. Windmills of Consuegra – Windmills of Campo de Criptana loop from Campo de Criptana

3. Bar La Alacena – Windmills of Campo de Criptana loop from Puerto Lápice

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