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The Laguna Grande de Villafranca de los Caballeros is one of the largest river lagoons in La Mancha and the only one in the region with recreational use. With its 2.5 km of beach, it is a popular tourist destination, especially during the summer months.

After riding through dry environments, a nice place to stop and watch the birds for a while.

The Laguna Grande de Villafranca de los Caballeros is one of the largest river lagoons in La Mancha and the only one in the region with recreational use. With its 2.5 km long beach, it is a popular tourist destination, especially in the summer months.

In 1925 this mill was still in operation. The neighbours could access it to grind wheat, either via the horse trail located on its eastern side, or via the road called La Nava for carts. This mill also had a nearby building, the miller's hut, and a dividing wall was also built to allow livestock to be kept.

This square surprises visitors with its open wooden arcades supported by footings and upright posts, painted in red ochre.

We are facing the Laguna Grande in the city of Villafranca de los Caballeros, with a more than acceptable water level thanks to the recent rains. This area is very well suited for resting and relaxing as they have numerous roofs with tables and seats to eat and enjoy the surroundings.

The mills in La Mancha are the quintessential sign of identity of this beautiful land. Strategically located at any elevation of the land to take advantage of the prevailing wind, they are part of the La Mancha landscape and universal heritage.

The next wetland is the Laguna Grande de Quero, first you have to pass through the town and then the immense endorheic lake emerges surrounded by whitish mountains. The high level of salinity of the water prevents numerous species of birds from abounding, but it has always been a source of resources due to the collection of salt for canning in brine. The path passes the bed of the Cigüela River and enters the surroundings of the Villafranca lagoons, included like all in the Natura 2000 Network within La Mancha Húmeda and declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The Fauna Reserve is the artificial union of the Small and Large lagoons, creating a huge swamp surface of permanent, deep waters with abundant aquatic and steppe birds prowling over the reed beds on the banks. In the lagoons it is easy to see red duck, mallard, crested pochard, common pochard, little grebe, common coot, great crested grebe and marsh harrier. The shore of the Laguna Grande is equipped with bathing areas for the summer season, recreational spaces, bird observatories and an interpretation center, maintaining a tradition of public use that dates back to the 18th century, when the inhabitants of Villafranca de los Knights took advantage of the medicinal properties of saline waters to cure rheumatic ailments and skin diseases.