--- title: "La Manchuela: a historical land linked to Wine, three places you cannot miss" description: "What is La Manchuela? Surely many of you will have asked before entering what is that of La Manchuela and what relationship does it have with wine, are we missing something? Well..." url: https://vegatolosa.com/en/la-manchuela-una-tierra-historical-ligada-al-vino-tres-sitios-que-no-te-cans-perder/ date: 2021-09-30 modified: 2021-09-30 author: "daniel-gomez" image: https://vegatolosa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/albacete-alcala-jucar-35.jpg categories: ["Uncategorized"] tags: ["Enoturismo", "La Manchuela", "Vino"] type: post lang: en --- # La Manchuela: a historical land linked to Wine, three places you can't miss ## **What is La Manchuela?** Surely many of you will have asked yourself before entering** what is La Manchuela and what is its relationship with wine** Are we missing something? Well, fear no more because your doubts will be resolved in today's post where we are going to give you some small brushstrokes that will make you fall in love and discover one of the **territories with more wealth and beauty of the national panorama.** A land that has traditionally been associated with wine and its **Denomination of Origin** but that is also characterized by being one of the** largest producers of mushrooms,** from the Pletorus to the traditional mushroom passing through the exquisite shiitake**. Olives, vines and cereal** complement this region with a great biodiversity unique to the peninsula. Let's not spend more time, fasten your belts and go directly to visit **La Manchuela** albaceteña: a land to discover. !(https://vegatolosa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lamanchuela-e1632997942307.jpg) **A historical territory comprised** by different localities belonging to three provinces: Cuenca, Valencia and our protagonist of today, Albacete. To the north bordering the meandering **river Cabriel** and to the south the imposing corridor of Almansa. Not without first highlighting the benefits offered by the **Júcar river** as it passes through the region. In addition, that is not all because far from being left behind** reservoirs such as Alarcón and Contreras. **An offer full of variety, good weather and options that will make you envy the inhabitants of these lands ##

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## **Three places that you can not miss** ** It would be very difficult to select the areas of greatest interest with all that La Manchuela has to offer,** so we invite you if your time allows you to discover each of the corners that this wonderful land hides. However and to get you out of trouble, we are going to talk a little more about **three places** of undoubted beauty that you can not even get lost in your trip through the region. ###

### **ALARCÓN** !(https://vegatolosa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Guia-turismo-Alarcon.jpg) If we tell you that you have at your disposal a medieval castle that was **a real impregnable fortress located in a sickle of the Júcar River** and that has one of the most important cultural and artistic historical heritage not only at a regional level but at a national level, surely there is little left for you to be loading your bags in the car. All this offers this wonderful conquense enclave of** Alarcón** where upon arrival we are welcomed by the promenade of its castle transformed into Parador Nacional and its reservoir. A jewel of our heritage where we cannot fail to highlight that you visit its beautiful churches and the well-known altarpiece of Santa Maria. After a long walk through its cobbled streets that better way to recharge batteries than enjoying a good** loin of orza, a killer garlic, or the traditional morteruelo conquense** accompanied by a good glass of [***red wine Finca de los Halcones Ed. Limited D.O La Manchuela* **](https://vegatolosa.com/finca-los-halcones-edition-limited/)from our wineries of **Vega Tolosa.** ** ** ###

### **ALCA DEL JUCAR** !(https://vegatolosa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AB-alcala-de-jucar-12-1024x683-1.jpg) Very close to where we are, we can not overlook what is surely the tourist municipality par excellence of the province of Albacete: **Alcala del Júcar.** The first thing we recommend you do is to put your first foot on the ground is to access directly to its spectacular viewpoint from where you can contemplate from an eagle's view its morphology of hillsides so picturesque and the banks of the **Júcar river.** **Prepare for a few slopes!** However, we already anticipate that it is very worth it either day or night with all the illuminated set **make this an essential point in our trip through La Manchuela.** After all these climbs and sure that the hunger of something cultural or not strange to enter it.** **A good gazpacho manchego** is the preferred option for these lands and for stomachs that require forcefulness do not worry because the **atascaburras** will satisfy your appetite for a shortcut. Lifelong puchero dishes that perfectly match our [***tempranillo Hoya del Carmen.***](https://vegatolosa.com/hoya-del-carmen-tempranillo/) ###

### **JORQUERA** !(https://vegatolosa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/panoramica-del-pueblo-de-jorquera-en-albacete-t-1024x614.jpg) **At the top of the meander of the Júcar River we find this spectacular Albacete landscape called Jorquera**. A privileged enclave where its architecture and its inhabitants have adapted to the natural conditions of the environment, making the views for the tourist a visual delight. Its fortress, **the tower of Doña Blanco** and its historic center of **gothic style that dates from the sixteenth century** are some of the key points that you must mark on your tour. A place of great wealth and beauty that you can not miss the opportunity to visit as well as its gastronomic offer where our [***young wine Capricho Divino Bobal***](https://vegatolosa.com/capricho-divino-bobal/) will make the opportune pairing for its **rural friends of pastoral origin A perfect combination to satisfy your palate!** !(https://vegatolosa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Design-without-title-1.png) **These are our recommendations **on some of the numerous environments of great tourist interest that hosts **La Manchuela.** An area unknown to many that hosts all kinds of activities and interests for all tastes, especially those related to wine and the known as wine tourism. We hope to see you soon in these areas and we invite you to visit our wonderful location in** Casas Ibañez** where [**Bodegas Vega Tolosa**](https://vegatolosa.com/concenos/) opens the doors to this authentic earthly paradise. ** **