Albaicín of Campo de Criptana
Barrio del Albaicín
A Moorish-style old quarter at the foot of the windmill hill, with low white houses edged in blue climbing the slope, on the route up to the windmills.
The Albaicín quarter lies at the foot of the south slope of the Windmill Hill and is the oldest residential area of Campo de Criptana. Its streets are narrow and winding, and the low whitewashed houses have an indigo-blue band painted along the base of their walls, said to keep away insects and damp. From the town centre it takes about 10 minutes to walk uphill through the quarter to the windmills, passing traditional La Mancha houses with porches and small courtyards. Please keep noise down in the residential streets and do not enter private homes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Campo de Criptana Windmills
- Church of the Assumption, Campo de Criptana
- Hermitage of the Virgin of Criptana
- Gran Prior Palace, Alcázar de San Juan
- El Toboso & Casa de Dulcinea
- Mota del Cuervo Windmills
- Cueva de Medrano
- Venta del Quijote, Puerto Lápice