El Toboso & Casa de Dulcinea
Casa-Museo de Dulcinea, El Toboso
The hometown of Dulcinea, Don Quixote's beloved. A 16th-century farmhouse converted into a house museum recreates the life of a wealthy La Mancha farming family.
El Toboso lies about 22 km northeast of Campo de Criptana and is the hometown of Dulcinea in the novel. The Casa de Dulcinea is a 16th-century farmhouse converted into a museum, showing a traditional La Mancha home with a courtyard, wine cellar, oil press room and stables. Admission is about EUR 3, and it is closed on Mondays. Nearby, the Church of San Antonio Abad, known as the 'Cathedral of La Mancha', is an impressive abbey church. The Cervantes Museum holds hundreds of editions of Don Quixote in different languages. The town is very small, and you can see everything on foot.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun about 10:00–14:00, 16:00–18:30
Nearby sights
- Mota del Cuervo Windmills
- Hermitage of the Virgin of Criptana
- Campo de Criptana Windmills
- Albaicín of Campo de Criptana
- Church of the Assumption, Campo de Criptana
- Gran Prior Palace, Alcázar de San Juan
- Cueva de Medrano
- Venta del Quijote, Puerto Lápice