The visit of Castilla-La Mancha is often reduced to a single image: white windmills turning above a dry plain. That image is real, and it is unforgettable. Yet it is only the doorway into one of Spain’s richest inland regions. This is a place where medieval streets still lead to synagogues, mosques, cathedrals, and fortresses. Roman ruins sit in open countryside. Monasteries rise from quiet towns. Wetlands, lagoons, waterfalls, river gorges, and wide vineyards give photograph