Some towns ask for a quick look. Villanueva de la Jara asks for a slow walk. Its streets, squares, churches, hermitages and old houses tell the story of a Castilian municipality that once stood close to the centre of royal politics, then later became part of a major spiritual route linked to Saint Teresa of Ávila. Set in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Villanueva de la Jara rewards attention. A carved coat of arms above a doorway, a balcony casting shade over a
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