Alcázar de San Juan: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 38 - 70 Hotel Venta El Molino
 This hotel offers functional and comfortable accommodation in the heart of La Mancha region. It is well-communicated to the most important sites in th… MoreEUR 61 - 111 Intur Alcazar de San Juan
 Built by a famous Spanish Architect, this hotel has very stylish interiors with arched walkways and high ceilings such as the one over the indoor pool… MoreEUR 34 - 58 Hotel Hidalgo Quijada
 A brand new hotel, opened in April of 2007, situated in the heart Alcazar de San Juan and just an hours drive from the capital.
It has easy road acce… MoreEUR 40 - 55 Hotel Ercilla Barataria
 The Ercilla Hotel Barataria is embedded in Alcázar de San Juan, an important nucleus of population in La Mancha. It has easy road access and it is le… MoreEUR 33 - 75 Hotel Alcazar
 This new, small hotel is located in the new development within Alcázar de San Juan, in the province of Ciudad Real.
After a day’s work you can rel… MoreEUR 40 - 220 Hotel Convento de Santa Clara
 Convento de Santa Clara is a converted 16th-century convent located in Alcázar de San Juan. It has a large central courtyard and offers free Wi-Fi th… MoreEUR 50 - 55 AT Los Angeles
 These comfortable apartments are in the centre of Alcazar de San Juan. All apartments have a full kitchen including a washing machine and dishwasher.
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Alcázar de San Juan: Guide
Alcázar de San Juan or simply Alcázar is a town and municipality in the province of Ciudad Real (province)|Ciudad Real, part of the autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
It is located in the plain of La Mancha. Its name is taken from an old moorish fortress (Alcazar in Arabic language, which was afterwards garrisoned by the knights of St John (San Juan in Spanish language). Much of the action of Cervantes' Don Quixote takes place around Alcázar. The village of El Toboso was the home of the Lady Dulcinea del Toboso; Argamasilla de Alba is declared by tradition to be the birthplace of the original of Don Quixote himself.
It is believed that Alcázar is the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes as a birth certificate was found with that name in Santa María church, however historians deny this fact.
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