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In addition to the Palace of the Marqués de Santa Cruz, which is a Renaissance jewel built between 1564 and 1586 by the Spanish sailor Álvaro de Bazán, Viso del Marqués is home to other places of interest: Church of Our Lady of the Assumption: This Gothic-Renaissance style church has a central nave offset from the presbytery, built on the remains of a previous church. On its walls, you will find the curious “Lagarto del Viso”, a stuffed crocodile brought from the Nile by the Marquis during one of his expeditions. Plaza del Pradillo: The center of the town is surrounded by the Marqués Palace, the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the Tower of the old convent. AVAN Natural Sciences Museum: An interesting place to explore nature and biodiversity. Hermitage of San Andrés and forest park of the Valle de los Perales: A natural environment where you can enjoy the beauty of the Sierra de Viso del Marqués Viso del Marqués is a destination full of history and charm! 🏰🌿

This charming place is located in the south of the province of Ciudad Real, near Andalusia, and is part of the Sierra Morena region of Ciudad Real. 74 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Almuradiel is crossed by the Southern Highway and is located between kilometer points 231 and 243. Near the town, the Despeñaperros pass begins, a gorge carved by the Despeñaperros River.

Viso del Marqués is a Spanish municipality and town in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. The municipal area, which extends across the northern foothills of Sierra Morena. This picturesque place is located at the confluence of four important roads that have historically linked La Mancha with Andalusia. Furthermore, its strategic location made it a prelude to Despeñaperros, the main communication route between both regions.

In the vicinity of Despeñaperros, two kilometers from Aldeaquemada, is the Cascada de la Cimbarra Natural Area, where we find a spectacular 20-meter-high waterfall that originated as a result of a fault transverse to the Guarrizas River bed. In addition to the waterfall, with great landscape value, its granite walls are home to important masses of vegetation and nesting areas for a multitude of birds of prey.

At one of the last elevations of Sierra Morena we find this town of Aldeaquemada, where all of its valleys and mountains head south towards the great plain of the Río Guadalquivir. In the middle of the center we find its square, cobbled and square where we find the town hall and its church.

Municipality that is on the border between two provinces and to the north of Sierra Morena. At the northern entrance to the town is Tio Pepe, a famous statue close to the road.

In the town of Viso del Marqués there is the Palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz which is in the old middle of the town, being one of the most important points in the town. The town is located to the north of one of the last ridges of Sierra Morena.

Stop for a coffee as you pass through Viso del Marqués next to the Palace of the Marqués de Santa Cruz built between 1564 and 1588 by order of Álvaro de Bazán, first Marquis of Santa Cruz and Admiral of the Navy and admire the heritage architecture of the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption.