The best road cycling routes around Barrax

A detour is worth it as Mr. Bakchich (puppet - Moroccan water seller) is sitting here looking for a ride on a bicycle. Mr. Bakchich comes from Marrakech and wants to cycle around the world. Unfortunately, I accidentally left him here. Please help him and get in touch with https://www.instagram.com/yasminaahlmaris/ she is so sad about it and we would find it a shame to lose contact with Mr. Bakchich like this. Unfortunately, I don't have the possibility to go back. Please help him!

The name of this town originates from its role as a crossroads on the ancient routes that connected Complutum with Carthago Nova in Roman times, and on the Silk Road that linked Toledo with Valencia and Cartagena. It derives from the Arabic word "rutba," the tax paid for the passage of livestock. A true inheritor of so many peoples and cultures, La Roda has absorbed the best of each, evident in its beautiful town center, its magnificent Church of El Salvador, and the Palaces of the Doctor de La Encina and the Counts of Villaleal. It is currently very well connected to the provincial capital, Albacete, from which it is only 36 km away. The entire town center has been declared a Site of Cultural Interest for its historical and artistic value.

It is the green lung of Albacete and the largest urban park in Castilla-La Mancha, covering 120,000 m² (12 ha). Located in the heart of Albacete, it is bordered by Avenida de España, Tesifonte Gallego, Paseo Simón Abril, and several squares. Inaugurated in 1911, during the mayorship of Abelardo Sánchez.

With the patronage of "John the Baptist," this parish has chosen a saint who is considered a forerunner of Jesus Christ. In Christian theology, he is the voice of one crying in the wilderness prophesied in the Old Testament book of Isaiah: "A voice calls out: 'In the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God!'" (Lutheran Bible). John is the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, who was visited by the Blessed Virgin Mary when she learned from the Archangel Gabriel that she herself would give birth to Jesus Christ, and her—until then childless—relative was still pregnant in old age. The feast day of San Juan Bautista in the calendar of saints is June 24.

Albacete's Calle Mayor is one of the most iconic and busiest streets in the city center. It's one of the city's busiest commercial streets, with a large influx of pedestrians and shops.

The Cathedral of San Juan Bautista in Albacete is an impressive Catholic temple located in the historic center of the city. Its construction began in 1515 on the remains of an old Mudejar church and was completed in 1949. The cathedral combines several architectural styles, including Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neo-Gothic.

Saint John the Baptist (San JUAN BAUTISTA), to whom the cathedral (bishop's church) in Albacete is dedicated, is - like Saint Joseph - a man on the threshold of the Old and New Testaments. His parents are Zacharias and Elizabeth, and after the announcement of the incarnation of God through them, the Mother of God visits her relative Elizabeth, who will give birth to a son in her old age, namely John the Baptist. He is half a year older than Jesus and is considered his forerunner/pioneer. He lives in the desert, preaches repentance from sins to the Jewish population and baptizes them in the Jordan, where Jesus also comes to be baptized, and is filled with the Holy Spirit who descends upon him from heaven. The memorial day of San JUAN BAUTISTA in the calendar of saints is June 24th, exactly half a year before 'Christmas Eve'.

The origin of the name of this town comes from its function as a crossing point for the ancient routes that linked Complutum with Carthago-Nova, in Roman times; or the silk route that linked Toledo with Valencia and Cartagena. It is derived from the Arabic “rutba”, the tax that was paid for the passage of livestock. As a good learner of so many people and cultures, La Roda has known how to collect the best of each and this is evident in its beautiful urban complex, its magnificent church of El Salvador and the Palaces of Doctor de La Encina and that of the Counts of Villaleal. Currently it is very well connected with its capital, Albacete, from which it is only 36 km away. Its entire urban complex has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest for its historical and artistic value.