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Day 12 (Saturday, April 4th 2009)
After reluctantly waking up, I left the hotel in Cordoba just after 10:00 and began the long drive up to Toledo.
About 2 hours and 45 minutes into my drive, I stopped off at a city called Consuegra to see its famous windmills. Most of Spain's windmills are found in the province of La Mancha, which is located in the central part of the country. It has been said by many that the best examples of these restored windmills can be found in Consuegra, which has made the city quite famous. The windmills were introduced into Spain in the 16th century in order to help millers. The windmills were able to convert the wind energy and apply it to grinding grain, which was of huge importance during that time. Much to my surprise, I read that the windmills were actually used until the beginning of the 1980's.
As I approached Consuegra I could see the windmills lined up in the distance, towering over the city in a dramatic fashion. I parked my car next to the visitor center and then hiked up a hill, walking past the somewhat uninteresting castle until I reached the windmills. The windmills were fascinating to see, especially because there were so many of them!
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| Consuegra |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| Consuegra |
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| Castle of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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| The windmills of Consuegra. |
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