Guadalajara, the great unknown

I have a tradition in order to spend the Easter holidays. I choice one of the Spanish area and then I’m going to visit it. This year I have chosen Guadalajara.

I didn’t know anything about this area and after visiting it I came back very pleased and amazing.

Guadalajara is the northernmost province of Castilla – La Mancha. There are many places to visit and one of them is the north, with medieval villages and castles like Atienza, Sigüenza…. . The local dish is “Sopa Castellana”, “Asado a la Leña”….. Oooff!! incredible, the sweets are made with Alcarria honey and the most famous are “Borrachos”. Another beautiful place is the black architecture towns, which show us how the materials from the natural surrounding were used; the houses are building with black bricks.

There is a book called “Viaje a la Alcarria” that it was written by Camilo José Cela in 1946, this is one of the most important travel books in literature. The writer explained his experiences during his journey to the Alcarria.

The worst thing about this travel was the weather: wind, cold, snow…. but when you are in holidays these things do no matter.