With more than eight hundred years old, the Castle of Consuegra is unique. Not only because of the place where it is, but also for its great history and architecture, linked with the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. From here you can see La Mancha and the windmills in its original splendourAlthough we can go back in time to the ancient fortress built during the Caliphate's period (10th century), the actual one is an impressive building made by the Order of Saint John. The king Alfonso VIII gave them the old fortification and the land around it (alfóz) to defend the border.They were the creators of this castle, which is surprisingly like the Crac des chevaliers situated in Syria (it belonged to them as well), the new forms of construction, like the grand core with four semi-circular towers located in the centre of each side of the square that constitute the castle, gave it an impregnable aspect. Additionally, we have more defensive elements, such as artillery walls, slits, battlements and three different gates. Inside, we have an impressive water system, the dungeons, the chapel, the archive and probably the most important room: the capitular room.
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