Toledo is the capital of the autonomy and was the most important medieval centre in gothic times. During three centuries of Muslim hegemony a climate of peaceful coexistence between Muslims, Christians and Jews came to exist. Still today that period is seen like a golden age in the understanding between these three religions. After the conquest of the region, Alfonso VI was shocked by this cultural wealth and therefore maintained all city training centres, and later Alfonso X instituted the School of translators of Toledo, in which erudite Muslims, Christians and Jews coexisted, and kept alive the bridge between classic culture and the medieval world. Toledo offers many monuments that denote this medieval diversity: the Synagogue of the Transit, the Christ of the Light Mosque, the Caves of San Miguel or the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, are just a few examples of this.

Cuenca is another place worth to visit in the region. The emblematic Hanging Houses, clustered on the precipice of the Huécar narrow pass, are the emblems of the city. Constructed in the XIVth century, it is believed that they were some ancient king’s summer residences. At the present time they house the Museum of Abstract Art, a unique and perfect mixture of tradition and modernity. The Enchanted City of Cuenca is a place made of gigantic limestone rock blocks carved by nature, and is located in a pine forest in the Conquense Mountainous area. It is a labyrinth of rocky formations where imaginary figures baptized with names of animals and objects appear. This city of rocks was declared Natural Site of National Interest in 1929.

Miguel de Cervantes granted world-wide reputation to La Mancha, because the literary adventures of ingenious hidalgo Don Quixote take place there. In the immensity of the Manchego plains, arise many wind mills, a sign of identity that is reflected in the tourist route of Quixote.

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