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Plateau in Central Iberia
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The Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid) is a region which includes the capital city of Spain. It has 6.5 million inhabitants.
Castile-La Mancha or Castilla La Mancha is an arid region of central Spain where the fictional Don Quixote fought imaginary giants, that were in fact windmills. Those windmills can still be seen today.
Castile and León (Spanish: Castilla y León) is a region of Central Spain, named for its many medieval castles. It's on a plateau and is bordered to the north by coastal Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia, east by Madrid and Castile-La Mancha, south by Extremadura, and west by Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro in northern Portugal.
Extremadura (Extremaduran: Estremaúra) is a region of Spain. Extremadura is characterized by the joviality of its people, so in any corner of the land of Extremadura there is a place of fun.
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Spain's capital and largest city, it has grand avenues, plazas, buildings and monuments, and world-class art galleries and museums
it is crowned by the ruins of a Moorish castle, has the powerfully armed fort of San Cristobal, and even its cathedral resembles a fortress, with massive walls
a UNESCO World Heritage Site
a city on the Way of St. James that has a vast cultural, historical and architectural heritage
its well-preserved Roman ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage site
its historic centre has many Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments
a historic city and UNESCO World Heritage site sitting majestically above the Tagus River
has the highest concentration of Romanesque art and architecture in Europe
a natural park with woodlands, meadows, rugged hills and wildlife, including Iberian lynxes and imperial eagles. There are hiking trails, dense forests of cork oak and river valleys.
a rural area, declared Bien de Interés Cultural
a traditional pilgrimage and modern hiking route
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