Manzanares is a town located in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Some of the most important landmarks and structures mentioned include the Pilas Bonas Castle from the 13th century, the 15th century Nuestra Señora de la Asunción church, and the Gran Teatro built in 1994. The document provides details about the history and restoration of these sites. It also discusses the culture and economy of the region, mentioning the wine and cheese production as well as an annual agriculture fair in July.

2. Location
Manzanares is in the
centre of Spain, in the
region of Castilla-La
Mancha, in the province
of Ciudad Real. It is 175
km away from Madrid,
the Capital of Spain

3. LOCATION

6. Pilas Bonas Castle
The Pilas Bonas Castle
was the original
nucleus of the town.
Buildings grew up
around it. The Castle
was built in the XIII
century.

7. Pilas Bonas Castle
Over the last few years, the castle has been
restored. Now, Pilas Bonas Castle is one of
the best restaurants and hotels of
Manzanares.
Before After

9. Nuestra Señora de la
Asunción church
was built in the XV
century. It is the
most important
monument of
Manzanares.

10. It was a gothic temple,
but it was destroyed in
the Spanish Civil War.
Now the church’s
interiors are totally
different.
The tower is fifty five
metres high.
The Renaissance
decoration of the door is
one of the most
beautiful of the region. .

14. The current Gran Teatro (Great
Theatre) was built in 1994. It is a
rebuilding of the original Gran
Teatro built in 1910, which was
destroyed in 1975.

15. Lazarillo
Every year, the
International Festival of
Contemporary Theatre
takes place in the Gran
Teatro. It is one of the
most significant cultural
festivals of the town and the
region.

16. In Manzanares there are also some
ancient churches…
churches

17. … a convent, and several old houses
and palaces.

18. These are some
photos of the centre
of Manzanares

19. The “Plaza de
Toros”, where
the bullfighting
events take place.
The factory of
flour, from 1895.
It was very
important but now
it is abbandoned.

20. Gastronomy
Manzanares has very famous wines and
excellent cheeses from La Mancha which
have “Protected Denomination of Origin”.
For example, Señorío de Guadianeja,
Yuntero, Quesos Hidalgo or Cabrera

21. In Manzanares there
are some hotels but one
of them belongs to the
most famous net of
Spanish hotels called
“paradores nacionales”.

22. Every summer, in July, the Feria del
Campo y Muestras de Castilla la
Mancha, FERCAM is held. It is a fair
with an exhibition of agricultural
machines, cars, tractors… There are
also travel agencies, household items
shops, etc.

23. La zona, la region

24. Don Quixote of (from) La
Mancha
La Mancha is a region in the
centre of Spain which is
famous because Miguel de
Cervantes wrote the famous
novel Don Quixote of La
Mancha inspired in this
region. Don Quixote and
Sancho Panza have their
adventures principally in La
Mancha, where they are from.

25. La Mancha is a big plain
in the centre of Spain.
The vegetation is
mediterranean and there
are some lakes like
Tablas de Daimiel, which
is a National Park.

26. The “Lagunas de
Ruidera” are also
very famous . The
Guadiana River is
born here.

27. The most significative
towns of La Mancha
are:

28. ALMAGRO

29. ViLLAnueVA de LOs
infAntes

30. CAMpO de CRiptAnA, with
the typiCAL windMiLLs

31. tOLedO

32. La Mancha is in the centre
of Spain, so it’s very close to
historical cities like Toledo,
Cuenca, Córdoba, Sevilla,
Granada or Madrid, the
capital of Spain.

33. The main crops
are cereal,
vineyards and
olives. The
production of milk
from sheep is also
very important.

34. OUR HIGH
SCHOOL!!!

35. Our high school is Pedro Álvarez de
Sotomayor. It was founded in 1956. It
was the first high school of Manzanares.
Pedro Álvarez de Sotomayor was the
priest that protected Manzanares from
the napoleonic invasion in 1809.

36. The library
• foto
The Canteen

37. In the centre you can
study E.S.O
(compulsory
secondary education)
and Bachillerato
(advanced education
before University)

38. The bilingual project started in the course 2006-
2007. There was only one bilingual class in 1º of
ESO. Now there are bilingual classes in 1º,2º,3º
and 4º of ESO. The bilingual subjects are:
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Biology,
Physical Education, Art etc…
• El proyecto bilingüe se inicio en el curso 2006-
2007, fue el primer curso que el centro tuvo
sección europea, en este año solo una clase de
1º de la ESO dio clases en bilingüe: ingles,
educación física y biología.

39. We start the classes at
8:30 in the morning. We
have two breaks of twenty
minutes. The classes are
55 minutes long. We finish
at 14:30 and go home to
have lunch.
Students from other
towns come to our
high school to study
and to take the exam
that allows you to go
to university.

40. ¡¡LA SIESTA!!

41. A LOT OF PARTIES…
DISCO
“BOTELLÓN”

42. The
Bullfighting Flamenco

43. TYPICAL SPANISH FOOD