Why Manzanares, Spain is a MUST VISIT town near Ciudad Real!

[@kenwarburton2578]

A very interesting video of a nice and spotless town in central Spain with a magnificent "plaza".. Thanks Stuart,

[@getplaning]

Manzanares is the first place I ever visited in Spain, in 1993. Imagine a Spain with no tourists. Manzanares is that place. Very traditional, provincial. I just remembered I actually own a property outside of Manzanares, that overlooks Madrid, in Almunia de Manzanares. The government enclosed the property with a natural preserve, so all I can do is picnic on it. It's beautiful.

[@janethaver3375]

That monastery was a fabulous building

[@pedromendoza6596]

Thank you so much for make this video. I'm from Manzanares but I'm living in England since 2013. Manzanares have 4 museum, a big theatre, a Little castle, and a beatiful park with ducks and peacocks. It has 18000 residents, but many people working or study outside weekly days, and back every weekend to the town. This City is unknown for the british people, but has very good location, and you can travel for example to the Ruidera lagoons...40 miles away from this town.

[@JordanManzanares-s2w]

Beautiful since I was a kid I was hoping someone would make a video on this beautiful town, I’ve heard the manzanares castle is also very beautiful! Thank you sir!

[@hikingwithsquirrel]

A shout out to you Stu for getting well off the beaten trail. This walkabout in Manzanares is so related to the over-tourism you talked about in another excellent video that is getting push back by locals in many coastal areas. Yet, as you have shown, the various provinces away from the coast have interesting and beautiful things to offer. I am moving to Spain this year and have considered Manzanares as a place perhaps to live. One additional thing you didn't mention, is that the town has a train station, so you can connect to the AVE in Ciudad Real or take the media-distancia trains north to Madrid, east to Albacete and on to Valencia or Alicante, south to Granada, Córdoba, or Almería. It looks relaxed and sunny, and checking houses on Idealista, not only affordable, but has some beautiful homes. Behind those façades you see and imagined courtyards and patios, that Manchega house is exactly that, stunning courtyards and patios to take a break from the house without even leaving the house. Keep up your exploring the out-of-the-way bits of Spain! Olé!

[@Santiago-hz2sv]

Encantado que vengas a residir a Manzanares, es un pueblo de unos 18.000 habitantes, y tenemos casi todo tipo de servicios, disponemos de un buen hospital y de buenas comunicaciones tanto por autopistas como por tren y es una ciudad muy tranquila.

[@andressanchezcasado4433]

Yo visito Manzanares con frecuencia y voy gratis con el bono gratuito en tren y me paso el día en la biblioteca que es muy acogedora y muy bonita con mucha luz para leer y estudiar

[@skincaremakeup40]

I love Spain so much.Similar to my homeland(Icily,Italy)but more joyous and relaxed

[@StevenBeard]

Ooh, I do like it when you go on a walkabout.

[@stevetilk4926]

Stu speaking like a native! Perfect diction. Bien hecho senor.

[@edwardcastillo459]

walk around videos are the best... thank you

[@keithjeffries8957]

Great location graphic with town name at the beginning - really improves an already brilliant series of videos

[@judithcheckley4655]

Blimey, we're having a few weeks in Castilla la Mancha. Today/tonight we're at Villanueva de los Infantes. Well worth you doing a visit.

[@Simonprado45]

Fantastic video. Congratulations!!

[@janetlombardi2314]

A very clean town. Nice and open.I should imagine it will come alive in the evening. Thanks Stuart 😊

[@harriettt9857]

No it won’t at all ! The busiest time of day would be between 10:00-12:00 am . in small towns n villages when people go out to shop or on market day . Apart from that maybe Friday or Sat evening for a drink in a local bar .

[@leonorlopez7932]

Very interesting video Nice tour, Thank you 👍🇪🇸

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Thanks! I was looking for a convent to join!

[@michaelthatcher3825]

Been there twice; some years ago now, staying in the Parador nearby. Hope you "Backed up the truck" and filled up with the local wine especially the lovely fruity whites.

[@joseantoniodavila2752]

Greetings from Ciudad Real. I'v lived here for more than 20 years already. It was difficult for me to adapt at first because this whole part of Spain is too calm. On the other hand, even more than easy, it is natural to make friends quickly and there is a social life that one doesn't guess could exist here. It is not a place for everyone though. That's for a living. Regarding tourism, Albacete caga y vete.

[@jorgesardinas8612]

17:43 Manzanarez, Clean , nice looking, "Neo-Ghost Town" . If you're looking for Solace, you found it!! Another wonderful place, where you can pass the hours ripping paper bags. As it seems there's nothing else to do...

[@seanflewin9803]

Looks lovely there,but those cobbled streets play havoc with your mic, thanks for the tour

[@janethaver3375]

Interesting video. Thank you. Were they swifts or swallows swooping about? They sounded like swifts

[@joseantoniodavila2752]

Both. 17:57 the shadow of the couple of barn swallows. 18:19 a swallow itself.

[@janethaver3375]

@@joseantoniodavila2752thank you - your eyesight is better than mine 😊

[@joseantoniodavila2752]

@@janethaver3375 There were and who knows if still are two traveller agencies in London for birdwatchers and the main destination was Spain. Israel was second then. Those Brits coming on a bus to nowhere are the first English speakers I met when I was a little child in Badajoz. One of them noticed I needed glasses. Not my parents. He gave me a guide of birds titled: "Birds by character. The fieldguide to Jizz identification", which is about telling birds from a blurr. The hearing helps and you got the two species

[@jonniesantos]

Beautiful. :)

[@andrescasado5975]

Muchas gracias por el vídeo pero te ha faltado la calle peatonal que es donde están los bancos y la vida comercial

[@hptk3560]

Hi, my name is Antonio and my entire family has lived in Manzanares for many generations. Thank you for making a video about where i come from. This town was very Republican during the civil war, which led to several of my ancestors to be imprisoned and killed by the fascists. Just a bit of history.

[@Carol_in_Spain]

I have never seen a town so closed or abandoned looking. Maybe you visited on a bad day

[@jp13119]

I have. As a matter of fact my great grandparents town of Macotera is so small and closed like this that they don't even have a school. Just a Plaza de Toros, public pool and a church. Their hotel is a motel that's not open often but probably sometime. I'm going to return in August when a cab driver from Salamanca told me that everyone who has left returns to visit their relatives. It kind of reminds me of many of Stu's walkabouts. It's still beautiful though! I love Spain too!🇪🇸

[@harriettt9857]

All small Spanish towns are like that . Nothing happening at all . Might be lucky to see a few locals having an almuerzo in the morning between 10:00/11:00 am .

[@hikingwithsquirrel]

Spanish towns, especially in the interior, come alive after 5pm. I've been in many places in the afternoon and yeah, nobody there, but stick around and see the same place after 1700 or the when the sun starts to set and it's a different experience.

[@alphabeta4396]

It's so quiet, where are the people?

[@geoCow]

Manzanar means "apple orchard" in Spanish. Any apples noted?

[@joseantoniodavila2752]

Did you note that the few trees we see are with no exception tiny?

[@goldgeologist5320]

Reminds me of small town in Peru but cleaner, quieter and better construction. Thanks for another great walk around.

[@raysams8335]

You have just shown what will happen to Spain if they keep trying to deter tourists.

[@harriettt9857]

All small Spanish towns are the same . Mostly very quiet n nobody in sight . No trees either . Only big cities n towns or towns on / near the coast are busy with people .

[@hikingwithsquirrel]

Perhaps nobody was in sight due to the early afternoon when Stuart was out walking. I'm certain that after 1700 there would've been many more people out and about. As far as trees, the plains of La Mancha are exactly that, plains and the trees are found on hills and mountains around the towns. The lack of trees in the outdoor space makes the design of the Manchega house with its courtyard and patio so appealing.

[@Santiago-hz2sv]

El video esta realizado entorno a las 14:00 horas, que es cuando normalmente los pequeños comercios suelen cerrar, para luego abrir a las 17:00 hora de la tarde y es cuando a partir de esa hora cuando empieza la gente a salir de compras y conforme va pasando las horas se van llenando las calles sobre todo las calles del centro, los trabajadores de las factorías dejan de trabajar sobre las 19:00 y 20:00 horas y es cuando la gente salen a pasear y a reunirse con los amigos, sobre todo los viernes y los sábados, pero eso es en la mayoría de los pueblos, en las grandes ciudades es casi practicamente las 24 horas del día, pero no tienen la tranquilidad que tienen los pueblos, y es lo que la gran mayoría de la gente busca tener.

[@vladdrako785]

4 trees in this town

[@Santiago-hz2sv]

En la zona entre el polígono industrial y el hospital existe un gran parque con mucha variedad de arboles y plantas, así como una zona para los niños jueguen, un planetario, bares con terraza y aves sueltas como patos y pavos reales entre otros y sobre todo mucha sombra gracias a los grandes árboles.

[@sharongamble6379]

Spot less

[@peteymax]

“Big religious buildings”. Stuart they’re called churches 😅

[@HansvanOostende]

Nobody there no reason to visit

[@Santiago-hz2sv]

En el video no ha mostrado ni la mínima parte de todo de lo que dispone esta ciudad, tanto para alojamientos, como para diversión y lugares que visitar.