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

LOCATION

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.

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

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

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. .

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.

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.

In Manzanares there are also In Manzanares there are also some ancient churchessome ancient churches…

… a convent, and several old houses and palaces.

These are some photos of the

centre of Manzanares

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.

GastronomyManzanares 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

In Manzanares there are some hotels but

oneof them belongs to

the most famous net of

Spanish hotels called “paradores nacionales”.

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.

La zona, la region

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.

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.

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

The most significative towns of La Mancha

are:

ALMAGRO

Villanueva de los Infantes

Campo de Criptana, with the typical windmills

TOLEDO

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.

The main crops are cereal,

vineyards and olives. The

production of milk from

sheep is also very important.

OUR HIGH SCHOOL!!!

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.

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The Canteen

The library

In the centre you can study E.S.O

(compulsory secondary

education) and Bachillerato (advanced

education before University)

• 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.

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…

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.

¡¡LA SIESTA!!

A LOT OF PARTIES…

“BOTELLÓN” DISCO

The Bullfighting Flamenco

TYPICAL SPANISH FOOD