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Hidden places in Spain

3 uncrowded places in Spain, away from Madrid: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Castillo de Zafra rising from its sandstone outcrop on the Molina plateau
Forgotten ruins Spain · Guadalajara Province

Castillo de Zafra

A 12th-century castle grown out of a sandstone outcrop on the Molina plateau, better known as the Tower of Joy than by its own name.

Coordinates
40°50′05″N 1°42′23″W
Crowds
Quiet
Landscape
Plateau & highland
Best season
Best in Shoulder