Almedina, city of Islamic La Mancha Curiosity · Almedina, Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real Image of Almedina, not of the place itself. Its name, of Arabic root, points to its importance: it was one of the three most significant cities of Muslim La Mancha, along with Almodóvar and Calatrava la Vieja, and controlled the pass towards Sierra Morena. Photo: B25es (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Almedina