The place in La Mancha Curiosity · Argamasilla de Alba, La Mancha, Ciudad Real Image of Argamasilla de Alba, not of the place itself. Argamasilla de Alba has long claimed to be the place in La Mancha whose name Cervantes did not care to remember, and it organises numerous events around the anniversary of Don Quixote. Photo: Luis Rogelio HM (CC BY-SA 2.0) What to see and do in Argamasilla de Alba