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The Los Tarays and Los Arenales natural areas

Villarta de San Juan, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

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The Los Tarays and Los Arenales natural areas

Nature · Villarta de San Juan, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

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Los Tarays is the largest green area of Villarta de San Juan, on the outskirts of the village, beside the vega of the río Gigüela; a wide expanse planted with tamarisks, with baths, a fountain and a resting place on the Ruta de Don Quijote, where the pilgrimage of 1 May and local and national greyhound-racing championships used to be held. Los Arenales, another large green area also beside the Gigüela, is planted with pine woods and likewise has baths, picnic areas and a fountain; it is the spot where the 1 May pilgrimage is held today, moved there after the river's floods in recent years.

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