Millers and beekeepers Curiosity · Valdemanco del Esteras, Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real Image of Valdemanco del Esteras, not of the place itself. The village grew out of the settlement of millers and beekeepers beside the mills of the Río Frío. Madoz's dictionary of 1849 describes 43 houses and an economy based on flax and goat's cheese. Photo: 19Tarrestnom65 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Valdemanco del Esteras