Starry skies

Be Starlight Destination It is a privilege, but the Campo de Montiel region, being a unique and spectacular place, deserves this declaration and boasts the Iconic Ruidera Lakes Natural Park which is one of the most beautiful wetlands on the Iberian Peninsula.

This region offers a high-quality night sky, ideal for the development of astronomical tourism, which is becoming increasingly popular and fashionable.

Campo de Montiel, therefore, is a place to highlight for this type of tourism, with the diversity of its little-polluted skies, which offer unique scenarios for stargazing, becoming a complete destination that allows you to explore the earth by day and dream with the stars at night.

There are three municipalities in the Montiel region that have three celestial or astronomical viewpoints installed, which are Alhambra, Villahermosa y Ruidera, three villages located in or near the Lagunas de Ruidera Natural Park, an environmental paradise within the province.

These viewpoints are located in strategic places away from light pollution to better access stargazing and have an infrastructure designed and suitable for peacefully enjoying the sky of Campo de Montiel.

In Alhambra, saying viewpoint It is located far from the town, situated in the near the chapel of Our Lady of Fatima, in the Urb. Los Molares, 4, 1., where we find a completely open space with a chapel in a calm and serene environment.

In Villahermosa, he viewpoint It is located in the vicinity of Hermitage of San Isidro, a quiet place where you can access for the practice of astronomical tourism.

And in Ruidera is found in a high area, from where one can see the king's lagoon And in a space surrounded by nature and water, a quiet and peaceful place, free of pollution and suitable for enjoying the stars.

– They are places accessible by car or bike.
– Open spaces that do not require any special permit to access.