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«Let it be called Villanueva de las Musas, and not Villanueva de los Infantes»… This is how Lope de Vega described our town. Villanueva de los Infantes is one of the most beautiful towns in Spain, as well as one of the best preserved historical-artistic sites of the Renaissance and Baroque in La Mancha. A monumental and literary city, the birthplace of Don Quixote and the last resting place of Francisco Quevedo. Delve into its nooks and crannies and let yourself be carried away on a unique journey to the artistic and cultural splendour of the Golden Age.According to an academic study by the Complutense University of Madrid, Villanueva de los Infantes is the village in La Mancha that Cervantes did not want to mention in Don Quixote, the place where he placed the starting point of the adventures of his ingenious knight. The trace of the nobility of La Mancha that Cervantes immortalized in his universal work is still present in the streets of Infantes, passing by the House of the Knight in a Green Coat, which Cervantes himself would also have been inspired by to portray the home of Don Diego de Miranda in his novel.
Villanueva de los Infantes was one of the greatest exponents of the Renaissance and Baroque splendour of La Mancha, being the main cultural centre of the region during the Golden Age. From the House of Studies junior high school, which hosted the gatherings of the most notorious authors of the time, to the Convent of Santo Domingo where the writer Francisco de Quevedo spent his last days. Let yourself be surprised by the more literary side of Villanueva de los Infantes.
In addition to its literary heritage from the Golden Age, Villanueva de los Infantes is also an important historical site representing the Baroque and Renaissance styles of La Mancha, which makes a walk through its streets a true journey back in time. Its urban layout is very symmetrical and offers numerous places of architectural interest. On the facades of its many palaces and manor houses, more than 250 coats of arms are preserved, which tell us the stories of the town's noblest families, as well as its humblest.
