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Canaleja is a small district of Alcaraz , a town located in Albacete. The few residents who live there are dedicated, fundamentally, to agricultural and livestock tasks .

Alcaraz, , for its part, is a municipality of 370.53 km2 located at 962 meters above sea level, in an exceptional natural environment , marked by the mountain ranges of Alcaraz, Sierra Morena, Segura and CAZORLA, in the Cordillera Prebetic , of S1XX APPROPRIATE RELEASES DIVIDED BETWEEN HIGH X ELEVATIONS Y THE S XXS2, which flow to the Alcaraz Depression.

The natural heritage is of magnificent value, making excursions to the different places that can be discovered there. Among them, stand out the Lagunas de Ruidera , the natural monument of Laguna del Arquijo and the Fuentes del Horcajo and del Fresno . In addition, the area acquired great fame thanks to the passage of the Route of Don Quixote.

Once in Alcaraz, tourists are attracted by the beauty of its streets, with traditional houses that follow the style of the mountain area. Some of them, the most stately , have the coat of arms of the city on their façades. In total, approximately 1,730 inhabitants live in the town.

In a pleasant walk, you will reach the enormous Plaza Mayor, surrounded by buildings with beautiful arcade arches. It is home to the Torre del Tardón , a Renaissance style tower, with a beautiful façade in which the shield of the city shines, accompanied by the Patron Saint, Saint Águeda and Saint Barbara.

Attached to this square is the Plaza del Cementerio , where tourists can be enchanted by a visit to the Church of Santa María de la Santísima Trinidad , inside which the Chapel of the Ballesteros , the Chapel are preserved. of Don Pedro Primero El Grande and the Chapel of San Sebastián.

The other important building in the town dedicated to religious worship is the Church of San Miguel, founded in 1227 from an old Mohammedan weapons room.