A group of 40 people from the municipality will visit the Mundo river, Albacete, Ayna or Alcalá del Júcar, among other places with great historical heritage.

Mijas is packing its bags. As announced by the Councillor for Culture, Verónica Ensberg (PSOE), the town has everything ready for a cultural trip to what is known as La Mancha Switzerland, in the province of Albacete. 

"After several years without being carried out and being a proposal demanded by the Mijeños, we have resumed the cultural trips. We wanted to find a trip that brings together nature, heritage and oenology, with quality at an affordable price", says the councillor, who has advanced that the trip will be "from October 3rd to 6th to what is known as the Swiss Mancha, visiting the River Mundo, Ayna, Albacete, Alcalá del Júcar, Chinchilla de Montearagón and Calasparra". 

The trip includes bus transfer, accompanying guide, insurance, bed and breakfast at the Hotel Beatriz (4 stars), all meals in different restaurants, a local guide in Alarcón and guided visit to the Balmoral Winery. The price is 350 euros and those interested must reserve their place before September 11th. 

The reservation fee of 100 euros must be paid into the account ES53 3058 0778 7210 2181 1617 and in the concept put the name and surname and the reference G/13371. Once the deposit has been made, registration must be confirmed by calling the Culture Department on 952 590 380 or by email to cultura@mijas.es.

"It is a fantastic opportunity to get to know a cultural environment which is not very well known, during these days of coexistence with neighbours, family and friends and which covers everything without exceeding us in long journeys", stresses the councillor, "for this reason, I encourage all residents in Mijas interested in attending this cultural trip to sign up because I am sure it will be unforgettable". For his part, the head of the Department for Culture, Francisco Gutiérrez, said that "from the delegation we always try to design trips that are a little out of the ordinary", adding that the Swiss Mancha "is an area where we will not find crowds of tourists but travellers, it is a land that invites you to enjoy it quietly, with a very different concept to the tourist". 

Programme 

Tuesday 3rd of October 

Departure from La Cala at 07:00 hours; Las Lagunas, 07:15 hours and Mijas Pueblo, 07:30 hours. The first stop will be at the Mundo river, where you can enjoy the views of the source of its waters. Afterwards, Ayna will be the village chosen for lunch, enjoying its narrow streets and one of the villages where José Luis Cuerda's 'Amanece que no es poco' was filmed. Finally, we will arrive at the hotel in Albacete.

Wednesday 4th of October

From Albacete, we will go to the viewpoint of Jorquera and Alcalá del Júcar, whose houses are terraced on the hillside almost vertical to the canyon. Afterwards, there will be a visit to Chinchilla de Montearagón, where there will be a guided tour of the Balmoral Winery and a technical tasting of 3 wines and 3 sparkling wines (included in the final price). From here we will depart back to the hotel in Albacete. 

Thursday 5th of October

Departure to Alarcón for a guided tour of the village and its landscape sculpted by the gorges of the River Júcar, in the province of Cuenca. This municipality has a rich monumental heritage, for which it has been declared a Historic-Artistic Site. Finally, we will return to Albacete. 

Friday 6th of October

To conclude the trip, we will leave for Calasparra to visit the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, a hermitage located in a natural grotto. After this, we will return to Mijas.

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