Top 9 Lakes around Almagro

It is located next to the town centre of Pozuelo de Calatrava. It is popularly known as the unexpected lagoon. If you pass by, it is a unique opportunity to enjoy the flora and fauna of the saltiest lagoon in the area.

The Parque del Pilar has an area of almost 80,000 m², being divided between 16,420 m² of grass, 3,768 m² of bushy area and 250 m² of flowering plant, the rest being residential areas, sports areas, children's play areas and tree-lined walkways. . It also includes a lake with 13,000 m², which represents approximately 15% of the total area. Its design, contemporary and with an open and functional structure, is the work of the architect D. Ramón Ruiz Valdepeñas. It is based on the lake that is in its center, which, as a central focus, finishes off the park in its southern and western areas, having as a singularity in its northern area a construction in the form of a ship's keel from which two large streams of water. It also has a perimeter fountain and two wind turbines inside the lake that have an ornamental function and oxygenation of its water. This lake not only has as its object ornament and attenuation of the rigors of summer in the park, but also serves as a large regulating reservoir for its irrigation.

Small lagoon that is very close to the center and what's more, the path that goes around it is quiet and pleasant close to the center.

The water reserves in the Vega del Jabalón reservoir, one of the two that is already considered a dead reservoir, are practically nil. This swamp, which can store 33.54 cubic hectometres (hm3), currently has only 0.2 hm3, which is below the cubic hectometre, which is the minimum exploitation level set by the CHG.

Within the Campo de Calatrava region, this municipality attracts the visitor's attention because it is close to two salty lagoons of volcanic origin, Argamasilla and Inesperada; formerly used as medicinal waters. Like other thermal springs where the Infante Don Carlos ordered the construction of the Baños de Fuensanta. In addition to its natural assets, the religious ones are important, in the form of a church and a sanctuary that we must not miss. Its 17th century church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist was declared a B.I.C. in 1989. Its nave is covered by a barrel vault and has a polygonal apse and two doorways under porticoes, one of them with Tiara Papal. It is one of the few churches that preserves its three original altarpieces from the 18th century, the most important being that of the High Altar made of walnut wood without polychrome and with allegories of the Trinity. In the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Santos we can also admire a beautiful altarpiece in Churrigueresque forms. The sanctuary is on the outskirts of the town and was built on an old Arab fortress. It has a single nave in which we will see wall paintings and a beautiful Mudejar coffered ceiling.

Pozuelo de Calatrava is a rustic town of medieval origin located in the historic region of Campo de Calatrava, on the edge of one of the most interesting volcanic lagoons in the territory: La Inesperada or Laguna del Prado, where you can spot various waterfowl.

Within the Campo de Calatrava region, this municipality attracts the visitor's attention because it is close to two salty lagoons of volcanic origin, Argamasilla and Inesperada; formerly used as medicinal waters. Like other thermal springs where the Infante Don Carlos ordered the construction of the Baños de Fuensanta. In addition to its natural assets, the religious ones are important, in the form of a church and a sanctuary that we must not miss. Its 17th century church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist was declared a B.I.C. in 1989. Its nave is covered by a barrel vault and has a polygonal apse and two doorways under porticoes, one of them with Tiara Papal. It is one of the few churches that preserves its three original altarpieces from the 18th century, the most important being that of the High Altar made of walnut wood without polychrome and with allegories of the Trinity. In the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Santos we can also admire a beautiful altarpiece in Churrigueresque forms. The sanctuary is on the outskirts of the town and was built on an old Arab fortress. It has a single nave in which we will see wall paintings and a beautiful Mudejar coffered ceiling.

The Parque del Pilar has an area of almost 80,000 m², being divided between 16,420 m² of grass, 3,768 m² of bushy area and 250 m² of flowering plant, the rest being residential areas, sports areas, children's play areas and tree-lined walkways. . It also includes a lake with 13,000 m², which represents approximately 15% of the total area. Its design, contemporary and with an open and functional structure, is the work of the architect D. Ramón Ruiz Valdepeñas. It is based on the lake that is in its center, which, as a central focus, finishes off the park in its southern and western areas, having as a singularity in its northern area a construction in the form of a ship's keel from which two large streams of water. It also has a perimeter fountain and two wind turbines inside the lake that have an ornamental function and oxygenation of its water. This lake not only has as its object ornament and attenuation of the rigors of summer in the park, but also serves as a large regulating reservoir for its irrigation.