Hello. My family of 5- three teens- will be driving from Granada to Madrid for a flight out of Madrid the following day. I was thinking of leaving Granada early and spending a few hours in Córdoba before heading back to Madrid. Is this crazy? We will already have visited Barcelona, Madrid and Granada before leaving for NY. Thank you!
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OP
New Rochelle, NY, USA
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Thank you Nick. Where in La Mancha would you recommend visiting?
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Mid-Atlantic area
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As Nick said, you’re adding a couple hours of driving (110 additional miles) to an already long 4.5 hours driving day. It’s 260 miles directly from Granada to Madrid. If you go to Cordoba you won’t have much time for anything in La Mancha. If you wanted a taste of La Mancha then Campo de Criptana and its windmills is a short stop, while the castle and windmills of Consuegra are interesting too. Both places are within about 30 minutes of each other and just south of Madrid. Both are a short distance off the E5. Consuegra is only a couple miles off the interstate and the castle is easy to spot since it sits on a hill. Easy to get to, and easy to get back onto the E5. That would be my choice.