In the area of the Manchuela Alta, southeast of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, lies the town of Minglanilla, framed within the limits of the provinces of Cuenca and Valencia, whose boundaries are formed by the reservoir of Contreras, Cabriel River and the Nature Reserve of the Hoces del Cabriel.
The current village Minglanilla dates back to 1505, first as a village belonging to the town of Iniesta and later, in 1564, as an independent vila belonging to the kingdom of Castile and framed by the Marquis of Villena and the Bishop of Cuenca. Its founder was Juan López of Minglanilla.
The prehistory has left us an important legacy, such as the shelter of paintings located in the Vicente Gorge (in a highly rugged and inaccessible area within the Natural Reserve of the Gorges of Cabriel), discovered on May 1st, 1987. There is a replica of the paintings in the Archeologycal Museum of Iniesta.

MONUMENTS AND MUSEUMS:

• Museum of La Posá- located in a pedestrian street. It is an open-air ethnographic museum, with an exhibition of traditional country utensils (forks, plows, wine presses, saddle bags, bowls, jars, threshings, cars, pitchers, etc ...) used during the nineteenth century to mid twentieth century.
• Church of Ntra. Sra. de La Piedad (XVI - XVIII)- Declared of Cultural Interest (BIC), with Monument category.
• Mill- It has three floors and it is located at the fairgrounds, next to the sculpture park.

OUTDOORS:

• Nature Reserve "Hoces del Cabriel"
• River Trail PR-CU 73
• HikingTrail GR 66-D

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

MINGLANILLA TOURIST OFFICE
Plaza del Salero, 1 - Phone +34 962 187 134
Winter Schedule (from September 1st)
M-F 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. / F 5 p.m.-7p.m.
S 10 a.m. 1 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
Summer Hours (July 1st to September 1st)
M-F 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. / 5 p.m.-20 p.m.
S 10 a.m-1 p.m.
Closed: Sunday

NATURE RESERVE "HOCES DEL CABRIEL"
The reserve offers free guided tours for groups starting from 10 people. To book this service you need to make a reservation, at least three days in advance. Before the visit it is convenient to stop in the Visitor Reception Centre "Mirasol" (open all year), that offers you information about the different areas to visit. Phone: +34 969 236 292..
http://industria.jccm.es/inap/forms2/inapf106.php?IDGENER=16&nombre=Hoces%20del%20Cabriel%20en%20Cuenca
E-mail: rnhocescabriel@jccm.es

For more information about Minglanilla, see http://www.aytominglanilla.com