There are many in Spain who, taking advantage of the true exodus that the month of August represents - where the unbearable heat makes even the persistent cicada leave its monotonous symphony to stay safe in the shade of the thyme - travel in endless caravans to the coasts of Andalusia to let themselves be carried away by the charm of its beaches and the magnetism of its waters, which are not always as calm as they appear.
Many, moreover, do so by crossing that land of mystical charms, which Cervantes freed from its centuries-long ostracism, when his fertile creativity gave free rein to that superb hero of the enchanted worlds, who, deep down, rides through time in our unconscious: Don Quixote of La Mancha.
Puerto Lapice is therefore a must-see before facing the twists and turns of the Despeñaperros mountain pass - in the vicinity of which the famous battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, also called the Battle of the Three Kings, was fought - and there, you can let yourself be carried away by three enchanting circumstances: the inn where Don Quixote was knighted; the splendid Main Square and those melancholic windmills, whose inert blades remind us of times that, perhaps, were really better.
Son muchos en España, los que, aprovechando ese verdadero éxodo que supone el mes de agosto -donde el insoportable calor hace que incluso la persistente chicharra deje su monótona sinfonía para mantenerse a salvo a la sombra de los tomillos- se desplaza en caravanas interminables hacia las costas de Andalucía para dejarse llevar por el encanto de sus playas y el magnetismo de unas aguas, que no siempre son tan mansas como aparentan.
Muchos, además, lo hacen atravesando esa tierra de místicos encantos, a la que Cervantes liberó de su ostracismo de siglos, cuando su fértil creatividad dio rienda suelta a ese soberbio héroe de los mundos encantados, que, en el fondo, cabalga a través de los tiempos en nuestro inconsciente: Don Quijote de la Mancha.
Puerto Lápice, por tanto, es parada obligatoria antes de enfrentarse a los quiebros de ese puerto de Despeñaperros -en cuyas proximidades, se libró la famosa batalla de las Navas de Tolosa, también llamada de los Tres Reyes- y allí, dejarse llevar por tres hechizadoras circunstancias: la fonda donde fuera armado caballero Don Quijote; la espléndida Plaza Mayor y esos melancólicos molinos de viento, donde sus inertes aspas recuerdan unos tiempos, que, quizás, fueran realmente mejores.
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Puerto Lapice looks amazing
A very cute place
It is an interesting place. It is worth knowing and enjoying.
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