Castile

Castile Travel Guide

For all the variety in the towns and countryside around Madrid, there's an underlying unity in Castile—the high, wide meseta (plain) of gray, bronze, and (briefly) green. This central Spanish steppe is divided into what was historically known as Old and New Castile, the former north of Madrid, the latter south (known as "New" because it was captured from the Moors a bit later). No Spaniard refers to either as "Old" or "New" anymore, preferring instead Castilla y León or Castile-León for the area north of Madrid, and Castilla y La Mancha or Castile-La Mancha for the area to the south. More »

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