Hita

Juan Ruiz, author of the medieval Libro de buen amor, is known as the Archpriest of Hita, and the town's main square bears his title. Entered through the Gothic Puerta de Santa María of 1441, Hita lies in La Alcarria; its arcaded square was once a market lined with the houses of Jewish merchants. A medieval festival has staged plays here since 1961.

Highlights

• Festival Medieval de Hita, on the first Saturday of July (ES)
• Puerta de Santa María, a Gothic gateway bearing the Mendoza arms
• Mudéjar church of San Juan Bautista, with a coffered ceiling in the Virgin's chapel
• Ruined church of San Pedro, now a stage for the festival's plays
• Plaza del Arcipreste, named after the poet of the Libro de buen amor

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