{"id":1929,"date":"2014-10-25T05:08:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T05:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spainexchange.com\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:31:46","slug":"albacete-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spainexchange.com\/articles\/albacete-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Albacete, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Albacete is the capital of the province of the same name and, according to Spain’s official tourism website, the largest city in Castilla-La Mancha. It sits on a wide plain, which gave it its Arabic name, Al-Basit (“the Plain”). The city is known for its knife-making tradition and for its September fair. This post covers the main sights, the two museums worth a visit with their 2026 opening hours, the fair, and what to eat.<\/p>\n

The cathedral and the old centre<\/h2>\n

The Cathedral of San Juan Bautista stands on Plaza de la Virgen de los Llanos, in the oldest part of the city. Work began in the early 16th century over an earlier church of San Juan, and part of it was remodelled in Renaissance style by Diego de Silo\u00e9. Building went on for some four hundred years, and the main front is modern Neo-Gothic. Inside, look for the four large Renaissance columns, the Gothic chapels with star vaults, and the Chapel of the Virgen de los Llanos, whose 16th-century altarpiece is attributed to the Master of Albacete.<\/p>\n

Other buildings in the centre worth a look:<\/p>\n