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Municipality
El Jardin
Belonging to the region of the Sierra de Alcaraz and Campos de Montiel, El Jardín is a hamlet of the Albacete municipality of Alcaraz, a historic town some thirty kilometres away.
El Jardín, terraced on a hillside and located on the N-322 connecting Valencia and Córdoba, has developed along a linear strip layout, with numerous commercial and hotel establishments built.
It is a place of transition between the plains and the mountains, boasting a fertile plain watered by the river of the same name, with poplar groves and small orchards. Cereal crops and livestock farming are important.
The most outstanding building is the parish church of Santa Lucía, located in the eastern part of the town centre. It is a modest construction located on a hill, belonging to the diocese of Albacete and the archpriesthood of La Roda.
The main festivities are celebrated in honour of St. James the Apostle, on 25 July. Santa Lucia, the local patron saint, is also celebrated on 13 December.
