Location: Consuegra, Spain To get a sense of the kind of windmills our hero Don Quixote faced down, you can make your way to the Cerra Calderico ridge above the town of Consuegra in the La Mancha ...

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CONSUEGRA, Spain — Across the crest of the hill, they march like giants. Their long arms seem to stretch to the heavens. No wonder the delusional Don Quixote pulled his sword to fight these windmills.

I’d hoped a visit to Consuegra for the annual Saffron Rose Festival would help me learn why this spice is considered more valuable than gold. Not far from Toledo, directly south of Madrid, the town ...