Villapalacios

Villapalacios lies in the Sierra de Alcaraz, where it became the centre of the lordship of the Five Towns. The Manrique family, counts of Paredes, governed the district for centuries, linking Villapalacios with neighbouring Bienservida, Villaverde, Cotillas and Riópar. The town's buildings and local records preserve the memory of this noble jurisdiction, which made a small mountain settlement the administrative heart of a wider group of communities.