The Ronda
A ring road traces the line of the medieval walls, forming an almost oval loop that gives the map its defining outline.
Minimalist map poster · Spain
38.9863° N / 3.9291° W
An oval royal town on the La Mancha plain, traced by a ring road that follows its vanished medieval walls.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Ciudad Real was founded in 1255 by Alfonso X of Castile as Villa Real, and its map still shows the shape of that foundation. The old walls are gone, but the ring road that replaced them, the Ronda, draws a near-oval loop around the historic centre. Inside, streets lead toward the Plaza Mayor, and outside, the city spreads onto the flat plain.
One gate survives, the Puerta de Toledo, standing on the northern edge of the ring. Beyond the Ronda, residential districts, a university campus and parks extend outward, and the high-speed railway between Madrid and Seville passes along the south, with a station that links the city to both in little time.
A Ciudad Real map poster is a striking composition: a clear oval set on an open plain. This is the heart of La Mancha, the landscape of Don Quixote, where windmills and wide fields stretch in every direction. On the map, the city reads as a single, strong shape against that open ground.
A ring road traces the line of the medieval walls, forming an almost oval loop that gives the map its defining outline.
The one surviving gate of the old walls stands on the northern edge of the ring, a fourteenth-century landmark at the city's historic entrance.
The AVE line from Madrid to Seville passes the southern edge of the city, a long clean curve through the surrounding plain.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real is a city of students, civil servants and families with long ties to La Mancha. Its oval shape makes it one of the most graphic city maps in Spain, instantly recognisable to anyone who has driven the Ronda.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates, perhaps with a graduation year, and choose one of five styles. The $9 digital files include six sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF, and printed posters come on matte paper.
Order the Ciudad Real poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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