Castilla-La Mancha occupies a central position in the Iberian Peninsula, bordering seven Spanish regions, thus having direct access to 60% of the Spanish population.
Its proximity to Madrid, the largest consumer center in Spain, as well as to the south and east of the country, makes us a bridge between the European Union and North Africa and a strategic place to locate your business.
Our region has a large infrastructure network for the transport of people, goods and data:
We have a large land offering of more than 29,000,000 m2 where you can develop your business.
In the industrial land map you will be able to consult all the available plots and find the one that best suits your needs.
Castilla-La Mancha is firmly committed to R&D&I as a lever to boost the region’s growth and development, being one of the six working axes of the Plan Adelante 2024-2027.
Some of the main R&D centers located in Castilla-La Mancha are the following:
The strong commitment of the regional government to industrial development and legal and political stability has been key to making us the leading Spanish region in the Business Confidence Index.
A regulatory framework has been developed to encourage investment, including the following initiatives:
The University of Castilla-La Mancha has campuses in the provinces of Albacete, Toledo, Ciudad Real, and Cuenca, while the University of Alcalá de Henares has another campus in Guadalajara. In total, there are more than 30,000 university students distributed among more than 60 degrees programmes.
We offer great incentives for investment (up to 50%), innovation, training and hiring of workers, as well as public financing options through the Castilla-La Mancha Finance Institute.
We study your project individually in order to provide you the best support package.
We have more than 10,000 industrial companies that contribute more than 20% of the regional GDP and directly generate 155,600 jobs, covering a large part of the main value chains.
Consult the Strategic Sectors section to find out which are the most developed industries in Castilla-La Mancha.
Castilla-La Mancha is one of the main regions in green energy generation, with more than 14,700 MW(NOTE: this figure needs to be changed in the home table, where we had 13,500 MW and it is outdated) of installed renewable power, representing 87% of the total energy mix and placing us 20 points above the Spanish average.
We are also a reference in the field of green hydrogen, being the headquarters of the National Hydrogen Center and major business projects, such as the largest green H2 plant for industrial use in Europe, located in Puertollano, and the first electrolyzer factory in the country, in Guadalajara.
A wealth of history, with two cities listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO (Toledo and Cuenca) and more than 690 Assets of Cultural Interest, a first class gastronomy recognized with 13 Michelin Stars in 2025, a wide variety of landscapes and a first class infrastructure and public services, make Castilla-La Mancha the ideal place to live and work.
In 2025, the region exceeded six million tourist overnight stays for the first time, consolidating its position as one of the main inland destinations.
Come and discover us!