El Provencio is a small town and municipality in Cuenca, Spain with a population of 2,599 permanent inhabitants (2002 estimate). It offers a vibrant nightlife, attracting visitors from nearby towns like Las Pedroñeras for 'Las Fiestas'. It has kept much of its medieval heritage and is on the newly planted trail that marks the route followed by the character Don Quixote in the Cervantes novel by the same name. El Provencio sits in the extreme southern area of Cuenca, bordering both Albacete and Cuidad Real.