Tour: Cultural Heritage enclaves and Castles

The Consuegra Castle that presides over the landscape is breathtaking and imposing, with San Juan military architecture, with three defensive enclosures. Inside you can visit all its parts and from the tower the view over the landscape is impressive.

But, without a doubt, the image that Consuegra leaves engraved in the memory of the visitors is that of the Calderico hill lined with windmills; there we can perfectly imagine Don Quixote’s battle against the giants, the pure essence of the ideal that both the character and its author, Miguel de Cervantes, embody.

After this magical visit we continue our journey across the La Mancha plain to sleep in another charming city: Cuenca.

Inside, rooms, galleries, the chapel, and various arches are preserved. Some of these elements are original and others are part of the reforms of the 19th century, in the neo-Gothic style.

Its unique floor plan and its palatial interior, decorated with luxurious Mudejar ceilings in its rooms and galleries, make this castle one of the most emblematic in Spain.

Authentic medieval fortress whose foundation is attributed to King Alfonso VIII in the 12th century.

The Cathedral of Santa María and San Julián was the first significant buildings after the reconquest. Gothic style and with an impressive interior. One of the most spectacular visits is attending some of the impressive concerts that are held inside.

The old part of Cuenca rises to 1,000 meters above sea level and is on the Huécar river gorge. These houses are an emblem of the city and are one of the essentials to see in Cuenca.

These houses that are hanging on the rock were made in masonry with beautiful wooden balconies that overlook the cliff and were built between the 13th and 15th centuries. Inside the hanging houses there is a very interesting museum of Spanish abstract art.

The iron and wood bridge that rises 50 meters above the Huécar River is not the original, but one that was built at the beginning of the 20th century when the original, dating from the 16th century and made of stone, collapsed. From this bridge you can have some of the best views of the famous hanging houses in Cuenca and you can admire the building of the old San Pablo Convent, now converted into a Parador.

Well, these houses, located in the Barrio de San Martín, have a peculiarity: although from Alfonso VIII street you can see that they have 3 or 4 heights, if you see them from the other side, from the Hoces del Huécar you will see that it has more than 10 plants many of them!

They are the so-called “skyscrapers” of Cuenca and it is impressive to see how in medieval times they managed to carry out this vertical architecture following the shape of the rock.

Take the opportunity to take a slow walk through the neighborhood, which is beautiful with its streets and stairs that look like a small maze.

And do not forget to visit the other Cuenca, the one that is filled with charm and romanticism when crossing when the lanterns are lit and appears among the most magical city.