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Tour: Cuenca-Ciudad Encantada-Castle of Belmonte

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The city that overlooks the Júcar river, hanging from the wall that supports it, is, deservedly, a World Heritage Site. A city to see inside, strolling its streets, entering its monumental corners; and contemplate from outside, from the other side of the Júcar; to see bathed in the sun or illuminated at night. To see the constructions of man and those of nature. To discover hidden secrets of facades and alleys.


WHAT TO VISIT?


Plaza Mayor

The heart of the historic city where the main administrative and religious buildings are located. In addition, from the history in stone you can enjoy the living history of its bars and inns that have been watching locals and foreigners for centuries.

 

Cathedral

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.

 

Casas Colgadas

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.

 

San Pablo Bridge

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.

 

Cuenca Skyscraper

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.

 

Cuenca Skyscraper

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.

 

Cuenca Skyscraper

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.

 

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Typical restaurants

Mesons with centuries of history and food houses dot the historic center with flavor where you can taste some tasty and forceful recipes: zarajos, morteruelo, alajuz… And you can also enjoy a Michelin guide restaurant in Cuenca, as in any of the provinces of Castilla La Mancha, the best of classic and avant-garde cuisine.

Accomodation

Small hotels with charm, charming tourist apartments or a cell in the convent of San Pablo, today converted into one of the best Paradores in Spain. The offer is extensive and for all tastes.

Souvenirs

Ceramics and resolí, a typical liquor of the city. Or better yet, the souvenir par excellence: the houses hanging in ceramic filled with resolí.

In the Serranía de Cuenca Natural Park you can find the well-known “enchanted city” which is a place with rocks with figures that allow the imagination to see animals and objects.


WHAT TO VISIT?


Castle of Belmonte

It is a restored castle that has been converted into a museum and a venue for events, which allows us to visit it in depth, appreciating its Renaissance origin and the 19th century reforms commissioned by Eugenia de Montijo, Empress of France.

 

Castle of Belmonte

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.

 

Castle of Belmonte

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.

 

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