Cuenca in the Province of Castilla La Mancha

Cuenca is the capital city of the province of Cuenca in Castilla La Mancha.

It is world famous for the 15th century ‘hanging houses’ (casas colgadas) in the ‘old town’ which appear to hang precariously on the edge of the cliffs of a deep gorge which surrounds the town on three sides. The gorge itself was cut by the rivers Jucar and Huecar centuries ago and even the towns name, Cuenca, may have derived from the Latin conca which means “river basin”.

It is a beautiful city, which has been declared a UNESCO World heritage Site and offers to the visitor a mixture of natural and human structures that blend in harmony. The scenic valleys, gorges and waterfalls of the region are particularly breathtaking during autumn due to the mixtures of green, yellow and red colours.

There are numerous museums in Cuenca where visitors can indulge themselves in the towns history, one of these, hanging out over the cliff, is the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art and is one of the finest of its kind.

Visitors from all over Spain come to marvel at the ruins of the Arab castle and the narrow, medieval cobbled streets, plazas and arches along with the Plaza Mayor, which marks the town centre. As it is only around two hours from Madrid, there are often visitors from there who come to Cuenca for a day or weekend trip – this being made easier by the fact that the two towns are connected by both rail and the A3 motorway.

As the region of Cuenca is known for its wine making, you really should find time to visit one of the many bodegas where you will find cheap and often excellent wine.

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