Cuenca and the Enchanted City tour from Madrid

Finca la Estacada Winery
After an hour of traveling we will stop at this winery in La Mancha where we will have time to go to the bathroom or have a quick coffee with a view stunning views.

Ventano del Diablo
We’ll stop at the Ventano del Diablo viewing point, with spectacular views of the Júcar gorge. We will be able to watch the vultures fly above our heads.

Visiting the Enchanted City
Don’t expect to find tall buildings or old monuments, because although the name may be misleading, this site is waiting to show you see the environmental wonders of Cuenca. The Júcar River flows between Uña and Villalba de la Sierra forming a huge gorge that is incredibly impressive. Here, at an altitude of nearly 1,500 meters, Nature has created one of those wonders that always amazes visitors: The Enchanted City

The Enchanted City is a declared natural site. It was designated a National Natural of National Interest in 1929. It is now included within the confines of the Serranía de Cuenca Natural Park, and is declared a High Priority Protected Area because of its exceptional geomorphological value.

The magic awakened has inspired many filmmakers in this dramatic cinematic landscape, adorned with the stillness of the mountain. A movie scene where famous artists such as Sophia Loren, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Oliver Stone or Arnold Schwarzenegger have played. The karst terrain here has created strange shapes on the rocks, surprising visitors. These world-known geological phenomena are rock formations sculpted by ice and by wind action.

Underwater are remnants of the Jurassic period, the Sea of ​​Thetis, the ancestor of the Mediterranean Sea.

Pedestrian paths invite us to walk around these special rock formations that remind us of people, objects, animals, with puzzling precision so that this enchanted city seems to have been put to sleep by a kind of mysterious spell.

Sickle of the Huécar River Tour
We will cross the Sickle of the Huécar River by bus, passing the hanging houses and the San Pablo Bridge until we reach the highest part of the city.

Castle
Our bus will drop us off at the highest part of Cuenca, the Barrio del Castillo. From there, we will see a beautiful picture of Cuenca and begin a stroll through Cuenca’s medieval quarter.

Historical Archive of Cuenca

Church of Saint Peter
At Trabuco Square is the Church of Saint Peter, built on top of an old mosque. It is distinguished by its octagonal plan on the outside that becomes circular on the inside.

This is one of the oldest of the churches in Cuenca, among its treasures stand out are the very discreet Baroque façade and the wooden Mudejar ceiling of one of its chapels.

Main Square of Cuenca

Cuenca Cathedral
We went through the door of the church but we did not enter.

The most impressive building in the city, the Church of Our Lady of Grace, the first example of Gothic art in Spain was elevated by order of Alfonso VIII.

Hanging Houses
The most famous place in the city is its famous hanging house, an example of typical Cuenca’s popular architecture, where their balconies invite you to gaze into space, become a saint and a saint. city ​​sign.

St. Paul’s Bridge
We ended our visit by crossing the San Pablo bridge. On the other side, we’ll do the best shots of the hanging houses and the city of Cuenca.

Convent of San Pablo – Parador de Turismo
Our tour ends with this building. A few meters away there will be our bus waiting for us.