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• Hanging Houses. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Obispo Valero. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: + 34 969212285 | E-mail: museocuenca@expo.march.es. http://www.march.es/arte/cuenca/.   The whole face of the Huécar Gorge was once lined with hanging houses. Today only three remain, and these were thoroughly restored at the beginning of…

• Cuenca Museum. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Obispo Valero, 12. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: museo-cuenca@jccm.es. www.patrimoniohistoricoclm.es/museo-de-cuenca/informacion-practica/. Reflection of a rich heritage. Learn about Cuenca's history through archaeological findings. This museum, situated in the Casa Curato de San …

• Diocesan Museum. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Obispo Valero 1. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) www.turismocastillalamancha.com/arte-cultura/museos/cuenca/museo-diocesano-catedralicio/. The Museum is located in the Episcopal Palace. A large part of its collection of art belongs to the Cathedral. Visitors will find paintings and altarp…

• San Miguel Church. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Bajada de San Miguel s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) www.turismocastillalamancha.com. There are three access areas to San Miguel Descent, a large series of steps over the river Júcar leading to the church of the same name, which is a magnificent building from the latter end of the 13th centu…

• Cuenca Town Hall. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor 1. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.turismocuenca.com. The building is two storeys high, resting on a triple arcade of semicircular arches, crowned by a coat of arms. The façade that faces the mains square (Plaza Mayor) is the most profusely decorated. The other façade faces…

• Nuestra Señora de Gracia Cathedral. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) www.turismocuenca.com. Norman influence in Cuenca. The Cathedral is in Gothic style with clear French influence. The exterior has lost its Gothic character through innovations carried out during the Renaissance. It has a Latin cross floor plan and …

• Convent of the Carmelitas Descalzas Nuns. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Ronda de Julián Romero 18. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969220739 | www.turismocastillalamancha.com. The current site of the Menéndez Pelayo International University was a building that the Carmelite order of nuns bought in 1622 from Fernando Ruíz de Alarcón for a total of nine-hundr…

• Nuestra Señora de las Angustias Shrine. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Bajada de las Angustias s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) www.turismocastillalamancha.com. Nuestra Señora de las Angustias hermitage can be reached from Pilares street along a wonderful walk. The hermitage is dedicated to the patron saint of the diocese and is extremely popular. This small and…

• Spanish Museum of Abstract Art. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Canónigos, s/n. "Casas Colgadas". 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969212285 | E-mail: museocuenca@expo.march.es. http://www.march.es/arte/cuenca. A great showcase of art. Since 1966 the city of Cuenca has been home to a spectacular collection of abstract art. This important museum has a…

• San Julián Seminary. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Merced s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: info@turismocuenca.com. www.turismocuenca.com. It was built in 1745 on the remains of the palace of the Marquis of Siruela. Especially outstanding are its Baroque façade and magnificent Gothic altarpiece, work of Maestro de Horcajo.…

• Castile-La Mancha Science Museum. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de la Merced 1. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969176596 | E-mail: museociencias@mccm.jccm.es. www.patrimoniohistoricoclm.es/museo-de-las-ciencias-de-castilla-la-mancha/. Direct line to the universe. A journey into astronomy from Egyptian times to the present day. The museum offe…

• Cuenca Castle. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: ofi.turismo@cuenca.es. http://www.turismocuenca.com/. Almost nothing remains of the ancient Arabian city wall and very little remains of the impregnable Christian fortress, which underwent its last change during the era of Felipe (Philip) II. There are stil…

• Mangana Tower. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Mangana s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) www.turismocastillalamancha.com. It is one of the cities most notable monuments. It lies on the site of an ancient Arabian fortress.…

• San Pablo Convent. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo Hoz del Huécar s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969232534 | E-mail: cuenca@parador.es. www.parador.es. An old convent with Gothic church. Located opposite the Hanging Houses. It is now home to the Parador Hotel. The views of Cuenca from San Pablo Convent are spectacular, with …

• Oratory of San Felipe de Neri. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Andrés de Cabrera s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com. It was built in 1739. The architect José Martín de Aldehuela was in charge of the project, which was funded by the archdeacon of Moya, Don Álvaro Carvajal y Lancáster. It is made up of a single na…

• San Andrés Church. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Peso s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969235356 | www.turismocastillalamancha.com. The trapezoidal base of the building is covered by a gothic-inspired groin vault and has a splendid classical main front inspired by the renowned Spanish architect Herrera. It lies in a most…

• Virgen de la Luz Church. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Lázaro s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com. Also known as San Antón (city's patron saint), this beautiful building is owned by the council. The church was built in the 16th century and was finished in the 18th century by Martín de la Aldehuela. Ma…

• International Museum of Electrography. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Camino del Pozuelo s/n. 16071. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969179118 | E-mail: mide@uclm.es. www.turismocastillalamancha.com/arte-cultura/museos/cuenca/museo-internacional-de-electrografia/. Art and digital technology. Artistic creation and new technologies are the focus for this museum, l…

• Roman Ruins of Valeria. Valeras, Las.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 16121. Valeras, Las. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.patrimoniohistoricoclm.es/yacimiento-de-valeria/. It was founded by the praetor Valerius Flacus in 82 BC. Among the remains at the Roman site are the Forum, a large nympheum (public fountain, 85 metres long) and four underground reservoirs …

• Lapis Specularis de la Mora Encantada Roman mine. Torrejoncillo del Rey.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cerro de la Mora Encantada. Torrejoncillo del Rey. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: infoasociacion@lapisspecularis.org. http://www.cuevasturisticas.com. Hispania glass in Castile-La Mancha. Glass was supplied to the Roman Empire from this mine. This ancient Roman mine is situated on a small hill …

• Prado del Navazo Shelter. Albarracín.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera dirección a Bezas a 4 kms. de Albarracín. 44100. Albarracín. Teruel. (Aragon) E-mail: turismo@albarracin.org. http://www.albarracin.org/. Prehistoric traces. It is part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Prado del Navaz…

• La Peña del Escrito Rock Shelter. Villar del Humo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 16370. Villar del Humo. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: villaturcuenca@gmail.com. http://www.villaturcuenca.com/. Cave paintings in Villar del Humo. Villar del Humo is the most westerly point in the Mediterranean Basin designated area. The mountain engineer, E. O’Kelly, discovered this post-Pala…

• Convent of Justinianas de Jesús y María. Huete.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida de José Antonio, s/n. 16500. Huete. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: cultura@huete.org. http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com/. The former convent of Justinianas, also known as the convent of El Cristo, has a doorway in the Mannerist style attributed to Andrés de Vandelvira, a lovely Ren…