A clifftop town in central Spain famous for its hanging houses balanced over a gorge, with a modern art museum inside one. Here's what Cuenca is like, when to go and how long to stay.
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Temperatures are the average daytime high in °C.
April to June and September to October are best, mild for walking the gorges. Summer is hot but drier and cooler at night than Madrid. Winter is cold, and Easter Week brings some of Spain's most dramatic processions.
The hanging houses, with balconies jutting out over the Huécar gorge.
An iron footbridge with the best view of the hanging houses.
Modern art inside one of the hanging houses.
An unusual Anglo-Norman style cathedral on the main square.
An 'enchanted city' of strange rock shapes, 30 minutes away.
Easy paths along the Júcar and Huécar rivers below town.
Yes. The hanging houses and the clifftop old town are unique, and it's far less visited than Toledo or Segovia.
One or two days covers the old town and the Ciudad Encantada.
Fly into Madrid, then take the high-speed train, about an hour. The fast-train station is outside town, so take the bus up.
April to June and September to October, around 17 to 28°C.
Yes, as a day trip, though staying a night means you see the town lit up.
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