Traveling to Cuenca by motorhome is worth it on its own. The capital literally hangs over a canyon and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the province adds the Ciudad Encantada and several villages with more history than they let on.
In this article you’ll see what to see in Cuenca, its food, and where to stay overnight in a motorhome.
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Cuenca
Cuenca’s capital was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. Its old town overlooks the gorges of the Júcar and Huécar rivers, with the Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses) as its best-known image, the cathedral, and the Puente de San Pablo. To the north of the province lies the Serranía de Cuenca, declared a Natural Park in 2007.
Must-sees in Cuenca
- Old town and Casas Colgadas. Cuenca’s old town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. It overlooks the gorges of the Júcar and Huécar rivers, with the Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses) as its best-known image, the cathedral of Santa María and San Julián, and the Puente de San Pablo.
- Nature and rock formations. To the north of the province lies the Serranía de Cuenca, declared a Natural Park in 2007. Inside it you’ll find the Ciudad Encantada, a roughly 3 km trail through rock formations with strange, striking shapes.
- Villages with character. Uclés has a monastery too big for how small the village is, and Huete holds on to several well-preserved convents and chapels.
- Castles and reservoirs. Alarcón, with barely 176 residents, has a 13th-century castle — now a Parador — on a bend of the Júcar river, surrounded by the reservoir of the same name.
Área Carrascosa
The «Área Carrascosa» motorhome area is your ideal base camp for entering or leaving the province from the Madrid side. It’s just 15 km from the A-3 motorway and has everything you need for a comfortable stay.
15 km from the A-3, ideal for breaking up the drive between Madrid and Cuenca- ⏱️ A quarter of an hour from Uclés and its monastery, and less than an hour from the capital
- All the services you need for a comfortable stay
15 km from the A-3, ideal for breaking up the drive between Madrid and Cuenca
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Local flavors of Cuenca
Cuenca’s cooking is hearty, spoon food built for the cold of the Serranía. Morteruelo, a warm pâté of pork liver, game and spices, is the best-known dish, along with zarajos, lamb intestine wrapped around a vine shoot and fried, served as a tapa in pretty much any bar. Ajoarriero, made from mashed salt cod with potato and garlic, rounds out the savory side. For dessert, there’s alajú, a sweet made of almonds, honey and spices between wafers, and resolí, a coffee-and-anise liqueur drunk during local festivities.
Conclusion
Cuenca has enough heritage, nature and good food to be worth visiting on its own, and it’s also close to the A-3 for anyone traveling to or from Madrid or Valencia.
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