9 Sights in Cuenca, Spain (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Cuenca, Spain. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 9 sights are available in Cuenca, Spain.

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1. Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari

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Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of San Nicolás de Bari located in Cuenca (Spain) seems to have already been built in the 15th century, although architecturally speaking, its structure does not resemble the typical Renaissance buildings of this century. Its original structure consisted of a rectangular floor plan with a stone apse at its head, a structure that is closer to the approaches of Romanesque architecture than to Renaissance architecture. As well as the south-facing orientation of its main façade, also typical of Romanesque churches.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari (Cuenca) (ES)

2. Catedral de Santa María y San Julián

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Cuenca Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral in the city of Cuenca, located in the Province of Cuenca in the Castile-La Mancha region of south-eastern central Spain. The building is one of the earliest Spanish examples of Gothic architecture, built at a time when the Romanesque style predominated in the Iberian Peninsula. In particular, the cathedral is characteristic of the Norman and Anglo-Norman architecture of the 12th century, of which Soissons Cathedral, Laon Cathedral and Notre-Dame de Paris are representative examples.

Wikipedia: Cuenca Cathedral (EN)

3. Iglesia del Santísimo Cristo del Amparo

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Iglesia del Santísimo Cristo del Amparo Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Santísimo Cristo del Amparo in Cuenca (Spain) was built at the end of the 16th century and is located in the neighborhood of Los Tiradores. In the 15th century, this neighbourhood saw the arrival of humble people who came to the big city in search of work. The need to care for this population moved the Church to promote the Chapter of St. Catherine of Mount Sinai, as a hospital for the care of the shameful poor.

Wikipedia: Iglesia del Santísimo Cristo del Amparo (ES)

4. Parque Cinegético Experimental de El Hosquillo

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Parque Cinegético Experimental de El Hosquillo

El Hosquillo Experimental Hunting Park, created in 1964 as a big game reserve, is located in the Serranía de Cuenca and awarded on three mountains owned by the City Council of the capital, although the closest town by road is the majadas. It occupies an area of 910 hectares located within an area of great landscape beauty of the Escabas River Valle Rincón del Buitre, currently inhabited by brown bears.

Wikipedia: Parque Cinegético Experimental de El Hosquillo (ES), Website

5. Museo Paleontológico de Castilla-La Mancha

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The Paleontological Museum of Castilla-La Mancha (MUPA) is a museum dedicated to the paleontology of Castilla-La Mancha located in the city of Cuenca (Spain). Pay special attention to the numerous fossil remains found at the Cuenca sites of Las Hoyas and Lo Hueco. It also shows numerous life-size figures of dinosaurs, other reptiles and mammals found in sites in the autonomous community.

Wikipedia: Museo Paleontológico de Castilla-La Mancha (ES), Website

6. Casas Colgadas

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The Casas Colgadas is a complex of houses located in Cuenca, Spain. In the past, houses of this kind were frequent along the eastern border of the ancient city, located near the ravine of the river Huécar. Today, however, there are only a few of them remaining. Of all of these structures, the most well-known is a group of three with wooden balconies.

Wikipedia: Hanging Houses of Cuenca (EN)

7. Museo de las Ciencias de Castilla - La Mancha

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Museo de las Ciencias de Castilla - La ManchaTurol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa / CC BY 2.0

The Science Museum of Castilla-La Mancha is a museum facility dependent on the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha located in Cuenca and inaugurated on January 15, 1999. Its most important collection corresponds to the fossils of the paleontological site of Las Hoyas, with 14,000 pieces and 24 holotypes.

Wikipedia: Museo de las Ciencias de Castilla-La Mancha (ES), Website

8. Iglesia de Santa Cruz

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Iglesia de Santa Cruz Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of the Santa Cruz in Cuenca (Spain) was one of the first parishes in that city. It was a modest construction, of a ship, which was made of masonry and wood cover. It currently houses an interesting museum, the Roberto Polo collection.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santa Cruz (Cuenca) (ES)

9. Museo de Cuenca

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Museo de Cuenca Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Museum of Cuenca is located in the so-called Casa del Curato, in the old town of Cuenca (Spain). Opened in 1974, it has three sections: Archaeology, Ethnology and Fine Arts. Its numismatic collection is also remarkable.

Wikipedia: Museo de Cuenca (ES), Website

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