The Hanging Houses or Casas Colgadas, are the symbol of the Spanish city of Cuenca in Castilla la Mancha and we were eager to get there and see them. They are a group of buildings that were built between the 13th and 15th centuries. The name Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses) is due to the fact that part of them are cantilevered, with large balconies overhanging the high rocky ledge of the Huécar River gorge. Continue reading “Cuenca, Spain: Las Casas Colgadas (The Hanging Houses)”
Cuenca’s most emblematic monument, the Cathedral of Santa María and San Julián, is undoubtedly a temple that jumps out at you once you arrive at the Plaza Mayor of this picturesque city located in the mountains in central eastern Spain. It was the first building that began to be built after the conquest of the city at the end of the 12th century. And, as often happens after a conquest, the Christian temple was built on the site of the old Muslim citadel. Continue reading “Cathedral of “Santa María” and “San Julián” of Cuenca, Spain”