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Newest Review: ... around both the new and old parts of the city. The manchego cheese is not to be missed! Cuenca can be absolutely baking hot in the summer, and since there's no coastal breeze to take the edge off the heat, the best times for visiting are spring and autumn. Semana santa (the week leading up to Easter) is fiesta time here, with crowds lining the streets day and night to watch the conquenses (residents of Cuenca) enact traditional hooded penitents' processions. The idea is that people can repent for their sins without being recognised and subsequently gossiped about by nosy neighbours. Nowadays it's a social as well as a religious event, with... more

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The stunning city of Cuenca - day trip from Madrid (656 words)
by - written on 07/11/08 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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Situated not far from Don Quixote country, more or less halfway between Valencia (approx. 206 km) and Madrid (180 km), Cuenca (Spanish for 'basin') is perched high up on a striking plateau between the rivers Júcar and Huécar. While the modern part of the town is mainly made up of your average 20th century Spanish urban sprawl, the walled old town, with its incredibly steep and winding lanes, stunning views over the nearby countryside and one of-a-kind casas colgadas ('hanging houses') is a UNESCO world heritage site and a candidate for European Capital of Culture 2016. A typical day trip would include a climb up to the old town to marvel at the casas ... Read the complete review

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