Cuenca and La Ciudad Encantada

Cuenca is a provincial capital in central Spain, about midway between València and Madrid. The historic old town is situated on a hil that rises steeply between two rivers. The modern centre of Cuenca is, however, on the other side of one of the rivers, why the old town feels more like a museum where you mainly find fellow tourists.

About 30 km outside Cuenca is La Ciudad Encantada, a natural park with some eyebrow-raising stone formations, the result of erosion over the years. Different sorts of rocks were originally mixed during some upheaval way back them. The soft rock has eroded away, while the hard rock is still there.

This suite of pictures starts with Cuenca, and then moves on to La Ciudad Encantada.

1. Street	2. Calle Alfonso XIII	3. Plaza Mayor	4. Iglesia de San Pedro
5. View over Cuenca	6. Mountain View	7. From a Hill	8. Swimming Pool
9. As Seen from Below	10. Rock	11. Bridge	12. The Hanging Houses
13. View from Below	14. Balcony Study	15. Cathedral Detail	16. Ceiling in the Cathedral
17. Houses from below	18. House in Red	19. Eyes	20. Alley
21. From the River	22. La Ventana del Diablo I	23. La Ventana del Diablo II	24. La Ciudad Encantada
25. The Anvil	26. The Old Man	27. Kiss!	28. La Roca
29. Mar de Piedra	30. Mar de Piedra II	31. Ravine	32. On the Moon?
33. The Elephant and the Crocodile	34. Mountain Holes	35. Mushroom	36. Rock on Wood

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