Guided Tour - Medieval Basin + Monuments
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 3h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in Spanish
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This route is ideal to get lost, while learning its history, through the streets of Cuenca. From the viewpoint located behind the Arco de Bezudo, we will go down the gorges of the Huécar river and the Huécar river, letting ourselves be duped by its streets, buildings, people, monuments, up to the Plaza de la Merced and the Torre de Mangana. Once there we will walk the path to the famous Hanging Houses, to talk about the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art, named for the first abstract art museum located in Spain (we will not access the interior). Afterwards, we will direct our steps to the cathedral, where we will visit the interior of the first Gothic temple in Spain and its triforium.
Inclusions
What's included
- Entrance fees to the cathedral
- Experienced guide
Itinerary
First church that is built in the city of Cuenca
You will discover the great beauty and architectural importance that had, and has, the cathedral of Cuenca for the European and Spanish Gothic. You will be amazed knowing the secrets, details and art inside, as well as visiting the cloister, the outer courtyard facing the sickle of the Huécar River and you will have the possibility of climbing to its unique triforium, being able to contemplate the central nave and its rose window.
Apart from discovering the history of one of the most important symbols of Spain, you will discover its interior by visiting the first inaugurated museum of abstract art in Spain. In it the guide will make a splendid tour of the works of Antonio Saura, Gustavo Torner or Fernando Zóbel, among other great artists. You can not lose this!
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Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.9
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the penultimate stop of the L2 bus, after passing the Arco de Bezudo, you will find a wooden booth, where they sell soft drinks, ice cream, etc., which is located in a viewpoint with olive trees. There we will begin the visit and you will distinguish the guide by his Tempus Cuenca clothing.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 55 travellers
- Operated by
- Tempus Cuenca
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The use of a mask is mandatory
How it compares in Cuenca
- Its from-price is 42% below the median of the 24 experiences we list in Cuenca.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 13 of 24.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cuenca
Cuenca is a walled town in central Spain on a rocky spur between two gorges, with hanging houses, a Gothic cathedral and a World Heritage old town.
Cuenca stands on a long limestone ridge above the meeting of the Júcar and Huécar rivers, in the hills of Castilla-La Mancha, and its medieval old town, a World Heritage site, climbs steeply between the gorges. The Casas Colgadas, the Hanging Houses, cantilever out over the Huécar gorge, and one of them holds a museum of abstract art. A narrow iron footbridge, the San Pablo bridge, crosses the gorge to a former convent.
