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Cuenca and its sky
Welcome to Cuenca: a strong experience
among art, history and relax to complete
the, in itself exciting, flight adventure.
Season 2015
A proposal by
Francesco Padovano
Presentation letter
Pag. 3 – 4
Cuenca and its province
Pag. 5 - 19
Who we are and the flight zone (LESS)
Pag. 20 – 36
Information about E. Castellanos flight field
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37
An alternate to prolong the adventure (LEEV)
Suggestions of alternative activities
Pag. 38 - 39
Hints for hotel accommodation
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and activities
Where to eat in Cuenca
Pag 47 - 49
General information
Pag. 50 - 57
PRESENTATION LETTER
Cuenca, a city clinging to the Spanish landscape with the tenacity of a deathless
art work
Perched between 900 and 1000 meters of altitude on the very edge of a rocky
outcrop which defended the city for centuries.
A unique and special city, full of charm enough to be declared "heritage of
humanity" by UNESCO in 1996 and surrounded by lush vegetation dominated by
the green of the pine trees, the gray of the rocks and the blue of the rivers that
flow therein.
A place that surprises for its unique karst landscape full of surprises that seen
from an higher point of view, acquire even a greater beauty.
Not just flight,then, but an experience that enriches and satisfies the desire for
culture, well-being and, why not, also leisure.
When I landed a few years ago in this town, it was not hard to for me to fall in
its enchantment: it didn't took so much to me to realize the potential of this of
this wonderful place that can match the wild of nature with the charm of past
cultures that have left their mark, of which we can still find tremendously alive
traces, mixing them with the comforts of a modern city masked of ancient.
After nearly thirty years of flying in various places in the world only here I found
the right balance between the imperious necessity to fly always faster and far,
with the pleasure of being able to spend time on the ground among the many
offers that this town proposes.
Below I will try to transmit you all my enthusiasm presenting either the area of
flight and all its potential, either the cultural and touristic proposal that city and
surroundings offer and lastly our flight center and the aims that it pursues.
So in this program you will find a suggestion for services, hotels and
accommodations, structures of rural tourism, proposals for activities,
complementary to the flight or alternatives for those who do not fly but decides
to accompany us in our adventures.
In short a complete experience that I'm sure will be able to satisfy both: those
who fly and those who decide to visit even just a piece of Spain that is still true
in a global all-leveling world.
So you will find five subject areas: flight and activities, knowledge and learning,
mundanity, wellness, ecology and rurality. In them, the rules were changed.a new
language is imposed: the one that deals of relaxation, rest, pleasure seeking,
incentive to do better, all designed to ensure that this experience can be lived
fully and make you feel more and more protagonists of your time.
Welcome then to Cuenca to all those who try to outdo the performance of flight:
in the paradise of convergence, flights of over 1000 km are not an unreachable
goal.
Welcome to Cuenca to all those who wish to go even further than the surface
and submerge into the depth of culture: Castilla la Mancha, the land of Rome,
Don Quixote, the Catholic Monarchs. Close to Ucles where originated the order
of Santiago.Even today, in the city of Cuenca, still you can imagine the fight for
supremacy between the Arabs of the past and Christianity, which often makes its
way between the solemnity of the processions and the majesty of worship places
Welcome to Cuenca to all those who like to move, who want to cultivate the mind and
body in an extraordinary landscape that has enchanted Hollywood itself.
So welcome to all those who know the value of nature, who know how to listen to the
breath of the earth, the movement of the landscape, to interpret the shape of the
mountains, the enormity of the sky and its messages
Are waiting for you landscapes in which the whims of wind and water have carved out a
unique nature, clear rivers, sometimes serene and quiet in which to enjoy the sounds of
nature or sometimes foaming and extremely energetic
Woods of very high black pines and Mediterranean bush, rolling hills with overhangs and
deep ravines in which to observe the colonies of vultures and birds of prey with which
we will fly together
Welcome to Cuenca to all those who like to spend their time trying to decide between
shows, theater, music, ballet, exhibitions in numerous art centers and museums, perhaps
mixing them between a dinner in a restaurant or a funny shopping in town
The combinations among flight, cultural and touristic activities are a huge quantity and
will always be a surprise.
Welcome to Cuenca to all those people who love themselves and that cultivate their inner
self together with their body, looking for a wellness program to be pampered and take
advantage of the time for a relaxing massage or a spa bath.
People like them have established a new set of rules to ensure that the permanence in
this region, be absolutely unforgettable.
Surely,and waiting to be able to receive you here, to share with us our wonderful sky, I
exhort you to contact us to answer all your questions. Meanwhile I take this opportunity
to wish you happy landings.
See you soon
Francesco Padovano
www.xair-in.info
TO KNOW THE ENVIRONMENT
Cuenca and its province
It is located in the interior of Spain, in the northeastern
part of the Castile- La Mancha.
The province offers a landscape full of contrasts, from the
characteristic plains of La Mancha to the ridges of the most
mountainous region.
You can see it all very clearly visiting the territories
dell'Alcarria Conquense, la Mancha, the Manchuela and the
Serrania.
It also has a natural park of great importance rich in
biodiversity and where will be possible to observe huge
colonies of various species of vultures and other birds of
prey with which, often, we will fly together. Cuenca is 170
kilometers from Madrid and about the same distance from
Valencia, in Castilla-La Mancha.
Connected with major highways also enjoys a station
dedicated exclusively to the AVE fast train in less than an
hour takes us to Madrid or Valencia
The first thing that will catch your attention is the cultural
heritage of a city that has preserved its appearance of a
medieval fortress, with palaces, stately homes, towers,
churches, convents, streets, squares and passageways.
The old town is full of buildings and churches of different
artistic styles, most built between the twelfth and
eighteenth centuries.
The town is perched on a kind of rocky peninsula, which
lies between the rivers Júcar and Huécar, and makes it
unique in the world. The meanders, called "hoces" formed
by these rivers in a geometry of deep gorges, are crossed
by several bridges from where you can contemplate the
town from the bottom and admire the audacity of the
construction of the city upward.
More specifically we will admire the famous hanging
houses, literally hanging from the cliff, in an attempt to
optimize the available space in the city that has its own
límit in the formidable vertical walls of rock overlooking the
river.
From the city center the view of meanders is spectacular,
but nothing less is the contemplation, from below, of the
city as a whole, with the different heights of the towers and
steeples and all its buildings.
A bit of history:
The first human traces in Cuenca province date from the
Upper Palaeolithic period, around 90,000 BC. The main
tribes in the area appear to have been at first the
"beribraces" and "Arévacos" until the arrival of "Olcades"
who took control of most of the province along with
"lobetanos" who had the capital in Lobetum.
In Roman time, of which remains many witnesses, the
whole area of the Serrania of Cuenca, has been involved in
ongoing tensions and Celtiberian wars. Curiously, while in
the province there have been three important Roman
cities (Segóbriga and Valeria Ercávica), the capital area
was scarcely populated just finding the remains of a
small settlement near the bridge of Castellar.
The model of a Roman settlement has been perpetuated
after the arrival of the barbarian invasions, although a
decline of Roman urban centers.
One can therefore say that Cuenca has Arab origin, as well
as its very name betrays because it means “dell”.
With the arrival of the troops "aganeras" there was talk of
Cuenca consolidated as an urban center, famous for
manufacturing carpets and ivory objects of great prestige
throughout the whole 'Al Andalus and known to the court of
Toledo.
Muslims built an impregnable fortress on top of the rocky
outcrop to control access to Serrania protected by deep
gorges that have always been a natural wall.
Over time the population increased and the walls of the city,
in which lived about a thousand people, had to expand.
In what today is called Plaza Mangana there was the old
Alcazar (fortress) and the area of merchants and craftsmen
focused in the actual Plaza Mayor while the Mezquita was
located where today stands the actual cathedral. During the
period "Omeya" develops a farming and textile industry that
made it one of the most important centers of the caliphate.
Since 1091, with the death of the governor of Cordoba Al
Mamum, were realized a series of conquests and wars
between the Arab peoples and the Christian ones.
The Castles of Uclés, Huete and Cuenca will be invaded but
during this century in Cuenca will alternate several times the
Arab domination and Christian one, having to bear long
sieges.
Although the date of the foundation is not clear, it is assured
of the presence of the city of Qūnka or Kunka already in 784
AD. The square grew in importance until it became the
capital of Cora.
However, with the fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba in 1031,
it became part of the Taifa of Toledo, and it served as a
bridge for the conquest of the kingdoms of Valencia and
Cordoba.
The city had a very convulsive time, torn between Arab
infighting and the struggles with the Christian populations,
to the point that the king Arabic Al-Mutamid after defeating
the Christian King Alfonso VI had to ask for his help to defend
himself from the aggressions of the Arab kingdom of Seville.
In any case, after the battle of Ucles, in 1108 Cuenca came
under the control of populations of "Almoravid". According
to tradition, Alfonso VIII besieged the city on the day of the
Epiphany in 1177 and entered triumphant in Cuenca, on
September 21 of that year.
So the population is distributed within the city according to
their religion: Muslims relegated to the area of the building
(now Square Mangana) while the Jewish quarter established
around the current street of Scarperie and the rest of the
city was divided into Catholic parishes.
A council and an episcopal see were created. A campaign to
repopulate the town was put in place. To the city was also
granted the status of "fuero", a kind of autonomy, which was
then the basis of many others in the region, by Alfonso X in
1257. During the fourteenth and fifteenth century began to
set the lower part of the city, the districts of "San Anton" and
"Tiradores". In the context of disputes between King Alfonso
XI and Don Juan Manuel, Cuenca was a member for several
years of the lordship of Villena, returning to belong to the
Kingdom when it was granted full amnesty to the Lord of
Villena. The city was besieged several times by the
Aragonese, but they never managed to conquer it.
Cuenca became an important economic center in particular
in the field of textile production and livestock. Trade in
textiles and carpet production brought a large wool
processing industry, it is estimated that the population of the
city in the sixteenth century would reach 15,000 inhabitants.
So Cuenca became the focus of the judicial system and the
vote in the "Cortes" (a kind of parliament of the era) was
granted, meanwhile the economic boom led to an
unrestrainable constructive activity .However, the plague
epidemic of 1588 was a prelude to the decline that would be
followed throughout the century XVII . The epidemic was
followed by a long drought and other invasions of locusts
that generated a drastic reduction of the population to only
1,500 people in the whole city. Similarly, the rise in wool
prices brought the decline of transhumance and,
consequently, the collapse of the textile industry in Cuenca.
Although the economy gradually was retrieved, the century
XVIII began with another crisis that struck particularly, once
again, the textile industry and brought finally at the closure
of the Mint and the paper mills.During the War of Succession
Cuenca sided with Philip V, which reward the city adding the
titles of "Faithful and Heroic" to those of "very noble and
loyal" already declared in the past. Of the 80 looms in 1735,
there remained just 22 in 1763. The then Bishop and
Archdeacon later, Antonio Palafox, decided to revive the
textile industry but was unsuccessful because of the
prohibition
of
Charles
IV
in order to avoid competition with the Casa Real de
Tapices.Throughout the nineteenth century, it was built what
that today is the city, being the Alfonso VIII street the main
connection with the Plaza Mayor.
However, the turbulence of the period caused that the city
had been kept in a precarious state until the twentieth
century. During the War of Independence the city was
sacked more than nine times, and the population
decimated. In 1833 it became the capital of the new
province of Cuenca, at the very beginning of the First
Carlista War. This ended with no other outcome that
some attacks on the city. Even during the Second Carlist
War there was barely any interference on the life of the
city, but during the third it was sacked twice. The
second attack, in 1874, was the bloodiest of all and
much of the city was burned. In 1883 the railway
arrived from Aranjuez, and together with the
installation of some sawmill helped economic recovery.
The city surpassed the 10,000 inhabitants in
1900.Already in the late nineteenth century, the upper
part of the city was no longer the economic and social
center, which moved near the street Carretería, a
change that intensified as the century went on.
The San Julian Park settled on the ancient gardens of
Huécar and the districts of San Antón and Tiradores
grow bigger. The experienced economic boom
promoted the settlement of some modern industries
and the associated rise of workers and socialist
movements in the city. On 17 July 1931, some days
after the proclamation of the Second Republic, the new
town hall settled.During the Civil War Cuenca sided with
the Republican faction. During the first days chaos
reigned, occurring serious damage, including the
sacking of the Bishop's Palace and the Cathedral, where
the remains of San Julián were burned. Yet, despite the
rigors of war and sporadic attacks, Cuenca lived on the
edge the years of conflict, until was taken by Franco's
troops on March 29, 1939. The postwar years were
characterized by rural depopulation and with it, the
construction of modern Cuenca, finally consolidating
the new city as the center of the town.and leaving the
old town and the village, in some places, almost in a
state of abandonment. In 1963 the historic center of
Cuenca and surrounding are declared areas of touristic
interest, which, together with the founding in 1966 of
the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art, opened in the
scenery of the Hanging Houses (Casas Colgadas),
promotes the recovery of the environment and the
promotion of tourism in the city. On 7 December 1996,
the old town, its ancient villages, meanders and crags
drawn from the two most important rivers of the city,
are declared UNESCO World Heritage.
The religious heritage:
Cathedral of Cuenca: construction began in the
twelfth century on the site of the mosque and
represents one of the first examples of Gothic
architecture in Spain.
It was consecrated in 1208 by Archbishop Jiménez
de Rada, but was not completed until 1271. It is a
unique building with transition elements from
Romanesque to Gothic and influences of the
thirteenth and fifteenth centuries.
The plant is a Latin cross, with three naves and
transept. Cistercian reminiscences are visible in the
vaults, while the lantern is a square layout and was
inspired by the English school Anglo-Norman.
The side chapels were completed in the sixteenth
century, particularly interesting that of the Apostles
and of the Holy Spirit, also called "Capilla de los
Caballeros".
The cloister is accessed through the arch in
renaissance style by Jamete, being also worth
mentioning
the
"Transparent",
a
baroque
extravaganza of Ventura Rodríguez.
In 1902 collapsed the Tower of Girardillo, seriously
damaging the facade, that had to be demolished and
rebuilt. The new neo-Gothic facade, was performed
in the same general style of construction.
The last change occurred with the installation of the
missing windows, made by contemporary artists
such as Gustavo Torner. Next to the cathedral is the
Bishop's Palace. The latter, adjacent to the Cathedral,
houses the Diocesan Museum.The building does not
present any particular design, but is a result of the
changes and reforms that have been carried out by
the construction that began in the thirteenth century.
Of interest is the facade, restored in the eighteenth
century.
St. Andrew's Church: It 'was built in the sixteenth
century under the direction of architect Pedro de
Alviz.In 1936 the temple was damaged and after the
Civil War was sold to local religious corporations
(Cofradias), in order to preserve their images
processional.
Church of San Miguel: Construction began in the
thirteenth century, still retains the original apse. The
rest of the church was restructured in the eighteenth
century and restored in the twentieth century.
Interesting its Renaissance facade. Nowadays
Cathedral
Bishop’s Palace
Saint Andres
regularly hosts concerts and other cultural events.
St. Nicholas Church: It is a simple building with a
single nave, built in the Renaissance style. Also
interesting is the square outside which is accessed
through the arch of San Nicola.
Church of San Pedro: The current building dates
from the eighteenth century and is built on the site
of an ancient mosque. It has a huge octagonal dome
and an impressive coffered ceiling of the sixteenth
century in Mudejar style (Arabic).
Fu costruito in base al progetto dell'architetto Martin
de Aldehuela, che ha lavorato anche nella chiesa di
Nostra Signora della Luce e il Convento de las Petras.
All'interno ci sono opere dello scultore Pasqua
Cuenca Marco Perez..
Church of Santa Cruz: was built in the sixteenth
century and restructured several times. Currently
used as a showroom and sale of handicraft products.
Church of El Salvador: of the XVI century, has a
single nave, with chapels between the buttresses, as
the tradition of the Spanish Levante indicated, in the
beginning covered with wooden armor, then
replaced. The current tower was erected in 1903.
Iglesia San Pantaleon de Gerusalem: was raised by
the Templars Knights in the thirteenth century but
now only ruins are preserved.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Our Lady of
Light) was built in the sixteenth century over the
Sanctuary that, according to tradition, King Alfonso
VIII wanted in the place where the Virgin Mary
appeared. to him. Declared of cultural interest in
February 2015.
Chapel "de la Virgen de las Angustias" (Our Lady of
Sorrows): It is a small building just outside the city
but closely associated with the events of Easter
(Semana Santa) of Cuenca.
The facade is of the seventeenth century, while the
rest of the palace is of eighteenth century, built by
Marin Aldehuela..
Convents and monasteries:
Saint Peter
Salvator’s Church
Convent of San Pablo (current Parador):
Construction began in 1523 as a Dominican convent,
taking advantage of the rock structure of the
meander of the river. The church, of gothic and
decadent style, roof of transition from Spanish
baroque to rococo , hosts Torner space inside.
Moreover the decoration of the cloister is particularly
interesting for the contrast between the modern art
and the classic around.
Convento de la Merced: An old monastery of the
Merced Calzada built between the sixteenth and
eighteenth centuries, with its predominantly Baroque
style.
Its premises are currently divided between the
Seminary of San Julián and the community of the
Sisters Servants of the Blessed Sacrament and Mary
Immaculate. The building of the eighteenth century,
preserves the walls of the old palace of the Marquis
of Cañete and Hurtado de Mendoza, the viceroy of
Peru and the founding of the city of Cuenca in
Ecuador.
Convent de San Felipe Neri was built under the
direction of Jose Martin in the eighteenth century
and is one of the leading examples of the rococo in
Spain. It acquires special importance during the
events of Easter, especially emotional singing of the
"Miserere" during the procession of images.
Convent de “Las Petras”: it was built in the
eighteenth century and is located in the Plaza Mayor.
Convent de "Las Angelicas": the building annexed to
the Church of St. Nicholas of Bari, was built in the
sixteenth century. It now houses the School of
Crafts.
Convent of Custodians of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
was born in the seventeenth century and is now a
hotel.
Monastery of Franciscan Conception :it was built in
the fifteenth century and is located just to the walls
of the city, adjacent to the old Puerta de Valencia.
Chapel of Sorrows
Carmelita’s Convent
Carmelita’s Convent
Monastery of Discalced Franciscan: it is a building of
the XVI century in whose courtyard there is a cross
carved in stone with carved just one hand, according
to legend, belonging to Don Diego. It is known as
the Cross of the Converso. According to the legend
of Don Diego and Donna Diana, the latter was the
reincarnation of the devil, woman drags Don Diego
in any kind of rebellion but in the end, realizing the
deception of the devil, he wised, returning to
normality
Monastery of the Benedictine Nuns: it was founded
December 14, 1448 by Pedro Arias de Vamonde.
Interest of the south facade.
Civil heritage:
Casas Colgadas: The most emblematic monument of
the city.It is a series of houses built since at least
from the fifteenth century on the overhang
overlooking the Menander (Hoz) of the Huécar.
Its origin seems to be in a manor house and, until
now, have had various uses, including that of City
Hall.
The group currently consists of three houses, two of
which (Las Casas del Rey) houses the Museum of
Abstract Art, while in the third (La Casa de la Sirena),
is housed an inn.
La Torre Mangana: Mangana is the name used by the
end of the sixteenth century to designate the city
clock. It is located on the site of the old Andalusian
palace, the ancient district Mudejar (Moorish) and
Rear Jewish quarter which few traces remain today.
Town Hall: Built in 1733 and designed by Jaime Bort.
It stands at the entrance of Plaza Mayor, and
communicates with the street of Alfonso VIII through
a portal colonnade.
Puente de San Pablo: Located on the mouth of the
river Huécar. Between 1533 and 1589 it was built a
stone bridge that collapsed over the centuries. In
1902 it was rebuilt in the present iron and wood,
according to the architectural trends of the period.
From this bridge you can admire both, the hanging
houses and the meanders and crags overlooking the
Huecar river.
The Bridge of San Anton: Located on the river Júcar.
It is of medieval style, although it has been
renovated in the nineteenth century.
Castle: In this place stood the old Andalusian citadel.
Today it is in ruins, but preserves a tower, two square
blocks. In the stretch of wall that remains we find
Petra’s Convent
Hanging Houses
Hanging Houses
the Arc of Bezudo, semicircular, renovated in the
sixteenth century, on which appears a shield.
Skyscrapers: This name is traditionally given to the
houses which are located in the side of the odd
numbers of the street Alfonso VIII, who, despite
having just three or four heights in front of the road
are able to get even 10 heights in their rear,
overlooking the district of San Martin, facing the river
Huécar.
Provincial Historical Archive: Located near the castle
in a building of the XVI century that was the seat of
the Inquisition of Cuenca. It now houses a number
of documents in the entire province.
Antiguo Colegio de San José: It was built in the
seventeenth century and originally belonged to the
family of the painter Juan Bautista Martínez del
Mazo.Then it became the seat of the choir of the
Cathedral of Cuenca and is now a hotel.
Former Jesuit College: Currently there are only two
sides: these were a religious school.
Casa del Corregidor: a massive three-storey building,
designed by Joseph Martin in the eighteenth century.
It is on the road of Alfonso VIII, the main artery of
the city until the nineteenth century.
Building of the Provincial Government (Diputación):
It is a neoclassical building, surrounded by a fenced
garden.
Hospital of Santiago was established in the twelfth
century as asylum of the pilgrims of the Camino de
Santiago and the convalescence of Christians saved
from captivity.
The current building dates from the seventeenth
century and continues to operate as a hospital.
Squares and gardens:
Plaza Mayor: one is at the center of the longitudinal
axis running through the old city and is the hub of
the same. It has a slight triangular shape and its
limits are identified by the Cathedral, City Hall and
the Convent of the Petras.
It was not the Christian city's main square until the
fifteenth century, when it replaced the Plaza del
Carmen (first called the Picota) in function of the
place of meeting of the Council.
Plaza de Mangana: It occupies the site of the old
fortress and in it we find the Torre Mangana and the
monument to the Constitution of Gustavo Torner.
It had undergone major studies and archaeological
explorations that continue nowaday, because they
Mangana’s Tower
Mangana’s Tower
Historic Archive of Cuenca
try to transform the area into an open air museum
to restore the function of public spaces.
The main ruins to be integrated in the building are
those of the old citadel, a synagogue and the church
of Santa Maria de Gracia.
Museums:
Museo de Cuenca: Located in the so-called House of
the Cure and presents the archaeological findings
and the history of the province of Cuenca, from the
Paleolithic to the modern age.
To highlight the three rooms dedicated to the Roman
towns of Segóbriga and Valeria Ercávica and the
statue of Lucius Caesar, executed in marble. It is
remarkable also its coin collection.
Museum of Spanish Abstract Art: Located within the
building of the "Casas colgadas", presents works of
the most important Spanish artists of the second half
of the twentieth century, such as Eduardo Chillida,
Antonio Saura, Pablo Serrano and Manolo Millares
and others.
It was opened in 1966 thanks to the joint
collaboration of Fernando Zobel and Gustavo Torner.
Fondazione Antonio Perez: Housed in the former
convent of the Carmelites (seventeenth century) is a
popular contemporary art space. In it we will find
works by Millares, Gordillo, Torner, Antonio Saura,
Zobel, Canogar, Brossa and Warhol, among others.
Of particular interest is the personal collection of
objects found by Antonio Perez.
Science Museum of Castilla-La Mancha, is located in
the asylum of Seniors homeless, which was
significantly expanded to house the museum.
It is divided into four themed areas, plus the
distributor and the Planetarium. Presents, in an
educational and dynamic way a number of scientific
subjects, from astronomy to geology, renewable
energy and biodiversity. Regional Museum of
Paleontology: The March 23, 2015 in Cuenca opens
the Museum of Paleontology La Tierra de los
Dinosaurios. The Museum is located in the building
that once housed Ars Natura. The project consists of
four phases that will be completed presumably in
october 2016. It was born as a project to study,
preserve and divulge the rich paleontological
heritage of Castilla-La Mancha and offers visitors a
first level cultural resource.
Treasure of the Cathedral: a small museum located
Corregidor’s House
Museum of Abstrac Art
Contemporany Art Centre
Archaelogycal Museum of Cuenca
inside the Cathedral. It contains works of Pedro de
Mena and Garcia Salmeron and Martin Gomez El
Viejo, among others.
Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art: Located in the
Episcopal Palace, opened in 1983. The building has
several Arabic inscriptions of the twelfth century,
although it has been significantly refurbished in the
sixteenth century. They include works by El Greco, a
Flemish calvary of Gerard David school and several
tablets of the painting school of Cuenca.
Among the sculptures, there is the Calvary of Alfonso
VIII, dated in the late twelfth century.
Antonio Saura Foundation-Casa Zavala: It is located
in the former palace of the Cerdan de Landa and is
linked to the legacy of the pictorial Aragonese painter
Antonio Saura. The foundation has specialized in
avant-garde art and hosts a major public library
dedicated to the art of vanguard.
International Museum of electrografia: This is a
research museum, linked to the University of CastillaLa Mancha. It displays a collection of over 4000
works of art electrographic and digital, created by
new technologies related to methods of production,
reproduction and image management. Torner space:
Located in the Convent of San Pablo, currently a
hotel belonging to the chain of Paradores nacionales
and presents the works of the homonymous painter.
Museum of Holy Week: Located on the street Alfonso
VIII, who hosted the family Giron and Cañizares. It
presents the experiences and emotions of Cuenca
Easter in a multimedia show in which have been used
the latest museographical technologies.
Celebrations:
Easter in Cuenca: it is declared of International
Tourist Interest. Of particular importance is the
procession of the the road to Calvary, popularly
known as Las Turbas.
Religious Music Week: This is a festival of high
quality, declared of International Tourist Interest. Are
usually invited some of the most prestigious artists
of religious music, both promoting the recovery of
this cultural heritage, and the composition of new
works.
Fiestas de San Julian: are celebrated towards the end
of August, accompanied by a big temporary
amusement park , fashion shows and theater
performances, outdoor concerts and bullfights of
Museal Paleontologycal Centre Ars Natura
Museal Paleontologycal Centre Ars Natura
Museum of Holy Art
Archaelogycal Museum
some importance.
Fiestas de San Mateo: take place September 18 to
21 and were declared of Regional Tourist Interest.
Celebrate the conquest of Cuenca by Alfonso VIII of
Castile, tradition dictates that these festivals are
celebrated from the first recurrence, although the
first known document sets in the September 19,
1581. The festival focuses, since then, in two acts.
The first is the transfer of the banner of Alfonso VIII,
who leaves his habitual residence at the Cathedral to
spend a night in the town hall.
The second, more popular, is to run after young bulls
in the improvised arena in the Plaza Mayor. After
visiting the city, you should visit the villages and
towns of the surroundings that are not less than
capital in cultural and architectural richness. It is
worthwhile to mention a few like: Belmonte, Alarcon
Castle Garcimuñoz, Huete, San Clemente, Ucles
among many others.
Belmonte:
Excavations carried out recently lead the origins of
the locality to Visigoth eras, probably around the fifth
century. Called Bellomonte since origins. It was
called so already in the Papal Bull of Innocent III
because of the beauty of the mountain surrounding
the settlement.
It began in 1323 the construction of the walls of
Belmont and the embryonic stage of the castle
whose construction began in 1456 by order of the
Marquis of Villena D. Juan Pacheco.The locality was
renewed with the construction of new buildings
during an epoch of splendor, between the centuries
XV and XVIII. Castle Belmonte is often the site of
events related to the medieval tradition and often
take place sporting events related to ancient fencing.
Alarcón:
The fortress that sustains Alarcón, in defense and
lookout of the surroundings, stands on the plains and
in the breach of the valley on a pronounced meander
of the river Jucar The Arabs laid the foundation of
the fortress that already can be seen from the road,
and still remains intact, hosting inside a Parador
Nacional of great prestige. With antecedent Iberians
and Romans this place becomes part of the history
after it was occupied by the Arabs from which it had
the name and the present castle that was later
Alarcon’s Castle
Belmonte’s Castle
Uclé’s Monastery
enlarged. The Villa of Alarcón was Arab until 1184,
and after one of more important battles became
Christian under the rule of the King Alfonso VIII.In
the fourteenth century Don Juan Manuel is the one
who will appropriate the Villa, that in the fifteenth
century will pass to be property of Juan Pacheco
Marquess of Villena. The history of Alarcón is closely
linked to the castle, but it is not the only element of
interest in the city, becuse it has an important
monumental and religious heritage.
Huete:
A very ancient locality whose origins date back to the
Paleolithic. Already Roman with the name of Opta,
rises on the confluence of two river valleys formed
by the rivers Mayor and Brobotón.Very rich in
monumental heritage. To visit are the Ethnographic
museum, the castle, the ancient monastery of Santo
Domingo that houses the museum of sacred art, and
many other buildings of interest. Already what we'll
see on arrival in this city, surrounded by particularly
beautiful and majestic landscapes, promises what
you'll find in it.
Uclés:
A very beautiful settlement of Celtiberian and Roman
origin that seems still anchored to the past. Here
stands the first monastery of the Order of Santiago,
surrounded by walls that immutable observe the
centuries, imposing and majestic was more often
referred to as El Escorial de la Mancha. A visit not to
be missed.
San Clemente:
also of very ancient origin, it has been an active late
Roman population of which retains many buildings
and in particular a Roman bridge with three arches
which is preserved in excellent condition and is
considered as the best example of a Roman bridge
across the region. San Clemente also offers visitors
an enormous monumental and cultural heritage. For
example will be worth visiting the church of Santiago
Apostol, the castle of Santiago de la Torre, the
Monsaterio de nuestra Señora de Gracia of the
sixteenth century with the Monasterio de Nuestra
Señora de la Asunción. The Monsaterio de las
Carmelitas seventeenth century, the one of the
Trinitarias of the sixteenth century, the chapel of
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, of the fifteenth
century or the Chapel of Cruz Cerrada de San
Roque.The Jesuit collegiate or old theater and the
Huete’s Museum
Saint Clemente
Delighted City
Delighted City “the Sea Dog”
rest of the buildings of the fifteenth century and
posterior of great beauty.
As for the tourist routes, Cuenca has stunning
scenery and multiple paths to take:
Città Encantada, Hoz de Beteta, Torcas of
Palancares, Birth of the River Cuervo, the artificial
lake in the Sierra Valdemoro, el Cerro Socorro and
the fort of the civil war, the reservoir of Chincha, the
Hoz de Tragavivos, the Tierra Muerta y Palancares,
the lagoons of Cañada del Hoyo, the alleys de las
Majadas with the viewpoint of the Tio Cogote, the
complex of lagoons and Majavacas Ballesteros, the
path near the artificial lake of Buendía, and many
others to be discovered.
Ciudad Encantada
The Jucar river, passing by the population of Uña and
Villalba de la Sierra opens a deep valley with
overhanging crags of more than 1500 meters and
where nature has sculpted the Ciudad Encantada.
It is a natural place where water has carved the
karstic rock modeling from human figures to
capricious formations of various interpretations
(ships, mushroom etc.). A place of unusual beauty
that has charmed even the producers of Hollywood
that here filmed movies like Conan the Barbarian
among others. It is part of the natural park of the
Serrania de Cuenca and is a must-see visit.
Nacimiento del rio Cuervo:
The source of the Rio Cuervo is located in a natural
place of incredible beauty and is always visitable.
Due to its location enjoys a humid microclimate that
makes it a particular island snuggled in the Serrania
of Cuenca. In this place, the water is from a source
and flowing between huge stalactite overgrown with
moss often freeze in winter resulting in ice
formations of incredible beauty.
Lagunas de Cañada del Hoyo
It is a configuration of lagoon of karstic kind. They
are seven lagoons, each with special features for the
color they show. They are particularly impressive
viewed from above, flying.
Las Torcas de los Palancares
Cuervo’s River Source
Cuervo’s River Source
Cañada del Hoyo Lakes
The natural monument de las Torcas de los
Palancares consists of a total of 22 Torcas
surrounded by unpaved roads. The Torcas are
nothing but the immense crags generated by the
collapse of the vaults of karst caves generated by the
action of water. Apparently it seems that a rain of
huge meteorites have dotted the land of craters as
big as football fields.
Las chorreras de Enguídanos:
The construction of the dam of Villora changed the
course of the river Cabrile to the river Guadazón. The
karst terrain and water erosion has created since
1910 this place of entertainment and recreational
interest. In fact the water has generated a series of
pools and channels where water flows with force and
where you can admire a series of waterfalls, swim
and implement activities and various types of
adventure sports linked to the territory.
Archaeology:
You can not miss a visit to the Archaeological Park of
Segóbriga, the site of Valeria and Ercávica where we
can admire the remains almost intact of the ancient
Rome that made this area a very
important
economic center developing the production of the
Lapis Specularis which was exported in all over the
empire, enriching the whole province of the time.
Segobriga:
The archaeological site of Segobriga is one of the
best preserved Roman city and is certainly the most
important archaeological site of all Castilla la
Mancha. The city was strongly supported by the
Emperor Augustus and with time, acquiring the
status of Municipium, it grew into an impressive city
with high walls, three monumental gates, a
Coliseum, a theater and a circus for horse racing.
Already mentioned together with the population of
Ercávica and Valeria by Pliny the Elder in his work
Historia naturalis, it surprises for the state of
conservation along with the very interesting museum
and interpretation center of the adjacent site. Also
worth visiting the area of the paleontological "Hoyas
of cierva" and the site of "Lo Hueco en Fuentes" Also
have a great cultural interest the cave paintings of
the caves in Villar del Humo, that, among other
things, offer a lovely walk to reach them in an area
surrounded by beautiful nature.
Cañada del Hoyo Lakes
“Torcas”
“Chorreras” Enguidanos
Hoyas de la Cierva and archaeological site Lo Hueco:
Thanks to the particular geological configuration of
this place located close to the city,it was possible to
preserve innumerable fossil of the typical ecosystem
of the Cretaceous when the area was an island in the
middle of the Tethys Sea. From the archaeological
site it has been possible to find birds of the Mesozoic
period as the Iberomesotius, Cocornis or Eulaulavis
or samples perfectly articulated as Garofita
Clavatoraxis among others, together with a large
number of species of fish, amphibians and a rich and
diverse record of plants and tree species. This whole
area has been declared as a natural monument of
the Comunidad de Castilla la Manche and so this is a
protected space.
Segóbriga
Segóbriga
“Hoyas de la Cierva”
Xair-in stems from the will of a number of professionals with the aim of promoting
the aeronautics field, particularly among young people, giving them a healthy,
and at the same time educational, alternative to the usual activities that take
place in the city.
It also wants to give a way to the professionals of the flight to find in us a point
of contact between their profession and the public, so that people can have
access to the wide aeronautical expertise available. Meanwhile, professional
people can take advantage to improve their training level, in a time in which the
space for such activity, in a professional environment, is drastically reduced, now
that gliding is known to be an excellent tool to reach this goal (London conference
of professional pilots in September of 2013).
Allowing local universities a detailed consideration of aeronautical issues, at a
more general level, creating ad hoc disciplines as a link between the public and
professionals, directly or not connected to the flight environment, using the flight
field as medium to practically realize what is in theory.
Develop with all possible means the inclusion of people with different capacity
within aviation, we believe the only real inclusive discipline where you can race
all in the same class.
And last but not least, offer to leisure gliding environment the opportunity to
realize incredible flights both in time and in distance in the paradise of
convergence.
Cuenca in fact for location and climatic conditions offers the opportunity of a long
season with potential worthy of better-known areas such as Argentina, South
Africa, The Rocky Mountains, the Italian and French Alps, the same Rieti and
other places of renowned fame.
In addition to the extremely favorable conditions for the flight, the area offers a
unique opportunity being the airfield just 11km from a city considered a World
Heritage Site by Unesco. To be considered the ease with which is possible to
reach the town: it is well served by roads, hiways, high speed trains, so
generating a very high potential.
In fact, as it is possible leave in place your gliders or other flyght veichle, without
any further worry, it became very easy to program short flight periods instead of
long holidays to take advantage of the place peculiarities.
We remind you that Spain has joined the European standard EASA last April 8,
2015 and is therefore possible to fly with the European licenses under the rule of
the FCL 1178/2011 which are automatically recognized by the Spanish.
This also means that the licenses that will be issued in Spain by schools ATO will
be directly european while those issued by the Spanish schools not ATO will be
converted from Spanish Agency representative for flight safety AESA once that
will be fulfilled the necessary requirements for the license SPL (A). (until next
April 2018 will take place when the full European integration).
But xair-in, pretends much more of the flight, the project also includes the
revitalization of a tourist area in recent years has lost appeal taking advantage of
the extraordinary natural and cultural combination.It also pretends to boost its
citizens, and not only, with activities related to the airfield.
In Xair-in converge various professionals with experience in differet fields
(aeronautica, mechanics, tourism, education, engineering) who consider that
gliding is the best way to spread the aeronautical culture and so proposes a new
use of free time articulated on various levels:
1) Training
2) fun
3) rest
4) use of free time
The various programs that will be implemented, some of which are already
operational from April of 2015, put in relashionship both the dimension of the
philosophy of "educating city" and the various levels of time use proposed: Xairin becomes the context and the education around: "learn to". It then becomes a
reflection, a pedagogical deepening that considers this project as an around of
educational events that start from a job training leisure.
The education is not taught strictly in a school and for that reason we think it is
appropriate to explain that this project is not MERELY a FLIGHT SCHOOL, but a
context in which are proposed and offered resources and incentives generators
of training at all levels in which to provide and combine formal and non-formal
education.
This program pretends to foment, particularly in younger, democratic values of
participation and responsibility along with the knowledge of the surroundings in
which you are located.
Aware of the educational needs of all ages will have a number of programs that
offer activities suitable to supplement or reinforce the basic training as well as
the professional with:
1) Permanent Education
2) Sports program
2) Knowing a city that is a World Heritage Site
It starts then from the interest to support and integrate educational activities as
well as start our future supporters in history, popular imagination, fantasy and
magic of aeronautical with activities such as:
a) I learn to make paper planes, recycled materials and other flying objects
b) How does it work?
c) Who was it?
d) With all my senses
e) Stories and legends, flying books
Xair-in as medium or vehicle of education: “learn from”.
We start from the idea then, that the center represents and compliance an
educational circle, being education in itself a generator source of training and
socialization, so becoming a strong broadcaster of information and culture.In turn
it is also a space where socializing establish relationships between equals, with
the participation of other cultures, with people of different ability and between
different generations. So a center that qualifies as an educator, to be friendly,
amiable, comfortable, clean, safe and peaceful. Morover become a campaign of
civic responsibility to encourage an attitude of respect toward others, toward life
in common, on the basis of compromise, the implication of citizens in matters
such as the environment, the appearance of the center and coexistence. The
activities will be carried out under the auspices of:
A) Citizen cohabitation
a. The corner of the doubt
b. Stop to boredom
c. Open for holiday
B) Aeronautical Culture and citizen coexistence
a. Flight safety
b. I learn to make decisions quickly
c. On weekends you decide
d. Help others
Xair-in educational content as: "Learn"
The informal knowledge that generates a particular means is in turn knowledge
of the same; so it is understood that not only we learn from a project but, at the
same time, we learn the project.
Learn also means learning to use, hence that is the importance of the necessity
to promote a participatory activity. So the project proposes the Xair-in conceiving
this space as a community meeting place and good citizenship whose sign of
identity and the participation of its members to the organization of the mean.
Our instructors do not limit their activity strictly on the airfield but transmit all
their passion presenting it to younger bringing the gliding in schools.
Finally we want to be the reference point among fans of gliding that in Cuenca,
in the field of Sotos (LESS) will find one of the best places in the world to practise
this sport.
About the strictly aeronautical training we would remaind you that has been
established a complete system, articulated on the basis of missions established
on an instructors manual that will be closely followed and in which the transfer
of responsibility of the flight will be gradually ceased from instructor to pupil, until
the full autonomy of the student is achieved.In this way, being the missions
described with great precision, the uniformity that has been reached makes
possible the exchange between instructors. At the same time it set up a
continuous evaluation of the student who will not have to necessarily be every
day in class. The training system designed offers a self-written textbook, based
on the Manuale di Volo a Vela by Guido Bergomi, from which we received
authorization
and all his respect for the work realized, to which is referred the instructors
manual so that, at every stage of learning will be possible to address each mission
with adequate and corresponding theoretical preparation. Theoretical lessons,
which could also be produced in Italian, will be given daily in a continuous cycle
on the basis of the needs of the
classroom available on the
same airfield.
Instructors at LESS add up over
6,000 flight hours, made in
prestigious centers as Senasa,
the Spanish national center for
excellence, or other schools in
the Spanish Pyrenees as Santa
Cilia.
But Xair-in not only has a staff
of instructors, everybody is working together in supporting this project, each with
his tasks, without importance the age but with the sense of responsibility and
contribution that each one can give according to their ability. Below Francesco
Padovano ideologist and President of the Club of flight, flight instructor, our expert
in pedagogical Dr. Maria Isabel Ferrandiz Vindel, Daniele Padovano glider pilot
with SPL license that gives us every morning the weather forecast, our public
relations in younger area and creative creator of flight personal logos for each of
us: Verónica Padovano.
Because, although the gliding is a group activity and for which the reason for
uniformity in the approach of each and the garment, it does not mean that we
should neglect their individuality and have a personal hallmark. We thought it
was a nice idea that redeems old aviation traditions. What will be the yours?
So along with a simple and convenient uniform, that we will offer to all students,
it will be possible to personalize your own kit.The flight suits as winter jackets
will be available for purchase. All pieces are custom made and then not
immediately available.
The clothing is proposed by Kyloyankeepapa, official supplier of the Italian Military
Aeronautica that makes extensive use at the base of Guidonia. The aircraft
selected for school are deliberately drawings in a around of the years 50/60, that
by their flight characteristics, are extremely effective tools for learning. So we
have chosen to operate in two seater with the Alexander Schleicher K13 which
allows a wide range of maneuvers that many of the modern two-seater gliders
are not able to realize without modification to the aircraft (for example screws).
As soon as the student has achieved the full flight autonomy will continue its
training on the one-seat aircraft, with flight characteristics that will behave very
similar to the two-seater. Since the seat of the instructor is placed right on the
center of gravity, it will behave the same way in the air with one or two drivers,
except for different wing loading.
All aircraft follow a very tight
program of maintenance and
checks are made daily, much
more than required by the rule.
For us security is not an option
but is a great part of basic
operations and one of the
fundamental
principles
of
education.. Moreover Xair-in
uses the most modern tools of
analysis (SIRA: Safety Issue Risk
Assestement, and ERC: Event Risc Classification) establishing a protocol of
continuous monitoring EACAST, contemplated, among others, by the new
European standard for much more complex organization.
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they are evaluated all the factors affecting the flight activity, and then:
the means
the around
the people.
in particular they are constantly monitored:
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the operational logistics of the surroundings: airspaces, ground handling,
presence of obstacles, the exclusion zone of the public and pedestrian
áreas
air means and other
the receiving system of the information security
flight procedures
flight training and experience communication documentation of the
participants in
o training received
o operational experience
o experience in the type of aircraft
degree of workout of pilots
staff on the ground
As launch system was chosen the winch because we consider it a very safe and
effective means.
The choice fell on the greatest manufacturer currently operating in Europe to
which are relying prestigious authorities as the english Air Cadtes or our own
military Aeronautica that in Guidonia will receive two winches of Skylaunch.
Our winch will be able to launch a glider every five minutes and is equipped with
all the latest technology Skylaunch, delivered May 30, 2015.
Equipped with a 6-liter Chevrolet engine with nearly 500 Hp of power and torque
of more than 750 kg / m already at 1,500 rpm up to 4,500 makes it suitable to
the launch of each type of means thanks to its automatic system of traction.
However, we will have (even though not always) a Rally 235 in order to practice
aerotow, mainly for early morning taking off and distance tasks. The winch can
not guarantee us an instantaneous climbing, that’s why we will use the motorplane in the appropriate situations.
Flying Zone
Where we are:
At middle-road between Madrid City and Valencia, beneath the rage of mountains of
Cuenca known as “Serranía Conquense”, fairly to the SE from the joint between Sistema
Central and Sistema Ibérico, other two rages of mountains. Thanks to this luckily
situation, it generates convergence phenomenon in where we will find liftings over two
long ways without turning almost any thermal. Let’s remember that Spain has got a large
plain located just in the center of the country, which has got a strong continental
weather, moderately dry, that aids the convergence phenomena.
Therefore, we can finally divide our area in two main zones: South-Convergence Zone
and North-Convergence Zone. On the one hand, the South one, will even make us able
to get to Andalucía.
On the other hand, the North one, will make us get closer to Sierra de Gredos and Ávila
City where is located nearby the Eduardo Castellano’s airfield in which we could make a
stop.
At the same time, in particular intense days that aren’t rare, it will be possible flying
around the Madrid’s TMA going down towards Sistema de Sierra Morena (Granada),
thanks to the early morning taking off from LESS, where flight conditions appears at
10:00 a.m.
Certainly, flights is not susceptible to difficulties, specially whether we fly over the Tajo’s
Valley, near Talavera de la Reina, that will surely be the most difficult part of the task.
Below, a view of our base and some circuit maps and dedicated zones:
Zone 1: Reserved to glider movement, trailers and open parking
Zone 2: Parking zone for private glider trailers
Zone 3: Taking off zone, dedicated mainly to winch taking off.
COORDINATES: - 40º 12′ 15″ N 002º 08′ 38″ W
RADIO FREQUENCY: 123,45
Then, you will see some examples about published flights on the OLC’s web.
It is remarkable that taking offs were done in the early morning, and the performance
of convergence over the rage of mountains of Cuenca towards Teruel is always so active.
However just above Teruel City, it frequently appears some Cumulonimbus, formerly on
spring.
Here, an early morning leaving allows us to complete long flights, too. In this case, above
the upland located in the plain until get to Montes de Toledo. A whole thermal flight with
remarkable lifts. Above the uplands, thermals are so powerful, they can overpass the 4
m/s rising with astounding tips as you’ll see in the following maps. (Made by Francesco
Padovano into a Libelle H201B). What’s more, thermals were around 10 and 9m/s over
Puerto Lápice (Montes de Toledo) and Madridejos respectively, in full plain. Moreover,
we can also see a spring day where there were thermals around 7,5m/s.
An amazing flight done through a convergence of 1000km, check out the taking off hour.
Here’s another great flight going through the convergence towards Soria, more than
1000km done.
Very interesting flight joining the South convergence and thermals on the plain. Over
1000km done.
Is not necessary a last generation machine to make extraordinary flights. Here, we’ll see
our flight instructor José Antonio Blanco making a more thank 500km flight with a
humble school glider Twin Astir I.
Airfield Eduardo Castellanos – Villacastín
Thanks to an agreement with our friends
of Eduardo Castellano’s Airfield, located
between Ávila and Segovia, beneath Sierra
de Gredos, It will be possible to do a break for longer flights.
Here we will find a great hospitality and all the necessary services to spend the night
there and take off the morning after. The big social area, the soaring environment and
the wooden cottages endowed with all the essential services will give us such a lovely
adventure. I’ve got a TOST winch so as to launch gliders and an aerotow sistem,
employing the Rally 235.
Even for the ones who doesn’t fly, there are thousands of activities to do, prepared by
some sports and adventure enterprises in Cuenca
And again thousands of chances in the City. Ask us for more information and we will aid
you to find your most suitable activity, with pleasure.
Spa, RELax, shopping… A
city rich of suggestions
and alternative activities
such as a modern city!
From theatre to Opera, there
is always an interesting
proposal for who is with us.
There is transfer from/to the train station, thereby it will be much easier to program a
little holiday or just a simple “long” week-end. Let’s make questions with any fear, we
will do our best to guarantee you a better assistance.
In the luxurious Parador of Cuenca you’ll be able to spend a relaxing day and enjoy
beautiful sights from the famous “Hanging Houses”, just in front of the hotel. Rescued
from an old convent, the hotel has preserved its historical architecture. The fresh area
of the inner yard is ideal to keep from the sun at midday or just to read a book. This
elegant and comfortable hotel link together old-fashioned and modern comfort styles to
guarantee a lovely time in the historical Cuenca.
You’ll surely be impressed by the ancient shrine, converted in a coffee bar, the swimming
pool and the beautiful sights that you can see from the windows of the rooms. Recently
restructured, the rooms are rather cute thanks to their simply decoration suitable with
the building. Sights on the meander and the walls in the Huecar’s river are so
breathtaking. In hotter months, you can have a lovely bath in the outdoor pool, or else,
you can also train in the gym. There is also a sauna where you can relax after doing
your activities.
An exceptional restaurant offers a vast menu with choices for all the likes and even
specialized menus for celiac people or people with some intolerance. An amazing building
in a great place, following the long chain of “Paradores Nacionales”, it is sure that you
will be very pleased with the offered service.
Parador of Cuenca is convinced that a good staying is an integral experience that links
accommodation, gastronomy and activities in the environment, therefore the guest will
have the opportunity to enjoy to the maximum his staying. Catering deserves a chapter
aside, based in traditional recipes of the country, it changes following the seasons. An
experience that you can not lose.
This is why Paradores Experience was created, just to offer the possibility of link together
standings and cultural activities that are proposed inside the city to enrich the experience
of costumers.
Let’s relax in a place surrounding by peace
and serenity. A charming hotel at barely 7 km
from Cuenca, immerse in an exuberant hood
of pines, this hotel is represented like a new
concept of independent suites of vanguard,
with a comfortable indoor design. Elegance is breathed in the hotel nature and it has a
unique personality with its 5 bungalow, 4 single rooms and a fifth one with two rooms
and a living room, projected to offer a perfect equilibrium between elegance and relax.
Each bungalow has its own personality, showed through its predominant color. Each
suite has got a path, air conditioner, free Wi-Fi, minibar, water boiler and a coffee
machine. What’s more, it has got a private pool filled with saltwater and a terrace where
you can taste the flavor of tranquility surrounded by nature, and privacy…
We are talking about a non-stop surprising service, like morning breakfasts in the
common living room, or in your own room whenever you want. The hotel accepts animals
inside so as not to force their costumers to leave them at home.
Gardenie Suite: a Chelsea stylish suite, is a little house painted in soft blue and following
a perfect combination with the original Chelsea Textiles fabrics which decorates the rest
of the house.
Junior Suite Peonia: Warm and comfortable, based on green and dark red colors, is
decorated with old-fashioned English furniture. It has got 40 square meters, a bath with
waterfall-mode shower and hydromassage shower with rain effect. It might be the best
terrace with the most beautiful sights.
Junior Suite Glicine: made with huge windows from roof to the ground with good sights
towards the late afternoon and, why not? While having a bath in the private pool. All the
furnishing comes from Becara. Flax curtains of Yute signature, and a big Quercus Nobilis
bed. It is featured by its old shard floor.
Junior Suite Camelia: It has got a perfect equilibrium between Chelsea Textiles furniture,
Colefax&Flowers decorations and some Becara items. A spacious room with around
30msq with big whole-wall windows and a little terrace. Moreover, here you can also
have a little bath in its private pool.
Magnolia Suite: The biggest suite, it offers two double bedrooms
and a huge living room. Curtains and pillows are made by Lewis
& Wood mark. Furnishing from Asian Collection in perfect
harmony with textiles from CT. An opportunity to share with
family or friends in order to spend an amazing holiday enjoying
all suite services.
In the Boutique Pinar’s Hotel, they are lovers of gastronomy,
foremost of local cook. They put on determination and passion in traditional local recipes,
we recommend you the vegetables croquettes. Saltwater swimming pools benefits its
salt to the water perfect maintenance thanks to electrolysis of salt that integers into the
filtering system in so that the water remains without any infection. All of this in a full
natural way, without employing dangerous chemical products.
Another particular aspect of this hotel, is his manners, like once time before. This “slowmovement” and accuracy in each detail and handmade products, makes real that it is
possible to follow other rhythm. Moreover, you can have some long walks and trekking
around the zone. You can also go to the golf field or the Shooting club nearby.
Services
Some services are necessary to be paid, we ask you to visit the hotel website directly:
www.chvictoriahotelboutiquepinar.es
Situated in the center of the city, nearby the old quartier and just
in front of a beautiful park where the Jucar’s river passes, The
Torremangana’s Hotel has got a luxury of 4 stars.
The hotel features 119 rooms, all of them well-decorated by the
outside, as we could wait from its modern architectural structure.
Moreover, all rooms offers music through a music line and direct
telephone. La Cocina Restaurant, propose a local cooking,
prepared only with the best ingredients.
They propose a daily menu in which you can choose between two different main courses
and two different second courses. Furthermore, you’ll be able to have some famous
Spanish “tapas” in the bar lounge or in the summer terrace. There are able the private
lounges, too, for events.
This hotel has got a lot of comfort and brilliant service, for instance, free Wi-Fi connection
in the whole building. Even though being a modern structure, it maintains expenses and
quality in a high place, we can realize about it just
watching the spacious rooms with good-looking
bathrooms. Moreover, from the direction, they are
making a day-to-day effort to bring visibility to the
city to place it in an international level, contributing
with a special attention towards the costumer.
A particular aspect is the fact that in this hotel they
speak English and Italian too.
If you want a minimum price guarantee, you must book in advance directly on their
website, it may cost 45 euro per night: http://www.hoteltorremangana.com .
In the heart of the Historical Center of Cuenca, there is a singular building made in the
XVII century, first it was used as monastery but later it was as “Colegio de los infants
del coro de San José”, where the best white voices of the regions tested their songs.
In 1993, Jennifer and Antonio Cortinas re-opened the doors of the inn, conserving to the
max, its simply austere character, in order to receive the current guest and offer him the
essence of hospitality of the town. The passion put from the holders, makes easier to
get permeate of all this vital harmony, the rustic and hospitality, the testing menus
prepared with accuracy but foremost, the splendid sights you can see from the windows
of the rooms.
The inn offers 22 bedrooms to choose between single, double or family room. Everyone
of them with bathrooms. Practically, all rooms has got their sights on Huecar’s river, and
some of them, have got splendid balconies. Moreover, this inn offers a comfortable
lounge with direct access to the garden where is possible to have reunions for about 20
persons.
The night offers a huge variety of “tapas” and little homemade courses so that the
costumer can taste the typical plates of
the zone, don’t forget to taste their wines,
too
C/ Julián Romero, 4 16001 Cuenca
(Casco Antiguo) España Tel.: (+34) 969
21 13 00 Fax: (+34) 969 23 03 65 Email: info@posadasanjose.
Cuenca’s Golf Club: Situated in the Villar
de Olalla locality. It has got a course of
18 buche par 72 where every athlete will
can enjoy the golf rout with a big variety of hits, playing with all the sticks of the sack.
To access to the golf field, you shall show your license with handicap indication and the
ticket of the green fee.
http://www.cuencagolfclub.es
Where to eat in Cuenca
Next, a little list of suggestions that comes from personal experience. However, we have
to remember that Cuenca is a very cookery city. Here beneath, you’ll see some of the
best cookery places that will be of your pleasure.
Asador de Antonio: Taste the typical courses:
Morteruelo and Gazpacho pastor, then, obviously, pig. All
delicious. It is a well-decorated and clean place, with a
perfect service, the employees are kind and
accommodating. Better than lots of restaurants in all the touristic zone! Avenida Castilla
La Mancha, 3, 16003, Cuenca, Spain.
Meson Candela: Rich courses and an excellent
service. This is not a traditional restaurant because of
its menu, you ask for shareable plates so as to taste most of them. Without doubt, a
great idea with success that will make our standing much more lovely.
Asador María Morena: A drink for dinner, an excellent service and
spectacular food. Between salad, pig and a menu with so much
variety, this restaurant will be really a pleasure. An authentic and
genuine place where enjoy one of the most beautiful visits in the
city.
El Bodegón: This is a restaurant with typical homemade food,
abundant, well-cooked courses, unbeatable prices. This is not a high
cooking restaurant, but a traditional one. Meat and codfish are very
interesting choices. It is frequently crowed of local people due to its
success. It is fairly difficult to find it, but it’s worth. C/Carrillo San Roque,
1, 16004 Cuenca, Spain.
Bien Porteño: Argentinian restaurant with excellent service and high
quality cooking. Parque de San Julián 18, 16001 Cuenca, Spain.
Sidrería la Figal: A little piece of Asturias in Cuenca. Really good
cooking coming from the north of Spain, they have an optimum cider
which is old-style served. It is well known because of its octopus. Lorenzo
Goni, 5, 16004 Cuenca, Spain
Mamma Mía: If you really can’t living without Italian food, here you are your restaurant.
It is owned to some Italian people with a lot of experience. They’ve got a remarkable
Tiramisu. Pay attention: They don’t accept credit card yet. Calle Bellavista 207 16002
Cuenca, Spain.
El Quinto Pecado: Without doubt, one of the best restaurant
of “tapas” of the city. It has good prices, delicious tapas and
the best is that it’s located in the most modern part of the city.
c/Alvarez Rubianes 4, Cuenca, Spain.
We cannot forget the previous hotel restaurant, specially these
ones:
Parador Nacional: It is quite charming, and it has, absolutely,
an excellent service.
Posada San José: It offers remarkable suggestions, if you want
to discover the most traditional courses, come to this restaurant,
you’ll not regret.
Torre Mangana: If we prefer international food, your place is
Torre Mangana Hotel’s Restaurant.
Nevertheless, Cuenca is still being a modern city, so If you don’t
want to go to a restaurant, you can also find the typical fast-food
stations, you can choose from pizza to an hamburger.
Let’s do a special mention to:
La Bodeguilla de Basilio: I haven’t got any doubts when I declare that this is
the best “tapas” premises of the city. It results difficult not to fall in the
temptation of a good wine there, accompanied by those tapas that will be
considered lunch or even dinner.
Furthermore, the premises is astounding, it has a surprising inner design, really
comfortable.
A reasonable price for a pair of wines and two tapas that seems alike courses for
barely 7 euro. One of the places where you must go. Calle Fray Luis de León, 3,
Cuenca, Spain.
Where we are:
Cuenca is located in Castilla la Mancha’s region, middle-road between Madrid and
Valencia City. It is very well linked, getting on speed trains we could be in Madrid or
Valencia in less than an hour. However, it has rather a good road web that ease our
movement in car.
Famous lands because of its handmade products and monuments which some of them
were the background of “Don Quijote de la Mancha”. In a trip to these zones, you must
visit the Humanity Patrimony City of Cuenca or Toledo! If you love History and culture,
you will like its 4 archaeological parks, some of the oldest rock paintings examples. You
will also find some events like the International Classic Theatre Festival in Almagro.
Nature is unique too, in fact, Castilla la Mancha is one of the most big reserve of natural
parks of the European territories (for instance: Tablas de Daimiel and Cabañeros) They
will conquer you!
In this region it evolves all kind of traditional celebrations like the Corpus Domini, in
Toledo, Saint Week in Cuenca, The Albacete Fair or the “Tamborada” of Hellín. Finally,
there is no lack of typical plates like the Alcarria’s honey, the “Mazapán” of Toledo…
Weather:
Spain is one of the hotter countries in the world.
The prevailing weather is the Mediterranean one, it encourages dry summers and
equilibrated winters. In Spain, you can enjoy over 3000 hours of sun per year. It isn’t
strange to think, so, that this zone is one of the hotter of Europe. Now, we shall
remember the Canary Islands, their particular position, in front of the Africa coasts,
allows the existence of a lovely weather with warm temperatures (around 22º C
average), without too much difference between day and night temperature.
However, variety is the main feature of our weather, because of its geography. Then, if
you travel to the north, concretely to Cantabria, you will find a wet weather.
Furthermore, in the higher zones of the country, weather results rough and snow
presence
is
frequently given from
winter to spring. We
are talking about
“Pirineos”,
Sierra
Nevada,
Central
System and Iberic
System… In Cuenca’s
zone we enjoy a
lovely
warm
continental weather,
but heights and its
closeness to the
mountains, makes it
quite fresh.
Documents:
Passport or valid Identity card. People under 16 years old can be written into their
father’s, mother’s passport, when those people have the same nationality they can travel
together. Furthermore, if the underage person travels with an identity card, he/she shall
be accompanied with a parent’s permission.
What kind of products can I bring to Spain?
There are no limits of goods quantity that you can buy or bring to Spain, you can do it
only if it have personal uses. In this case you will not need to prove their personal use if
the amount is less than 800 cigarettes, 400 mini-cigars, 200 cigars, a kilogram of
tobacco, ten liters of spirits, 20 liters of fortified wine, 90 liters of wine and 110 liters
beer. It is also mandatory to declare the transport of cash if yours exceed € 9,999.99.
Travelers are forbidden to introduce within the European Union, food of animal origin
for personal consumption carried as part of their baggage (meat and meat products,
milk and dairy products). A general exception milk powder in commercial kits for children,
and food for special medical needs. Travelers coming from the Faroe Islands, Greenland
and Iceland may carry small amounts of meat and dairy products for personal
consumption. All other foods may be brought into Spain up to a maximum weight of one
kilogram.
Once in Spain, the traveler can carry in his luggage merchandise personal or family use
or gifts, which will not be considered commercial goods, regardless of the amount or
nature of the same. This evaluation will be entrusted to the customs service of the
frontier post.
Traveling with pets
It’s required to follow three General rules: animals must be accompanied by their owners
or representatives, must be properly identified and the health certificate must be
accompanied by the Spanish version. Remember that pets shall be provided with a
veterinary certificate or passport, depending on the species.
If your pet is a dog, a cat or a ferret:
It is not allowed the entry of dogs, cats and ferrets under three months of age because
they haven’t been vaccinated against rabies.
To enter Spain the animal must meet health criteria and identification, which may vary
depending on the country of origin. You can access them on the official website of the
Ministry
of
Agriculture,
Food
and
Environment.
(http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ganaderia/legislacion/animales-compania-normativazoosanitaria.aspx).
In most cases, your pet will have to be identified by tattoo or microchip, also, his
passport will be in effect and indicate that has been vaccinated against rabies; in case
of first vaccination, the animal won’t travel until at least 21 days.
If your pet is a bird:
Birds from countries outside the European Union must pass the control requirements
imposed for security reasons (bird flu), regulated on the official website of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Environment. In any case, the animal must be provided with a
veterinary certificate drawn up in Spanish and released in the last 10 days (for EU
member states). For the rest of the countries the same certificate must be signed and
stamped by an official veterinarian and accompanied by a declaration of the owner or
his representative. Birds from the yard cannot be considered pets.
Other species:
They will all be equipped with the appropriate veterinary certificate, drawn up in Spanish
and released in the 10 days preceding the journey.
In addition, if they come from a country outside the European Union, in the following
link of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment will review the information on
the entry into Spain of pet animals, depending on the pet kind and the country origin.
(http://cexgan.magrama.es/Modulos05/Publico/InformacionMercados.aspx?proc=6)
At the time of the request for issuance of health certificate, it is necessary to remember
that animals should be required to be examined in the five days prior to departure from
the country of origin. On the Ministry of Environment’s website, it’s possible to consult
the legislation and track the corresponding modules for certificates and passports, all
written in Spanish and English.
It will useful for you to know:
A phone number for emergency veterinary in the resort you are visiting with your pet.
Besides satisfying the entry conditions, remember that:
• The muzzle is mandatory in some Spanish regions.
• Not all establishment allow animals.
• In most restaurants pets are not allowed.
• The municipal authorities set the points, the times of year and times for free movement
or presence of dogs on the beaches.
Before starting the journey, we recommend you to inquire with the hotel accommodation
and transportation company chosen on the admission and the conditions for travel with
pets.
Health and Safety
The National System of Spanish Health has an extensive network of health centers and
hospitals located throughout the country.
Health centers are provided with primary care services (family medicine, pediatrics and
nursing, in some cases matrons are available, such as physiotherapists and social
workers). They are distributed so as not to require a shift time more than 15 minutes
from any place of residence. If circumstances requires, medical care can be provided in
the patient's home.
Moreover, in rural areas and smaller municipalities, there are local surgeries where
professional doctors of the zone work.
In hospitals it is given specialized care, which is accessed on voluntary indication of
primary care services. There is also a First Aid service in hospitals and at certain health
centers.
You can check hospitals and health centers in Spain on the web page of the Ministry of
Health.
Ministry of Health
In Spain, medicines must be purchased in pharmacies. You will identify them on the road
thanks to a green cross. The doctor will prescribe the appropriate treatment. If you are
from an EU country or a state that has agreements with Spain, you will receive the same
benefits from the Spanish pharmaceutical.
The free phone number 112 (valid throughout Spain) will answer in Spanish but, in
tourist areas, also in English, French and German.
In Spain it is forbidden to smoke in all enclosed public places, including public transport
vehicles or collective. No smoking is allowed also in health centers, including outdoor
areas that are part of the fence, in any room of the educational centers and training,
except in open areas of universities and adult education, nor in the precincts of the parks
childhood and play areas, open spaces for minors. However, there are exceptions to the
general rule. At the prison and psychiatric interiors and patients people can smoke in
outdoor areas of its buildings, or in closed halls where smoke is allowed. In homes for
the elderly and for disabled people, however, it is possible to have a specific area for
smokers. The prohibition isn’t applied to private clubs, suitable for smokers. Hotels and
similar establishments can have smoking rooms, but they must be in separate zones and
be equipped with an independent ventilation system.
In Spain, the awareness of celiac disease is increasing, as is the importance of offering
gluten-free foods. For this reason, more and more hotels, restaurants, campgrounds,
parks and leisure centers can respond to the needs of people with celiac disease. You
can find a list of these places on the official website of the Federation of Associations of
Celiacs of Spain. (http://www.celiacos.org/).
In addition, the Federation encourages the tourist who does not speak Spanish, to spend
a minute reading the following (translated) text:
"I am celiac. If you eat foods that contain wheat, rye, barley, oats, kamut, spelled and
triticale, or derivative products, I can feel bad. Among the products that I’m intolerant,
are included flour, bread, pasta, croquettes, cakes, sauces and some sausages. We,
celiac people, can eat meat, fish, eggs, legumes, fruits, vegetables, rice, corn, soybeans
and potatoes also. We can consume these products without flour cooked, boiled, grilled
or raw. If during the preparation of the meal you should have doubts, don’t hesitate to
ask. Thanks.”
You do have right to a medical assistance and free hospital
Presenting the European Health Insurance Card (EHI) you’ll receive care provided by a
family doctor at health centers or at home if you are unable to move. Whether you need
the intervention of a specialist or being admitted to a hospital, the doctor will give the
corresponding certificate (or request). Hospitals are equipped with First Aid service.
In any case, you will need to be in possession of the European Health Insurance Card
(TSE):
The European Health Insurance Card will entitle you to receive during a temporary stay
the same necessary health care of the rest of Spanish citizens. The period of validity is
indicated on the same card, which can be used in all EU countries, Switzerland, Norway,
Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Doctors and private hospitals Spaniards do not accept the European Health Insurance
Card. If you want to receive medical care in this type of structure, you will have to bear
their own costs or take out a health insurance policy to cover such losses.
Find out more on health care if you are not an EU citizen
Countries with EU regulation: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. In case
of emergency due to illness or accident it is provided for the same healthcare services
of the member countries.
Countries with which Spain has bilateral agreements: Andorra, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador,
Peru and Paraguay. Is there free medical and hospital care in urgent cases of illness or
accident, so you need to travel provided the corresponding certificate from the country
of origin. In the absence of such a certificate you will need to anticipate the payment of
all hospital expenses, medical and pharmaceutical keep all your bills and present them
to your health service belong to request the refund.
Other Countries:
In case of emergency, you’ll still receive medical care, but it shall to be paid, therefore
we recommend to have got a health insurance policy. In any case, we recommend you
to check with your health board membership on the requirements in effect needed to
receive medical care in Spain.
Is Spain a safe country?
In general, Spain is one of the safest countries in Europe for tourists.
As in any other country, there exists minimum security measures.
We advise you to avoid driving into the wilderness or in dim lighting, as well as to
participate in street gambling. It is advisable to take only the money you need each time
you exit. Care must be taken in places where are large agglomerations of people, such
as public transport or department stores. In places for leisure time, do not leave items
such as mobile phones or cameras.
Do not forget an advice from experts on citizen security:
Prevention is the best solution to avoid problems, so, if you need help, please contact
the police using the phone number 112.
Spanish Schedules:
What time do shops open?
Usually the business hours are from Monday to Saturday from 9.30 to 13.30 and from
16.30 to 20.00.
Shopping malls and department stores are open all day from 10.00 to 21.00 or 22.00.
Some Sundays of the year, large areas are open to the public.
Furthermore, in the coastal regions, during the high season, shops remain open even
after 22:00. In many cities the opening is free and the times to do shopping are much
wider. Pharmacies are generally open from 9.30 to 13.30 and from 16.30 to 20.00, but
in some large cities there are 24-hour pharmacies. There is a schedule of rotating shifts
exhibited in pharmacies and published in the newspapers for the services night and on
weekends.
What are our usual business hours?
The usual time for breakfast is from 8 to 10 am. Lunch, at restaurants, is from 13 until
15.30. Dinner is served from 20:30 till 23:00. Many factories do continued service
throughout the day, a practice common in cafes and bars, many of which you can eat
tapas, combined dishes, sandwiches and tapas.
Even cinemas have a flexible schedule, which starts between 16.30 and 17:00 in
continued session, which often carries the latest projection at 22:00, although in large
cities there are also rooms with night hours. Theaters typically offer a single session,
which begins approximately at 20:00.
Night in Spain has a special significance, especially from Thursday to Sunday. Pubs,
disco-pubs and discos are usually open until 3 or 4 in the morning and in big cities there
are a lot of premises that stay open until dawn.
What time is it in Spain?
As for time zones, it is applied across the peninsula and the Balearic Islands that
corresponding to the Greenwich meridian (GMT), with an extra hour in winter and two
hours more in summer. In Canary Islands, it is applied the time zone of Greenwich
meridian, plus one hour in summer, so there is always a time difference of one hour less
than the time of the Peninsula and Balearic Islands.
As a matter of energy savings, in Spain it changes the time in summer and winter. In
this way, the last weekend of October, it puts back the clock one hour (03:00 to 02:00)
and the last weekend of March, put forward one hour (02:00 to 03:00 am).
Language:
The official language is Castilian, but coexists with some local languages of the various
Autonomous Regions and therefore Catalan, Valencian, the vascuence and Galego.
Anyway, everyone is able to speak Spanish and many in English, especially young people
who have studied in bilingual schools.
Currency:
In Spain, as in other EU countries, we use the euro.
Credit cards:
Payment with international credit cards. It is really widespread in Spanish shops, which
usually show their symbol entrance. Upon payment, you must show your passport or
identity card.
With traveler’s card:
Many hotels, restaurants and shops accept traveler’s card. In this case, you need to
show your passport although it must be said that in the inland areas is not easy to
exchange them.
Tipping:
Tips are not mandatory, all local Spanish include the price of service. However, it’s usual
to leave a tip in bars and restaurants, hotels and taxis, depending on the amount and
the generosity of the customer, the normal is to leave around the 10 percent of the total
service cost.
Driving in Spain:
Requirements:
Be of age:
To drive in Spain you must be at least 18 years old. To rent a vehicle, 21 years. Many
companies also require that the driving license was issued one to two years before.
Remember that you must be in possession of a credit card to rent the vehicle.
A driving license in force:
If you are coming from EU Member States, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein: you
simply need to carry a valid driving license. If you come from a country other than those
listed above, you will be in possession of an International Driving License.
Conditions could be subjected to change, therefore we advise you to contact the
Consulate or Embassy of Spain to ensure the correctness of these requirements before
embarking on the journey.
Safety standards:
Road safety rules. To drive in Spain is essential to have the knowledge of the following
rules on road safety: - It is not allowed to use the phone while driving, unless you use a
hands-free device. - Radio and mobile phone must be switched off during refueling. You must wear a reflective vest out of the vehicle stationed on the carriageway. - It is
mandatory the use of warning triangles in event of a forced stop on the road or the hard
shoulder. - It is forbidden the installation and use of devices designed to evade the
vigilance of traffic agents. - Overtaking is permitted only on the left side of the vehicle
that you want to overcome. - It is recommended to keep the lights on all day in order to
improve visibility.
In addition: - It is necessary to respect the speed limits: 120 km/h on motorways and
toll free, 100 km/h on ordinary roads, 90 km/h on main roads and 50 km/h in residential
areas. – The alcohol level in blood mustn’t exceed the limit of 0.5 g/L (0.25 mg/l in
exhaled air). - The use of seat belts is mandatory for the driver and all passengers in the
front seats and rear of the vehicle. - The use of helmets is also mandatory in motorcycle
and bicycle. - Parking on public roads is not always possible or free. In many cities,
parking areas are subject to regulation and payment. They are normally identified by the
presence of parking meters in the area. Please, be very careful in not to exceed the
alcohol limits in blood nor speed of more than 50% of the limit fixed because it incurs
criminal offense.
There are certain specifications that must be taken into account when traveling in the
car with children: You're not allowed to travel with babies in your arms.
Children under 12 years old may not occupy the front seat, except if you use an approved
decive.
Children younger than three years old must use an approved restraint system, suitable
for their size and weight, which has to be attached to the back seat.
Children older than three years old and with a height less than one meter and a half,
must use restraint systems appropriate for their size and weight. These guidelines are
also applied to taxis, so if you want to travel with a baby in taxi, you need to bring the
approved restraint system.
Photograph:
There are no particular difficulties or prohibitions to take pictures in Spain. However we
must be careful in photographing children or uploading photos on social networks.
Electriciy:
The voltage in Spain is 220 volts and 50 hertz alternating current. Plugs comply with all
the European regulations and respond to system endings round. In any case, in most of
the hotels there are adapters for special plugs. Make sure that the electrical devices you
use (computer, mobile phone chargers, shavers ...) work with the aforementioned
voltage.
Dress code:
Garments in Spain change depending on the time, the year, the place and circumstances.
On the coast, thanks to the mild climate, normally you don’t need to bring warm clothing,
while inside you should respect the temperatures of each season, which are usually very
marked and opposing, cold in winter and hot in summer.
Links of interest:
ww.aventuradecabrejas.com
www.cuenca.org
www.cuencaventura.com
www.jccm.es
www.spain.info
www.cuenca.es : Ayuntamiento de Cuenca
http://cuencaenamora.com/
http://www.escapadarural.com/casas-rurales/cuenca
http://www.turismocuenca.com/alojamiento-cuenca-y-provincia
http://www.vercuenca.com/Dormir-Cerca
http://www.toprural.com/Casas-rurales_Cuenca_0_794_p.html
https://www.rusticae.es/hoteles-con-encanto/espana-castilla-la-mancha-cuenca-01468
http://turismo.cuenca.es
http://www.turismocuenca.com/
http://www.turismocastillalamancha.es/cuenca/
http://ciudadencantadacuenca.com/visitar-cuenca.html
http://www.campingcuenca.com/
http://www.vayacamping.net/espana/castilla-la-mancha/cuenca
http://www.busturisticocuenca.es/rutas.php
http://www.urbanoscuenca.com/