The city’s most stunning characteristic is its beauty that recalls on the one hand, the harmony between nature and architecture, and on the other hand, its long history that has left us with a significant cultural and monumental legacy.



On December 7th, 1996, Cuenca was named World Heritage Site by UNESCO, thanks to the excellent preservation of such an original urban landscape like this medieval fortress, and its rich collection of civil and religious architecture from the 12th to the 18th centuries. To this they added that the city features an exceptional personality, being perfectly integrated into the marvellous natural landscape that surrounds it.



The city is located in a mountainous area: the Serranía. The Serranía joins with the Paramera de Molina and the mountains of the Sierra de Albarracín to form the interior or Castilian section of the mid-meridian Sistema Ibérico. The capital, Cuenca, is the main nucleus and a point of reference for the entire mountainous region.



The city has not stopped growing, and currently, there are more than 50,000 inhabitants. The city has an altitude of 956 meters above sea level.

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