The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Jun 19th 2009, 4:54 pm
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The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Just been. Highly recommended
Panorama
Stayed in a Parador, and was given a voucher for a free nights stay when we were there!
Hanging houses
Old Town
Cuenca at night
View from the top
Panorama
Stayed in a Parador, and was given a voucher for a free nights stay when we were there!
Hanging houses
Old Town
Cuenca at night
View from the top
Jun 19th 2009, 4:58 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
wonderful
hope you practiced your spanish wile you were there
hope you practiced your spanish wile you were there
Jun 19th 2009, 5:16 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Nice pics Mitzy, looks a good place to visit.
Jun 19th 2009, 5:16 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Great pics Mitz - it looks lovely 
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Jun 19th 2009, 5:20 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
OI!
Where are the Harleys!?
Where are the Harleys!?
Jun 19th 2009, 6:03 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
FABULOUS !! Never heard of this place before and looked at location on google maps. ..no where near where we are in Spain. Think that would be a great place to fly to from UK for a long weekend. Thanks for the wonderful photos, yet another one on my "to do" list.
Cheers
Mel
Cheers
Mel
Jun 19th 2009, 6:30 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
This very weird.
I read a book a number of years ago written by C.J Sansom, based on a prisoner held in the Franco years.
The book ends in Cuenca, i`ve never been or searched/looked at photo`s.
Then I see yours of the bridge, which is the same mental picture I had of the area from reading the book.
The bridge is called San Pablo.
Very odd feeling I had looking at the photo.
Anyway great book, looks a great place.
I read a book a number of years ago written by C.J Sansom, based on a prisoner held in the Franco years.
The book ends in Cuenca, i`ve never been or searched/looked at photo`s.
Then I see yours of the bridge, which is the same mental picture I had of the area from reading the book.
The bridge is called San Pablo.
Very odd feeling I had looking at the photo.
Anyway great book, looks a great place.
Jun 19th 2009, 6:36 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Your photos remind me of where I was last weekend, in Toledo. Big old town, set on the top of a hill. Lots of colourful streets.
Jun 19th 2009, 6:42 pm
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
This very weird.
I read a book a number of years ago written by C.J Sansom, based on a prisoner held in the Franco years.
The book ends in Cuenca, i`ve never been or searched/looked at photo`s.
Then I see yours of the bridge, which is the same mental picture I had of the area from reading the book.
The bridge is called San Pablo.
Very odd feeling I had looking at the photo.
Anyway great book, looks a great place.
I read a book a number of years ago written by C.J Sansom, based on a prisoner held in the Franco years.
The book ends in Cuenca, i`ve never been or searched/looked at photo`s.
Then I see yours of the bridge, which is the same mental picture I had of the area from reading the book.
The bridge is called San Pablo.
Very odd feeling I had looking at the photo.
Anyway great book, looks a great place.
Jun 20th 2009, 7:41 am
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Re: The Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Cuenca is a good half way stopping over place if you are driving from Cádiz to Barcelona, avoiding Madrid. But make sure you stay in the old town as the new part is awful. Also visit the petrified forest ("Ciudad encantada") a forest of all sorts of strange shapes each given names e.g. the elephant, just outside Cuenca which is wonderful though you need a car.
