Hoz del Huécar

Hoz del Huécar is a locality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha. Hoz del Huécar is situated nearby to the suburb Barrio del Castillo, as well as near the locality Hoz del Júcar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuenca Cathedral and Hanging Houses of Cuenca.

Cuenca Cathedral

Church

Photo: Tomás Fano, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Julian is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Cuenca, Spain. The building is one of the earliest Spanish examples of Gothic architecture, built at a time when the Romanesque style still predominated in the Iberian Peninsula.

Hanging Houses of Cuenca

Photo: Albeins, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.

The Casas Colgadas is a complex of houses located in Cuenca, Spain. In the past, houses of this kind were frequent along the eastern border of the ancient city, located near the ravine of the river Huécar.

Museo de Arte Abstracto Español

Museum

Photo: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones, CC BY 2.0.

The Museo de Arte Abstracto Español is a museum in Cuenca, Spain established in 1966. It has a collection of some 129 paintings, mainly by 1950s and 1960s Spanish artists.