Ciudad Encantada

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View of El Tormo Alto rock formation in Ciudad Encantada, near Cuenca, Spain.

The extraordinary Ciudad Encantada, surrounded by pine woods, has limestone rocks which have been eroded into fantastical shapes by nature – you'll get a taste of it around Cuenca. The shaded 40-minute circuit around the open-air rock museum is great for breaking up a car journey. It’s crowded on weekends.

To reach here head north out of Cuenca on the CM2105 then CM2104 for around 27km; Ciudad Encantada is well signposted.

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