Hanging houses of Cuenca

Hanging Houses of Cuenca, Casas Colgadas, Casas Voladas, Casas del Rey
Spain, Cuenca
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Hanging houses of Cuenca

Hanging Houses of Cuenca, Casas Colgadas, Casas Voladas, Casas del Rey
Spain, Cuenca
The Hanging Houses of Cuenca are a series of houses perched on a cliff along the bed of the Jucar River. Previously, such houses were built everywhere in the historical center of Cuenca, but very few of them have survived to our time - only three houses with wooden balconies, as if hovering over an abyss. These buildings now house the Museum of Abstract Art.

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Traveled 12 years ago
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In the 11th century, the Moors, who dominated the Iberian Peninsula at that time, built a fortress on the site of a Roman settlement. The city grew up on a cliff between the rivers Hucar and Hué car, and the Hanging Houses of Casas Colgadas, as if hanging on the edge of the cliffs above a steep cliff, became its landmark. It seems quite risky to live here, but the houses have stood like this since the 14th century. Wooden balconies that have survived in places hang over the abyss. Some houses housed inns - hotels with several rooms and small restaurants.
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