PLAZA MERCED EN CUENCA ESPAÑA
La Plaza de La Merced de Cuenca por la noche
Este pequeño espacio del casco antiguo de Cuenca tiene un encanto especial por la noche. repleto de portadas labradas en piedra, la plaza de la Merced es la mejor antesala para llegar a la Plaza de Mangana.
La Plaza de la Merced de Cuenca
Una plaza llena de fachadas con mucho arte e historia en Cuenca. Además en este bello rincón, antesala de la torre de Mangana, se encuentra el Museo de las Ciencias de Castilla-La Mancha.
CONCIERTO B.S.C PLAZA DE LA MERCED 2014 CUENCA
Nueva remo delación plaza de Mangana Cuenca
Fotografias de Ángel Aguilar
PLAZA DE LA MERCED EN CUENCA CAPITAL
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Cuenca
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Cuenca
Cuenca is a city set in the mountains of east-central Spain. Founded by Moors, it retains its Historic Walled Town with steep cobbled streets and medieval castle ruins. Perched on a limestone spur high above the Júcar and Huécar rivers, it's most famous for its well-preserved casas colgadas, or hanging houses. Cantilevered over the Huécar gorge, they seemingly cling to the cliffs’ edges.
In the Region of Castile-La Mancha, between the Júcar and Huécar river canyons, you will find this city with the UNESCO World Heritage designation for its wealth of monuments. Its historic centre looks out over rocky canyon walls in the heart of the Cuenca Mountains. The Cathedral, Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses) and cobbled streets charm the most hardened traveller. A former Dominican convent houses the Cuenca Parador Hotel, where guests can rest and enjoy the region's most traditional recipes. One of the best times for visiting the city is during the Religious Music Week, a festival of International Tourist Interest. Art, history, adventure sports, spas and hunting are some of the opportunities offered by this province in Castilla-La Mancha.
Cuenca’s old town has the UNESCO World Heritage designation, and the city spreads out from atop a promontory overlooking the ruins of its Moorish castle, the ancient Kunka fortress. Meanwhile, below, the modern city grows on the Júcar plain. The “upper city” - the medieval streets that give the city its character - begins beside the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Luz, next the San Antón bridge. Here begins a tour of the hills, steps and viewpoints which provide beautiful views.
The first stop might be the church of San Felipe Neri, a sober construction which becomes a focus at Easter, with the singing of the traditional Miserere on its steps. Inside it is decorated with Baroque and Rococo motifs. On the other side of the Plaza del Carmen you can climb to the Plaza de la Torre Mangana, a former watchtower for Cuenca and one of the symbols of the city, visible from any other point. Very nearby is the Science Museum.
Before reaching the Plaza Mayor, you walk through the Plaza de la Merced, where you can see good examples of Cuenca Baroque in the church and convent of La Merced, and in the great seminary of San Julián. In the Plaza Mayor stand the arches of the Town Hall and the Gothic Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, built on the site of a former mosque. Its structure alternates Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements, the result of a long period of construction. Its unfinished monumental façade accompanies the wooden balconies and wrought iron grilles of the square's aristocratic houses, whose ground floors are occupied by inns.
Behind the church a street begins leading to the Casas Colgadas, symbolic monuments in the city, which date from the 15th century.
One of the houses contains the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art, one of the best in Spain. The wooden balconies of the Casas Colgadas hang over the course of the Huécar, but you have to cross the river to get one of the best panoramic views. On this bank, you can visit the city's Parador de Turismo the former convent of San Pablo. The chance to stay here can only be compared with the chance to taste the mouth-watering Conca recipes offered by its restaurant. Zarajos (roast lamb tripe), morteruelo (a kind of pâté served hot) or ajoarriero (cod stew) are some of the local dishes, to which can be added vegetable stews, roasts and river fish. Almonds, honey and figs are included in all kinds of imaginative cookery and make up the dessert known as alajú (a cake made of honey, figs and almonds).
As for drinks, wines with the La Mancha Denomination of Origin and resolí, a liqueur made with coffee, sugar and orange peel, are outstanding.
Returning to the Cuenca urban layout, here you will find corners full of charm where there are fountains, little arches and narrow streets. Between the Cathedral and the Casas Colgadas we can also visit the Provincial Museum, the Casa del Curato, the Diocesan Museum and the Bishop's Palace.
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Places to see in ( Cuenca - Spain )
Places to see in ( Cuenca - Spain )
Cuenca is a city set in the mountains of east-central Spain. Founded by Moors, it retains its Historic Walled Town with steep cobbled streets and medieval castle ruins. Perched on a limestone spur high above the Júcar and Huécar rivers, it's most famous for its well-preserved casas colgadas, or hanging houses. Cantilevered over the Huécar gorge, they seemingly cling to the cliffs’ edges.
Cuenca is a city in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha in central Spain. It is the capital of the province of Cuenca. Cuenca is located across a steep spur, whose slopes descend into deep gorges of the Júcar and Huécar rivers. It is divided into two separate settlements: the new city is situated south-west of the old one, which is divided by the Huécar course.
The climate of Cuenca is the typical continental Mediterranean of Spain's Meseta (inner plateau). Winters are relatively cold, but summers are quite hot during the day with occasional cool nights. Spring and autumn seasons are short, with pleasant temperatures during the day but with rather cold nights due to its altitude from 956 m above sea level up to 1000 m in the old town.
In recent decades the city has experienced a moderate growth in population and economy, the latter especially due to the growing tourism sector, and both of them fuelled by improvements in road and train communications. Cuenca has strongly bet on culture and as a result of this it was declared a World Heritage site in 1996. In recent years, new cultural infrastructure such as the municipal Concert Hall or the Science Museum place Cuenca in a good position to apply for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2016.
Cuenca Cathedral was built from 1182 to 1270. The façade was rebuilt after it crumbled down in 1902. It is the first gothic style Cathedral in Spain (together with Avila's one), because of the influence of Alfonso VIII's wife, Eleanor, daughter of King Henry II of England and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, who introduced the Anglo-Norman style.
The bridge of Saint Paul (Puente de San Pablo) was built from 1533 to 1589, a construction driven by the canon Juan del Pozo, over the gorge of the River Huecar, aiming at connecting the old town with St Paul convent.
The Seminary (Seminario), a rectangular building stretching from Plaza de la Merced to Mangana Square, was established under the rule of José Flores y Osorio, the Bishop of Cuenca (1738–1759), and built by Vicente Sevill, around 1745. The Baroque façade at Plaza de la Merced was erected in 1748.
The origins of the Mangana Tower remain unclear. In 1565 it was painted by Antoon van den Wijngaerde, which indicates that at that time Mangana had already been built up, and after the attacks by French soldiers during the Spanish War of Independence war – at the beginning of the 19th century – and having been hit previously by a thunderbolt in the 18th century, it became badly destroyed. Mangana Tower was rebuilt by Fernando Alcántara in Neomudejar style – inspired on Arab decorative motifs – in 1926. Finally Victor Caballero gave Mangana its current look in a fortress-like style in 1968.
Hanging Houses of Cuenca Built over a rock above the Huecar River gorge in the 15th century, Las Casas Colgadas are the only remaining samples of this type of building which was common in this city a long time ago. Hanging Houses can be considered the most famous civil buildings in Cuenca.
The city is served by the Cuenca Railway Station. It is a popular day or weekend trip from Madrid, to which it is very well connected. On 2010 December 19 a new AVE (high-speed rail) link was established between Madrid – Atocha and Valencia and some of them stops at the Cuenca – Fernando Zobel station, providing travellers with frequent connections every day with both Madrid and Valencia, reducing the journey time to only 50 minutes to/from Madrid and one hour to/from Valencia.
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Convento de las Esclavas. Cuenca. Momentos de oración.
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La verja separa a las Hermanas del resto de fieles (y no fieles) que acuden a diario a Convento.
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Concierto de Ole Swing en Estival Cuenca 2013. Viernes, 5 de julio de 2013. Plaza de la Merced.
Fragmentos del fantástico concierto que el conjunto Ole Swing ofreció en Estival Cuenca el viernes 5 de julio de 2013 en la Plaza de la Merced. El cuarteto nos ofrecieron un espectáculo de gran nivel musical combinando la copla y el swing. Al final, un fragmento de los conquenses Teacher's Band. No te los pierdas si van a vuestra ciudad ni faltes a Estival Cuenca 2014, que se celebrará entre el 26 de junio y el 6 de julio de 2014. Vive Cuenca. Ven a Cuenca. Elige ir.
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Plaza Mayor de Cuenca, Ayuntamiento y Catedral.
Plaza Mayor de Cuenca: Se halla en el centro del eje longitudinal que atraviesa la ciudad antigua y es el centro neurálgico de la misma. Tiene una ligera forma triangular y sus límites los marcan la catedral, el Ayuntamiento y el Convento de las Petras. No se convirtió en la plaza principal de la ciudad cristiana hasta el siglo XV, cuando sustituyó a la plaza del Carmen (entonces de la Picota) en sus funciones de reunión del Concejo.
Catedral de Cuenca:
Ermita de la Virgen de las Angustias.
Convento de la Merced.Catedral de Cuenca: Se empezó a construir en el siglo XII en el mismo emplazamiento en que se levantaba la mezquita aljama y representa uno de los ejemplos más tempranos del gótico en España. La consagró en 1208 el arzobispo Ximénez de Rada, pero no se terminó hasta 1271. Se trata de un edificio excepcional con elementos de la transición del románico al gótico y otros del siglo XIII y del XV. Tiene planta de cruz latina, con tres naves y transepto. Muestra reminiscencias del Císter en sus bóvedas, mientras que la linterna cuadrada tiene inspiración inglesa de la escuela anglo-normanda. Las capillas laterales se concluyeron a partir del siglo XVI, destacando la de los Apóstoles y la del Espíritu Santo, también llamada Capilla de los Caballeros. Al claustro se accede por el arco renacentista de Jamete, siendo también digno de mención el Transparente, una creación barroca de Ventura Rodríguez. En 1902 se derrumbó la Torre del Giraldillo, dañando seriamente la fachada, tras lo cual tuvo que demolerse y se construye la actual fachada neogótica, siguiendo el mismo estilo constructivo general. El último cambio fue la instalación de las vidrieras faltantes, realizadas por artistas contemporáneos como Gustavo Torner. Junto a la catedral se sitúa el Palacio Episcopal.
Ayuntamiento: Se construyó en 1733 según planos de Jaime Bort. Sirve como cierre a la Plaza Mayor y se comunica con la calle de Alfonso VIII a través de unos portales porticados.
Ciudad de Cuenca: ubicación exacta en el mapa: geo:lat=40.056748380562034 geo:lon=-1.851094365119934