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MUSEO DE ARTE ABSTRACTO ESPAÑOL
(
www.march.es
; adult/child €3/free; 11am-2pm & 4-6pm Tue-Fri, 11am-2pm &
4-8pm Sat, 11am-2.30pm Sun)
Although strolling around old Cuenca can feel like
you've been dropped in the middle of a medieval museum, this is not just a place of
ancient history. This impressive contemporary art museum is one of several spaces
lauding modern art and sculpture.
Art Gallery
CASAS COLGADAS
The most striking element of medieval Cuenca, the
casas colgadas,
jut out precari-
ously over the steep defile of Río Huécar. The 16th-century houses, with their lay-
ers of wooden balconies, seem to emerge from the rock as if an extension of the
cliffs. For the best views of the
casas colgadas,
cross the
Puente de San Pablo
footbridge or walk to the
mirador
at the northernmost tip of the old town.
Hanging Houses
FUNDACIÓN ANTONIO PÉREZ
(
www.dipucuenca.es
;
Ronda de Julián Romero 20; 11am-9pm Mon-Sun)
Galleries are spread over four floors within the former San Clemente convent.
Spanish and international artists are represented in a mixed bag of mainly abstract
paintings and sculptures.
Art Gallery
Sleeping
POSADA DE SAN JOSÉ €€
( 969 21 13 00;
www.posadasanjose.com
; Ronda de Julián Romero 4; s/d without
bathroom €30/43, d with/without views €94/82)
Owned by Antonio and his Cana-
dian wife, Jennifer, this 17th-century former choir school retains an extraordinary
monastic charm with its labyrinth of rooms, crumbling portal, uneven floors and ori-
ginal tiles. The cheaper rooms are in the former priests' cells, while the more costly
doubles combine homey comfort with sumptuous old-word charm.
Historic Hotel
POSADA HUÉCAR €
(
Small Hotel
969 21 42 01;
www.posadahuecar.com
;
Paseo del Huécar 3; s/d €35/48;
)
Feel luxurious on a tight budget. Located squarely between the old and new
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