# Sunday in Cuenca: the Hanging Houses, the Cathedral and the Huécar Gorge

Cuenca's old town on foot on a Sunday: the cathedral at opening time, two free museums, the San Pablo bridge facing the Hanging Houses and ajoarriero for lunch.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/cuenca/itineraries/cuenca-hanging-houses-and-huecar-gorge · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 10 min by car (via the A-3 and the A-40)
- 10:00 · Cathedral of Santa María and San Julián (€5.50 with audio guide)
  - 3 min on foot
- 11:00 · Antonio Pérez Foundation (Free on Sunday)
  - 4 min on foot
- 11:45 · Hanging Houses and the Spanish Abstract Art Museum (Free · closes at 14:30 on Sundays)
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:45 · San Pablo Bridge and a walk along the Huécar gorge (The Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses) face-on)
  - 3 min on foot
- 14:00 · Raff San Pedro (Ajoarriero (salt cod stew) and trout · booking required) · Raff San Pedro, €€€
- 16:30 · Vuelta (In Madrid or Valencia around 18:30)

Cuenca is seen on foot in a long morning, and Sunday helps: the Fundación Antonio Pérez is free and the Museum of Abstract Art, inside the Hanging Houses, never charges. Just bear in mind that many museums close at midday on Sundays, so you start early and eat afterwards.

## The Day, Hour by Hour

8:00 · Departure. From Madrid, about 165 km along the A-3 and A-40; from Valencia, about 200 km along the A-3. Drive up to the castle car park, at the top of the old town, or leave the car below and go up on city bus lines 1 or 2.

10:00 · Cathedral. It opens at 10:00. Admission, with an audio guide, costs €5.50. An hour.

11:00 · Fundación Antonio Pérez. On Ronda de Julián Romero, above the gorge. On Sundays, free, from 11:00 to 14:00.

11:45 · Hanging Houses and Museum of Abstract Art. Spanish abstract art in rooms with windows onto the void. Free; on Sundays it closes at 14:30.

12:45 · San Pablo bridge. You cross the iron footbridge and see the Hanging Houses head-on. If you have time left, go down into the gorge for a while.

14:00 · Lunch. Raff San Pedro, in 16th-century stables on Calle San Pedro: ajoarriero, trout, venison. Open on Sundays at midday; book. If it is an occasion, the tasting menu at Restaurante Casas Colgadas.

16:30 · Return. Home around 18:30.

## If You Are with Children or It Rains

The Palaeontological Museum, with the dinosaurs of Castilla-La Mancha, opens on Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00: put it in place of the Fundación Antonio Pérez. If the day is fine and you have a car, the Ciudad Encantada is half an hour away; in that case, see the Serranía plan.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A-3 and A-40 from Madrid or from Valencia. Park next to the castle or in the lower part; do not put the Plaza Mayor in your satnav.

### Without a car
AVE to Cuenca-Fernando Zóbel, city bus L10 to the bus station and L1 or L2 to the castle. From there, everything on foot.

## Consejos

### Start at the top
From the castle, the old town is downhill all the way to the cathedral.

### Check the month's hours
The tourist office publishes the museum hours every month.

### Come back to the bridge at night if you stay
The illuminated Hanging Houses are a different city.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is the Cuenca Museum of Abstract Art free?
Yes, always. On Sundays it opens from 10:00 to 14:30.

### How much does Cuenca cathedral cost?
€5.50 with an audio guide.

### Can you go to Cuenca by train from Madrid and return the same day?
Yes, by AVE. The station is on the outskirts and you connect by city bus.

### Can I take a dog?
Along the streets, the bridge and the gorge, yes, on a lead. They do not state that dogs are admitted in the museums and the cathedral.

### Where do you eat on Sundays in Cuenca?
Raff San Pedro is open on Sunday at midday; so is Restaurante Casas Colgadas, with a tasting menu.