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Visiting Cuenca city by motorhome is easy, and soon it will be even easier. In this article, we'll tell you about part of our motorhome route through Cuenca , one of the 12 places we visited in this Spanish province that we absolutely loved.
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Currently, Cuenca capital is building a motorhome area in the city for the many motorhomes and campers that we enjoy in this beautiful Castilian city. In a few months the works will be completed, so we encourage you, shortly, to come to inaugurate it.
From the area, you will be able to discover a city that uphill and downhill can be discovered very well on foot and of which there is no corner without waste.
We highly recommend taking a free walking tour or guided tour of Cuenca . There are even some nighttime tours that are well worth doing to see the city in a day. Another useful option, especially with children, is to take the city's tourist train , which helps make exploring the city easier on the hills.
What to see in Cuenca capital in a motorhome
The Júcar river and the Cuenca beach
The lower part of the city is home to the river, a path with a pleasant walk through which you can reach the Hoz del río Júcar and the so-called Cuenca beach , where you can cool off pleasantly during the hot summer.
In addition, in the lower part of Cuenca you will find an essential that you must see in Cuenca, with or without children, since it surprised us all very much. A spectacular museum about dinosaurs. We have visited many museums and places of dinosaurs, and we assure you that the one in Cuenca is on the podium.
The Paleontological Museum of Castilla la Mancha: a place to marvel at the dinosaurs!
If you're a dinosaur enthusiast, a visit to the Paleontology Museum of Castilla-La Mancha (MUPA) is a must . It houses a fine collection of the paleontological heritage of this autonomous community in Spain, and is a must-see in Cuenca if you're traveling by campervan. Alternatively, you can take a more comprehensive dinosaur tour of Cuenca, which you can find here.
The museum's mission is the conservation, protection, documentation, and organized display of paleontological collections from the most important Cretaceous sites in Western Europe, both located in the province of Cuenca. These are the Las Hoyas (Lower Cretaceous of La Cierva) and Lo Hueco (Upper Cretaceous of Las Fuentes) sites, which span the last 550 million years of Earth's history and yield high-quality fossils.
Through the museum, we can explore this "Land of Dinosaurs" in an educational and fun way with more than 32000 specimens, representing more than 130 genera of organisms, including partial skeletons of some large dinosaurs. Awesome!
Don't miss all the information about workshops and other museum activities at the following link: https://mupaclm.es/
In addition, this museum has impressive gardens, with beautiful views over Cuenca and spectacular life-size dinosaurs. A place that is well worth visiting if you go to Cuenca by motorhome, since, in addition, it has a parking lot reserved for motorhomes, although we cannot spend the night there, since the car park closes with the closure of the museum.
Old Town of Cuenca, a World Heritage Site
On the other hand, we recommend you go up to the old town of Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and visit its most emblematic places.
Among these places we recommend you see: The San Pablo Bridge, the Hanging Houses, the biggest attraction to see in Cuenca, the Plaza Mayor of Cuenca, the Cuenca Cathedral, the Mangana Tower, the wall and the Castle.
Science Museum of Castile and La Mancha
But in addition to these places, we have another recommendation, a must-see if you're traveling with children: the Science Museum of Castilla-La Mancha , located in the old town itself, housed in a former convent. There, you can also view the archaeological remains of the ancient city of Cuenca through glass panels in the floor.
The museum is great, since it invites you not only to see and listen, but above all to participate, to touch and interact to discover vital principles of physics, among other knowledge, through experimentation.
The best thing is that there is a super well-priced combined ticket that includes the Paleontology Museum, the Dinosaur Museum, and this science museum for a more than attractive price of 7 €uros per adult. Also, if you go on a Wednesday, both museums are free!
Where to park and spend the night in Cuenca capital in a camper or motorhome
Cuenca capital is building a motorhome area in the city for the many motorhomes and campers that we enjoy in this beautiful Castilian city. In a few months the works will be completed, so we encourage you, shortly, to come to inaugurate it and park and spend the night in it.
When we went, the area did not exist and we parked in the parking reserved for motorhomes of the Museum of Paleontology of Castilla y la Mar, from there we then moved to one of the quiet streets around, where we visited the city and spent the night quietly.
