Cuenca

Cuenca is a town in the Cuenca Region of Spain. Cuenca is situated between Madrid and Valencia, in the third least populated region in Europe, and the town itself is a world heritage site - the old town is an outstanding example of a medieval city, built on the steep sides of a mountain. The many casas colgadas ("hanging houses") are built right up to the cliff edge, making Cuenca one of the most striking towns in Spain, a gem (not the only one) in the otherwise largely province of Castilla La Mancha.

Cuenca lies on the secondary rail route from Madrid to Valencia with at least four trains each way daily. The journey takes around 2½ hours from Madrid and 3½ from Valencia. The trains have poor quality, it would be better travel on road (1h 30m from Madrid), althought starting 2010-2011, Cuenca will have high speed trains (45m from Madrid). It's a popular weekend destination, for lovers, artists and romantic people, so hotels are often less crowded during the week.

There is a coach station called Cuenca bus station in the centre of Cuenca that travels to nearby cities. Travel time to Madrid is approximately 2 hours and it is about the same travel time to Valencia, costing around 12 euros.

There are some lovely outdoor pubs in the old city of Cuenca. And a more trendy street in the center of town, filled with 10 to 15 clubs. There is also a massive square near this street where people hang out drinking alcohol with friends. High alcohol content liqueur named Resoli