Discover Alarcón: Culture, Trails and Holiday Apartments

Alarcón is designated as a Historic-Artistic Site because of the beauty and harmony of its architectural monuments and surroundings. When planning your visit, you can consider cultural and landscape highlights separately.

Culture and History

The Iglesia de Santa María del Campo in Alarcón was built in the 16th century as a structure marking the transition from Gothic to Renaissance architecture. Jesús Mateo completed the Mural Paintings in November 2002.

The MOA Art Gallery is located in the Palacio de los Castañeda. The Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Silos is classified as an Asset of Cultural Interest and has an exhibition space as well as an auditorium. This results in different perspectives for selecting content: sacred architecture, dated mural paintings, art presentation in a palace, and a church with an exhibition space and auditorium.

The Castillo de Alarcón currently houses the Parador Nacional de Turismo Marqués de Villena and can be visited in its communal areas.

For your planning, you can treat architectural history, mural painting, art presentation and the communal areas of the castle as separate highlights and compare this selection with the time available to you.

Trails and Landscape

The GR64 long-distance trail connects Alarcón with El Picazo and runs along the Júcar River. The PR-CU 71 Hoz de Alarcón hiking trail is approximately 8 kilometres long and has a stated duration of 150 minutes.

A route in Alarcón connects the town's history with its natural surroundings. The two trails provide different points of orientation: for one, length and stated duration are the main focus, while for the other, the connection between places and the route along the river take precedence. In direct comparison, this means an approximately measured route with a stated duration and a connection between places with a river reference; length, duration, connection and route are different characteristics.

The Torre de los Alarconcillos stands in Alarcón (Cuenca) on a hill by the northern meander of the Júcar River outside the town centre. For a day covering several themes, you can place history, the natural surroundings and the river landscape alongside one another as separate planning highlights.

When booking a holiday apartment in Alarcón, travel dates, apartment category and cancellation conditions are separate pieces of information; they describe the timeframe, the category selected and the conditions of an offer, without anticipating the town's cultural and landscape-related themes.

Nature and Surroundings

For regional orientation, you can distinguish between different types of destinations: palace, hill, church and park.

The Palacio de los Gosálvez is located in the wider regional surroundings of Alarcón.

The hills Cerro Molero, Cerro Rubio, Cerro de Pedro García and El Monte are each located in the wider regional surroundings of Alarcón.

The church Parroquia de Santa María Magdalena and the park Municipal Hondo del Rio Park are also located in the wider regional surroundings of Alarcón.

Further destinations: Villanueva De La Jara, Tarancón, Cuenca, Reíllo, Víllora, Mira, Laguna Del Marquesado, Cañada Del Hoyo

To the higher-level travel overview: Cuenca.