Villalba de la Sierra: Discover the Júcar Canyon and Culture

The Júcar Canyon stretches for 11 kilometres from Uña to Villalba de la Sierra and features vertical walls approximately 200 metres high. As a result, a clearly recognisable rocky landscape characterises the town and its immediate surroundings.

Landscape and viewpoints

The Ventano del Diablo is a natural viewpoint above the Júcar, formed by karst erosion, with panoramic views. The viewpoint is located in the immediate surroundings of Villalba de la Sierra, directly beside the road connecting Villalba de la Sierra with the Ciudad Encantada and Uña.

Los Cortados de Villalba de la Sierra are located in the Júcar Canyon opposite the Ventano del Diablo. The Manantial de los Horcajos spring is also located in the surroundings of Villalba de la Sierra.

Trails and activities

The Via Ferrata del Ventano del Diablo begins at the Ventano del Diablo. Canyoning in Los Cortados de Villalba de la Sierra combines hiking, swimming, jumps and descending along the riverbed.

Stage 5 of the Camino Natural del Júcar begins at an information board on the Júcar in Villalba de la Sierra. After starting in Villalba de la Sierra, it runs parallel to the course of the Júcar along almost its entire length.

The trails and activities mentioned have different focuses: Stage 5 follows the Júcar along almost its entire length, while the via ferrata begins at the Ventano del Diablo and canyoning in Los Cortados combines hiking, swimming, jumps and descending along the riverbed.

History and culture

The Poblado del Salto de Villalba was opened in 1926 together with the El Salto hydroelectric power station. The Poblado del Salto de Villalba comprises residential buildings, former technical buildings and a small church in the historicist style.

The Ciudad Encantada is a ruin site in the surroundings of Villalba de la Sierra. Villalba de la Sierra is also part of the Serranía de Cuenca Starlight tourism destination.

In the wider regional area

The wider regional area around Villalba de la Sierra contains three museums: Muralla, the Museo Fundación Antonio Saura and the Museo Diocesano de Cuenca. The Cerro Sancho mountain and the Torca del Medio Celemín cave are also located in this wider regional area.

For classifying the destinations, the three spatial levels remain separate: the immediate surroundings include the Ventano del Diablo, the surroundings include the Ciudad Encantada and the Manantial de los Horcajos spring, while the museums, mountain and cave are assigned to the wider regional area.

For a holiday apartment in Villalba de la Sierra, travellers can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side when making their personal selection.

More places

More destination pages: Horcajo de Santiago, Enguídanos, Iniesta, Solán De Cabras, Beteta, Jabalera, Fuertescusa and Sotorribas

For the overarching travel overview: Cuenca.