La Ciudad Encantada

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October 5th 2016

Published: October 6th 2016

Mobile Geriatrics

05 October 2016

A delightful day driving along the valleys and gorges and over the passes of the almost empty limestone mountainous area of the Serrania de Cuence.

On the way we stopped off at La Ciudad Encantada, a park of karst limestone outcrops, formed by differential erosion of the rock layers into many unusual shaped columns, gullies and natural arches. Many of them take animal and human forms.

We stopped the night just outside the mountain town of Albarracin.

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Our Cuenca campsite had one of the most impressive toilet blocks we have seen. All the internal walls were lined in marble.

Our Cuenca campsite had one of the most impressive toilet blocks we have seen. All the internal walls were lined in marble.

Our Cuenca campsite had one of the most impressive toilet blocks we have seen. All the internal walls were lined in marble.

The column at the start of the path through La Ciudad Encantada

The column at the start of the path through La Ciudad Encantada

The column at the start of the path through La Ciudad Encantada

Before the erosion it was an area of Llimestone pavement

Before the erosion it was an area of Llimestone pavement

Before the erosion it was an area of Llimestone pavement

This natural arch could be an elephant on the right and crocodile on the left fighting

This natural arch could be an elephant on the right and crocodile on the left fighting

This natural arch could be an elephant on the right and crocodile on the left fighting

This a turtle

This a turtle

And these a couple of bears

And these a couple of bears

And these a couple of bears

The trees on the route were beginning to show their autumn colours

The trees on the route were beginning to show their autumn colours

The trees on the route were beginning to show their autumn colours

We passed this group of statues which marks to source of the Rio Tajo at the beginning of its journey to the Atlantic at the Portuguese capital, Lisbon

We passed this group of statues which marks to source of the Rio Tajo at the beginning of its journey to the Atlantic at the Portuguese capital, Lisbon

We passed this group of statues which marks to source of the Rio Tajo at the beginning of its journey to the Atlantic at the Portuguese capital, Lisbon

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