Cuenca from the San Pablo bridge The hanged houses Cathedral Main square Huécar canyon Alfonso VIII street The Huécar river in the city Our garden Our 3 by 5 meter pool The porch and the barbecue The garden, here the tomatoes the living room The dining room with kitchen The dining room table The kitchen Our queen size bed (160 cm) The Montessori children room The playroom Also in the playroom Reading corner in the playroom The office in the garden The office Mi rincón en la oficina The laundry room and the clothesline El lavadero El recibidor bathroom with bathtub bathroom with shower River walk in the city Enchanted city Monastery of Uclés Courtyard of the monastery of Uclés The ruins of Segobriga The Segobriga amphitheater The source of the Cuervo River The famous Easter processions San Mateo, popular bull running from the 18th to the 21st September The river beach where you can take a canoe The restaurant under the lime trees on the river beach The Jucar Canyon The canyon MUPA paleontological museum A painted Pepito, our concavenator Views from the MUPA museum MUPA museum Antonio Perez Foundation Courtyard of the Antonio Pérez Foundation Antonio Perez Foundation abstract art museum The door of the museum of abstract art abstract art museum Noheda roman mosaics Noheda roman mosaics rocodromo Children climbing school Climbing in the city "Devil's Window" The faces of Buendía The lagoons of Cañada del Hoyo The pink one Another one Don Quixote's windmills The longest double zip line in Europe, for 25 euros in the Huécar canyon the zip line The Alarcón swamp The parador (old castle) in Alarcón

 

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Discover Cuenca, lovely town, lots to do and to visit here. Enjoy the Spanish true experience.


Apartment • Cuenca Spain

    6 Guests  
    2 Bedrooms  
    4 Beds  
    2 Bathrooms  
    1 Car available  
  Primary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal & Globe  
  Hospitality  

Statistics

Listed  July 2023
Views  1758

General overview

Cuenca is a World heritage site by UNESCO since more than 25 years ago. I have had lots of friends to visit, as I am originally from Barcelona and I have lived in Edinburgh and Milan. Everybody who came got shock because the city and the area is amazing and has so may things to do and visit, but still is not that known. When in Cuenca you enjoy a city that offers you the Spanish true experience, not just another touristic place. People also are really welcoming here and it is very very safe. It is an special city because Cuenca means "canyon", the old city is built in the middle of two river canyons (Júcar and Huécar), that make a dramatic beautiful scenery city that attracted lots of painters. That is why we have a very popular abstract art museum, because in the 50's, while Spain was in a super conservative dictatorship, few famous painters move here and open this super modern museum with art works from Zobel, Saura, Mompo...). There are few other art museums like "Fundación Antonio Pérez" with some pop art, Spanish artist mainly but also some Warhol's. These museums are super nice to visit, because of the art works and also because of the interesting buildings where they are set, and the views from any windows are another art work. They are very child friendly visits, but no with a buggy as there are a lot of steps. We have another interesting and super child friendly museum about dinosaurs. Some years ago they discover a new species of dinosaur here, the concavenator, they called it Pepito and got very popular, specially in Japan. Then they built this lovely museum with Pepito, another dinosaur things and a lovely program of workshops for children. I recommend you to Google Cuenca and the other things I said if you are interested and please feel free to ask any questions. Cuenca is the gastronomical capital of Spain this year, because there's lovely food and restaurants here. We have a lot of availability for non sim exchanges as we can be host by the granma for short term anytime. And we have availability for simultaneous according to the school holidays in Spain, mainly July and August.

The space

We live in a 3 bedroom flat in the center of the city but with a big garden. There is a 5*3 meter swimming pool to enjoy, a lovely bbq area and we grow our vegetables, you are welcome to pick them (mostly in summer time). We have a playroom with lots of toys and books. And also we have a office outside (in the garden) as my husband works remotely. We have our bedroom with a queen size bed, the bedroom of the children with two single Montessori beds (90*190), a sofa bed in the living (120*200). And we have three single foldable mattress that we also use when the family comes to visit that you can use. So 4 people like us would be very comfortable, but there are some more options for more people. The third bedroom we use it as a playroom, with lots of toys, book, a blackboard, a little table... We have Netflix, Amazon prime video and Disney+ if you want to relax watching some films and series.

Guest access

We live in a first floor flat, with a lift. There are no steps. The flat is completely renew, it is sunny and cosy (we love it ☺️). We have no air con, because in our city it usually gets fresh at night, so we did the installation when we renew the flat, but we don't really need it, anyway on the main room there is a ceiling fan.

Notes

Cuenca is a lovely small town (around 50.000 people), it is in the middle way from Madrid and Valencia. We have speed train, it takes an hour to both cities, while driving it would be 1 hour and a half to Madrid city centre and 2 hour to Valencia.

Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Oven
Oven
Microwave
Microwave
Fridge
Fridge
Iron
Iron
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Heating
Heating
TV
TV
WiFi
WiFi
High Speed Internet
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
Bathtub
First aid kit
First aid kit
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Towels
Towels
Workspace
Workspace
Toys
Toys
BBQ
BBQ
Pool
Pool
Balcony
Balcony
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Covered porch / verandah
Bikes
Bikes

Travel Styles

    Long term
    Weekend
    Adventure
    Budget
    Family
    Romantic
    Sport and leisure
    Foodie
    Relaxing
    Eco
    City
    Mountains
    Water
    Remote
    Culture

Accessibility

Step free access 
Single level 
Accessible switches 
Accessible door handles 
Accessible toilet 
Accessible shower 

House rules

    Suitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets not allowed
    No smoking

Allergens

    Cat free
    Dog free
    Carpet free
    Smoke free
    Fragrance free
    Low allergen

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

Our neighborhood is a very quiet area, with all the services. We have a big supermarket at 5 minute walk, and within 2 minute we have fruit and veg shop, baker's, fish shop and butcher's. Also the doctor is very close and the main hospital is a 5 minute drive. It is a 5 minute walk to the main street where there are pubs, restaurants, ice cream shops, playground for children... We also have a little cinema 5 minute walk from our house, tennis and padel courts, winter swimming pool...

Getting to my home

If you fly you can either fly to Madrid or Valencia and then take the train or rent a car to Cuenca. It is pretty easy. The high speed train is cheaper the sooner you book it.

Nearest airport

Madrid (1 hour and a half drive) or Valencia (2 hour drive). Or one hour high speed train to Valencia o Madrid center.

Getting around

We are 5 minute walk distance from the city center. The old town starts at 10 minute walk (it is up in the hill, so maybe you prefer to take the local bus, 3 minute from the house or just a taxi, around 6 euro). We can swap or rent our car. A part of the lovely city, there are a lot of beautiful places to visit: - "Ciudad encantada" (an amazing walk with stone that have interesting shapes all natural made by erosion). On the way you can see "El ventano del diablo", which is an amazing scenery spot from two "windows" in the rock. - "Nacimiento del río cuervo" (where this small river is born, with waterfalls and beautiful scenery). - The ruins of Segobriga (roman ancient interesting ruins in a good condition). - The mosaics of Noheda (incredible huge and beautiful roman villa mosaics that were discovered few years ago). - The important Monasterio de Uclés. - For summer time there is a lovely River beach were you can book a canoe and have lunch or picnic. - There are also few river and lake amazing swimming spots, like the "pocetas" in Palomera o "las chorreras" en Enguidanos. - There are some beautiful little lakes, "Las lagunas de Cañada del Hoyo", one of them very popular because some time of the year due to a bacteria (I think) the water becomes pink. - One hour drive is the beautiful village of Belmonte, with a stunning castle where the Medieval Combat World Tournament was this year. The village itself has lots of heritage. - Not far from Belmonte you can find the traditional windmills like in Don Quixote, on Saturdays there is a demonstration of how they use to work, as they still can work. - Also another stunning village is Alarcón, with a castle converted into a hotel "parador" and nice streets and a swamp. - Another lovely one hour trip is to see "las caras de Buendía" where they sculpted some faces into the stones. - Cuenca is very popular for climbing because all the walls of the canyon, there are also climbing schools for children and adults. Our children did a week morning summercamp before leaving for holidays, that they loved.

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  • Ana and Alberto are amazing hosts! Because we had a non-simultaneous exchange, we were able to spend time together. Their home is happy and bright, and it is especially well-suited for families with kids. Mine were super happy here, and they had tons of fun playing in the backyard and playroom (with "foosball" table). Everything about the exchange was comfortable and inviting. The kitchen has everything you need, and the home is very clean. Ana and Alberto truly went above and beyond (making paella and lots of recommendations) and they were so welcoming - put an exchange in Cuenca on your list!
    Home Feedback: Victoria stayed with Ana 4 weeks ago
  • This was our very first exchange, and it was all that we hoped for and more. We were welcomed by the whole family, and they are lovely, fun, kind and very helpful. And the kids Alex and Sol were just so sweet and adorable. Ana gave us a very informative guide of all the things to see and do in Cuenca and the surrounding area. Plus a restaurant guide. We were gifted snacks, cheese, wine ect. which was much appriciated at our late arrival. We had a quick introduction to the apartment, the laundry room, the garden ect. We felt so very welcome. The next day we were invited to a guided tour of the of old town, followed by homemade paella, prepared by Alberto, at the apartment. It was such a great day. Maybe the best day :) The old town and the canyon is stunning. Ana helped throughout the week with planning trips ect. And we had a tapas night together as well, Ana cooked, as we arrived home late from yet another adventure. I really hope we can repay their kindness, when they come to us. The apartment was just as nice as in the pictures, and very clean. All the nice personal things made it very homely and cosy. The garden is somehow nicer than the pictures. Perhaps because it is a little bit surreal, with a garden in between the apartments. We understand why they like it so much <3 and we would have been spending much more time there, had it been summer. Their home is absolutely fantastic if you have kids, there was a whole room, with toys and things for crafts. Another nice thing is that Ana, Alberto and their lovely kids lived in Ana’s moms apartment right next to us us, which made it so easy to meet for a glass of wine ect. And not to worry, we had all the privacy we needed, Ana made sure to balance it all so well. (She was like: “I’m here if you need me, when not at work of course”) We definitely feel that we made new friends in Cuenca. And I guess this is what PLU can do :) The only thing that was a little difficult was finding a parking spot late in the evening. But we managed to find a spot every time we got back :)
    Home Feedback: Eva stayed with Ana 6 months ago
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We are a family of 4 from Spain. I am Ana, I am a Spanish teacher in a public highschool in my town. I originally come from Barcelona. My husband is Alberto, he works on remote as a Software engineer. We have two children, Alex, who is 6, he is a very nice and curious boy who loves practicing sports, football, outdoor activities and reading, and Sol, who is 4, she is really talkative and funny and she loves painting and crafting (and unicorns, hehe). We love travelling, cooking (and eating), discovering new places, new flavours, new friends...
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Desired Destinations

Open to any destination
Dates flexible
"We can do short or long term simultaneous in July, August and other school holidays. But we are able to host for maximum a week anytime as we can be host by the grandma. We are looking for destinations mainly in Europe, but we are open to any suggestions"

Dates flexible
"For bank holidays, "puentes" and weekends"

Dates flexible
"We prefer in summertime"

Dates flexible
"We prefer in summertime"