
Baptismal Chapel entrance
Very ornate entrance to the baptismal entrance.

Apostles Chapel ceiling
Each chapel was very different. This one had a cool ceiling too.

Chapel of the Apostles
We took photos of all of the chapels. We were in the Cathedral of a few hours. It was FREEZING in there! I'll post a few of the chapel photos. They were all beautiful!

The Bishop Wenceslao Sanguesa
He was instrumental in rebuilding the new bridge of San Pablo and he was instrumental in declaring the Cuenca Cathedral a National Monument. He died February 22, 1922. His was one of the few markers that was roped off.

Cathedral tour
We love checking out churches so we had to see the cathedral. We bought the self-guided tour. It was already beautiful right inside the door.

Town Hall
A close-up of town hall.

Plaza mayor
Plaza Mayor had a bunch of shops and restaurants. The arches at the end of the street supported the Town Hall, built in 1762.

Cuenca Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian was built from 1182 to 1270. We were definitely going inside.

Alfonso VIII
This statue was kind of off to the side of a parking lot. We passed it on the way to town.

Statue plaque
Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) King of Castile. The September 21, 1177, day of San Mateo, after a nine-month siege, conquered Cuenca and granted it an extensive jurisdiction, which constituted an authentic landmark in history. Cuenca, September 2009 Sculptor Javier Barrios

Rock formations
I think you could hike to those rocks and check out the formations. They had a tourist spot nearby that had some cool rock formations but we didn't make it over there.

Neat old buildings
We liked the old buildings.

Big group
The ridge looks kinda far away now. We were glad we missed that big group of people when we were taking pictures!

To the hanging houses
Coming up to the hanging houses. Inside are a restaurant and the Museum of Abstract Arts.

Cool rocks
It was cool haw the building were built on the giant rocks.

Crossing slowly
Crossing very slowly and taking pictures. IT was so pretty!