빌라마요르 데 산티아고‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪5‬개의 동굴

You have to climb up to the antenna of the hermitage of the Virgin of Mercy, along the road on the side of the hermitage, it is a tough 400 meters but it is worth it.

After climbing some steep streets we reach the castle hill, where on an esplanade we can see the Hermitage of Our Lady of the Castle, the chimneys of the Cave Houses and the only vestige that remains of the Castle. The only way to see its interior is to look through the barred window on the side of what could have been a castle tower. From the cave houses, we can see the chimneys of the houses below. As for the hermitage, it houses the Virgin of the Castle almost all year round. Through the glass of the door, you can see the image of the Virgin inside.

Uclés is a very beautiful city but the monastery located there is something extraordinarily spectacular that is definitely worth visiting. Nowadays you can visit a part of the monastery by paying an entrance fee, since not everything is included in the interior tour, and also it no longer offers the possibility of staying there, which is a shame because sleeping in its rooms would be quite an experience. unique in the world.

This point is wrong because the town of Uclés is a few kilometers further from here.

It is a fortification from the Middle Ages in ruins, and very close to the town that gives its name to the old castle: Puebla de Almenara, a town in the province of Cuenca that in 2023 has a census of 331 residents.

To appreciate these wonderful views of the castle and the entire surrounding area, you must deviate from the road between Puebla de Almendara and the CM-310 towards Villamayor de Santiago. They are approx. 350 m from the road. Although the climb is quite steep, the effort is worth it.

Halfway between Cuenca and Madrid, on the side of a steep hill, stands Uclés, a beautiful town of Celtiberian and Roman origins that seems anchored in the past. Surrounded by the remains of its walls, its towers, and on a hill the Monastery of Uclés. He belonged to the Order of Santiago, and is known as "El Escorial de La Mancha". It was built on the old Castle, from the 9th century, key in the Reconquest. Three towers remain of it: the Tribute, the Albarrana and the Silver. Part of the wall that unites them also survives.

Although it has a steep slope and a second slope to reach the base of the castle, it is worth getting there to savor the great views of the entire surrounding area.