Ciudad Encantada

The Ciudad Encantada ('Enchanted City') is a geological site near the city of Cuenca, in Castile La Mancha, Spain in which the erosive forces of weather and the waters of the nearby Júcar river have formed rocks into distinctive and memorable shapes.

Shapes of rocks

The rock formations that have been named include:

• Mushroom rocks Seta ('Mushroom')
• Puente ('Bridge')
• Cara ('Face')
• Convento ('Convent')
• El mar de piedra (The stone sea)
• Teatro ('Theatre')
• Hipopótamos ('Hippopotamuses')
• Amantes ('Lovers')
• La foca (The seal)
• La tortuga (the turtle)
• Los osos (the bears)

Popular culture

Ciudad Encantada appears as a location in the following films:

• A Professional Gun, 1968.
• The Valley of Gwangi, 1969.
• Conan the Barbarian, 1982.

Gallery

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  The stone sea.

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  Battle of the crocodile and the elephant.

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  The mushrooms.

See also

• Mushroom rocks

External links

• Visitor information from the Ayuntamiento de Cuenca
• Images of some of the more distinctive rock formations

Coordinates: 40°12′23″N 2°00′24″W / 40.20639°N 2.00667°W / 40.20639; -2.00667