The best places and cities to visit in Spain

Cuenca

The small mountaintop city of Cuenca in Castile-La Mancha has a medieval quarter unlike any other in Spain. Originally built in the 700s as a Muslim fortress, Christian rulers later expanded the town until structures literally hung from the cliffs. The casas colgadas, or “hanging houses,” attracted artists as well as tourists, inspiring the El Grupo Paso movement of the mid-20th century. The Museum of Spanish Abstract Art is housed in two of the casas colgadas, the former home of artist Fernando Zobel.