We'll start our tour at the fountain in Plaza Mayor, right in front of the cathedral.
From there, we'll go to Plaza del Obispo Valero, where there's a statue of the city's conqueror, Alfonso VIII, and the episcopal palace. Then we'll continue to the city's most iconic area: the Casas Colgadas and the Puente de San Pablo, with the Parador Nacional de Turismo, the former Convento de Dominicos y Padres Paúles in the background of this wonderful scene.
From there, we'll continue to the skyscrapers of San Martín and Santa Catalina, the first buildings to be considered skyscrapers in Spain. Construction of these houses began in the late 15th century, and… they have up to 12 stories! Construction of the skyscrapers began at the end of the 15th century, and they hold the title of the first skyscrapers in Spain, as well as the tallest houses in Europe until the 19th century.
We'll go up Santa Catalina Street, taking in every detail of the Barrio de los Tiradores, an old medieval suburb crowned by the fantastic MUPA (Paleontological Museum), to see the other side of the skyscrapers, where everything seems normal, on Alfonso VIII Street.
We'll then head to Plaza Mangana, where the majestic tower of the same name stands. There were catapults there (the managanelos) and later, the city clock (magana, meaning clock in Arabic) was placed in the same tower. This area is one of the most emblematic, curious, and unknown in the city, since it was the former Muslim fortress and later the Jewish quarter.
From there, we'll see more hanging houses, overlooking the meander of the Júcar River, in the San Juan area, as well as the San Antón area, an old suburb of the city.
We will return to Plaza Mayor to see the Cathedral, the first to be built in Spain in a Gothic style and the true monument of the city. And here we'll end our visit.
IMPORTANT: To guarantee our excellence in service, we will always go in very small groups. We love to go as a family and create, in the process, a minstrel family, learning the names of our travellers, where they come from, what they like… that's why our service is more intimate. And it's the best way to avoid feeling like just another face in the crowd.
