Location

Scarcely 100Km from Madrid, following the main road to Valencia (Nacional III), the village of Saelices emerges on a hill dominated by a robust church.

Tourist information

FUNDACIÓN TURISMO DE CUENCA (CUENCA TOURISM FOUNDATION)
Avda. Cruz Roja, 1
16003 CUENCA

Phone: (0034) 969 241 050
Fax. (0034) 969 235 356

Opening hours:
9.00 am to 8.00 pm

Website:
www.turismocuenca.com

E-mail:
info@turismocuenca.com

How to get there

Road transport

In the town, and within the town centre, we can highlight the Martínez Falero house and palace, an 18th-Century building, built between party walls, with an L-shaped plant, a back courtyard and garden and a totally whitewashed portico. In the square we find the Parochial Church of San Pedro, a 16th-17th Century building, with a nave with a three-sided abside.
In the surroundings of the town, in the Cerro Cabeza del Griego (Greek Head Hill) we find the Ermita del Cerro (Hermitage of the Hill, also known as “Ermita de la Virgen de los Remedios” or Hermitage of the Virgin of the Remedies), built in the 16th Century and isolated on the hill-side.
The castle and palace of Saelices, also known as El Castillejo, is entirely in ruins and only the walls are standing. This fortress has a square plant with an entry bulwark, plus six turrets and an additional turret attached to the north façade.

Special trips in Saelices

Close to this location we find the ancient town of Segóbriga or, rather, the ruins of the town, which are a testimonial of the past grandeur of the town, a grandeur which can be also be experienced by those who visiting the Museum of Cuenca.