Pantapino

Don your hiking boots to head out into the hills for walks to the castle in Alarcón or around the Alarcón Reservoir, where you can see the remains of the submerged village Gascas when the water level drops. Around an hour away by car is the Segóbriga Archaeological Park, an important Celtic and Roman city dating back to the first century BC. It’s worth a visit now to wander among the well-preserved ruins including the amphitheatre, necropolis and baths. Also about an hour’s drive away is the Moorish city of Cuenca, with a historic walled town and medieval castle to visit. It’s perhaps most famed for the ‘hanging houses’ that seem to cling to the cliffs over the Huécar river canyon, but there’s plenty more to explore here, too – visit the abstract art museum, take the kids to see the dinosaur models at the palaeontology museum or wander around the city centre in search of street art.