Excursion to Segóbriga and Uclés with tasting of tipical wine from Cuenca

Excursion to Segóbriga and Uclés with tasting of tipical wine from Cuenca

On this tour you will know the splendour of old civilizations from remote times that have left their mark on our culture, landscapes and traditions. Come to know the Segóbriga Archaeological Park and the Uclés Monastery

Wine and typical products tasting in Uclés Monastery

Itinerary
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Stop At: Segobriga Archaeological Park, Carretera Carrascosa s/n, 16430 Saelices Spain

Guided tour at the Segóbriga Archaeological Park. Segóbriga, the old Roman city, was the origin of the economic splendour of Roman civilization. We will see its streets, buildings and temples… This archaeological site is one of the best examples of excavated Roman cities inland the Iberian peninsula, which offers us the possibility to know its incomparable forum, the old Roman theater or going down to the sand of its amphitheatre, with capacity for 5,000 people, so that we can feel like authentic gladiators from the 1st Century A.D., as if we were Máximo Décimo himself. But we will also visit its Roman public baths, where those Romans washed themselves up and kept an intense social life; or to visit the circus where we glimpse what those impressive chariot races that cinema has recalled us could be

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Monastery of Ucles, Calle Castillo s/n, 16452 Ucles Spain

Santiago's Order Monastery. We will go all over the streets on which caliphs, medieval knights, poets, playwrights and generals took a walk in the past…Visiting Uclés is like visiting History, wandering around its streets is like taking a walk by the old book’s pages depicting epic medieval jousts between horsemen brandishing their lances over white steeds. It is the seat of one of the most important Muslim castles of Cuenca, where the king Alfonso VI fought against Almoravids. Whereas the castle is impressive, its monastery is majestic; 'El Escorial of La Mancha' was the main headquarters of the Military Order of Santiago, where Jorge Manrique was buried and Quevedo was imprisoned

Duration: 2 hours