Curiosities of Huete !!!

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A sentimental post to an area that will remain in my heart. I , of course, know it well, but coming here with my family was huge. An opportunity to show them the roots and having just a great time. One of the quant towns we visited in the last several years was Huete in the Province of Cuenca and the Autonomous Community of Castilla La Mancha. I have other posts but as usual lately have found older pictures that are not in my blog and they should, Therefore, here is my take on the curiosities of Huete !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

We found again the nice parking Plaza San Juan. This will be our last vacation as a family together and always remembered, if you read my blog, you know my dear late wife Martine passed away from cancer in April 30, 2018.

The Church San Nicolas de Medina, started by Jesuist and done between 1700-1703, once there see the Puerta de Medina gate the only medieval one preserved from the ramparts built at end of the 12C. King Charles III gave the Church the title of Royal , and has Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1770, and in 1795 the Fraternity of St John the Evangelist had a Chapel built too.  

The old Huete Castle, also called Alcazaba de Wabda and Castillo de Luna, is a medieval castle, inside it has five silos and a cistern of about 25 m² of surface divided into two compartments. The castle of Huete is city property and free access through a wide road that leaves from the highest part of the Attienza neighborhood and that concludes at the top of the hill, where the monument of the Sacred Heart of Jesus settled on a large pillar made with stones extracted from the same castle. There are only some standing walls, remaining of the wall that surrounded the town and the tower rebuilt , as well as some dependencies inside corresponding to silos, cistern and pipes.

 

Plaza de la Merced is where the Tourist Office, a meeting point for visitors to Huete, is located at the entrance to the La Merced Building. Guided tours are organized there, and museum tickets can be purchased.

Torre del Reloj  or Clock tower; from the very early times the tower was still at its current location even if the designs were done in 1795,  after many stop for lack of funds, were finally finished in  1805.

We went around town to soak in the locals and eat and buy fruits and cucumber very good ones here. As to what to see well this time we passed by the Convento Justinianas de Jesus y Maria , work began in 1554 as well as the Church by the same name there. In the convent you see the museum of photography mentioned above.

The Casa Palacio de los Condes de Garcinarro; built mid 15C, here stayed the King Felipe III in 1604.

The Posito Real or Royal Stores that is.  Here we stored grains in the old days, cereals, etc. We lend it to the farmers ! The façade is from the 17C with a Royal shield and two of Huete. The left of it was built in 1698 , and the central section and other in 1871.

The Huete tourist office on its heritage:https://www.turismohuete.com/que-ver/

The Autonomous Community of Castilla La Mancha tourist office on Huete (download travel guide in pdf) :http://en.www.turismocastillalamancha.es/patrimonio/huete-39731/descripcion/

There you go folks, this is off the beaten path territory but the real Spain, you would love it as I Do stop by Huete and the surrounding wineries and cheese factories , simply the best and all worth the detour, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the curiosities of Huete !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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