{"id":32629,"date":"2024-05-29T13:49:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/?p=32629"},"modified":"2024-06-06T17:51:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:51:50","slug":"treasures-of-cuenca-ucles-huete-tarancon-a-roman-villa-with-the-largest-mosaic-in-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/treasures-of-cuenca-ucles-huete-tarancon-a-roman-villa-with-the-largest-mosaic-in-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasures of Cuenca: Ucl\u00e9s, Huete &amp; Taranc\u00f3n + a Roman villa with the largest mosaic in the world &#8211; Following a cancellation, there is now 1 twin\/double room available."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-90a81718bd0b65f3195b9d03435cb4f9\"><strong>Sorry, this trip is currently fully booked. If you would like to add your name to the reserve list in case of a cancellation, please email Angela Chantry:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9a336faf7d803590d059e08535571e3b\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:spanish.culture.cuisine@u3ajavea.com\">spanish.culture.cuisine@u3ajavea.com<\/a> (please copy &amp; paste into your web browser)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A 4-day Spanish Culture &amp; Cuisine trip from <strong>Tuesday 10th to Friday 13th September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30797\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Bunol-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30797\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bunol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30798\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Bunol-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30798\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bunol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30799\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Bunol-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30799\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A fonte, Bu\u00f1ol, Sorolla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">En route to Taranc\u00f3n we will make a stop at Bu\u00f1ol, where there will be time for refreshments and a wander through its network of narrow streets of Muslim origin, with small squares and whitewashed walls, which served as an inspiration for well-known artists such as Sorolla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30800\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ansares-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30800\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30801\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ansares-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30801\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30802\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ansares-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30802\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our hotel for the 3 nights in Taranc\u00f3n will be the 4* Hotel Ansares, with bed &amp; breakfast included and dinner for the group on the evening of arrival.&nbsp;The hotel is defined as a gastronomic hotel, since Essentia Restaurante is known nationally for several awards, recently receiving a Sol from the Repsol Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After breakfast the next morning we will have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>A day to enjoy the heritage of Taranc\u00f3n, <\/u><\/em><\/strong><em><strong><u>Ucl\u00e9s<\/u><\/strong><\/em><strong><em><u> and Huete<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30809\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tarancon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30809\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tarancon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30810\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-Monastery-of-Ucles.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30810\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monastery of Ucl\u00e9s <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30811\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Huete.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30811\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Huete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided walking tour of the historic centre of <strong><em>Taranc\u00f3n<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided visit to the Monastery of <strong><em>Ucl\u00e9s<\/em><\/strong>, known as the&nbsp;Escorial de la Mancha, the main headquarters of the Military Order of Santiago, which began its construction during the time of Charles I. Its cloister is accessed through a beautiful doorway and inside you will find the refectory with its wooden coffered ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tasting of Manchego products and DO Ucl\u00e9s wines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided tour of <strong><em>Huete<\/em><\/strong>, one of the most monumental cities in Cuenca, its churches, monasteries, its palace-houses and its wall make this town one of the most attractive in the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After returning to the hotel, the evening will be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following breakfast the next morning there will be a day excursion to <strong>Seg\u00f3briga<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>Lapis Specularis Mines<\/strong> and the <strong>Mosaics of Noheda. <\/strong>A unique experience through a trip to the Roman Empire to discover the secrets of a civilisation, with the help of specialised guides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30803\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Segobriga-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30803\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30804\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Segobriga-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30804\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30805\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Segobriga-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30805\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guided tour of the Segobriga Archaeological Park &#8211; one of the most important vestiges of the Roman world.&nbsp;The city was the centre of economic control and marketing of the&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Lapis Specularis<\/strong>&nbsp;mines, known as the Crystal of Hispania. It is also one of the best examples of a Roman city in the interior of the peninsula.&nbsp;There are only 7 Roman cities in Spain that have a theatre, an amphitheatre and a circus, and one of them is Seg\u00f3briga.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit to the Roman Mines of Lapis&nbsp;<em>Specularis<\/em>&nbsp;of Saceda del Rio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lunch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guided tour of the Roman Villa of Noheda: this luxurious Roman Villa from the 4th century AD, known as the Spanish Pompeii, is home to the largest mosaic in the world.&nbsp; Without a doubt, one of the great wonders of the Roman world.&nbsp; Katherine Dunbabin, professor emerita at the University of Oxford and one of the great experts in mosaic art, declared that it was &#8220;the most impressive mosaic she had seen in the entire Roman Empire&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30808\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mosaic-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30808\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30807\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mosaic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30807\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30806\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crystals.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30806\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After returning to the hotel, the evening will be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On our journey back to Javea we will have a guided visit to <strong><em>\u201cCaser\u00edo de Sisternas\u201d <\/em><\/strong>(Museum of Wine and Rural Life) with a tasting of 3 wines: Parre\u00f1o blanco 2023, Parre\u00f1o Rosado 2023 and Aula Bobal tempranillo 2021 and a cava: Vega Medien Brut nature. A cold platter is included with Cheese, sausages, tomato and typical bread with jam, cream and truffle ensaimada (a traditional sweet pastry from Mallorca) and coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caserio-de-Sisternas.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30812\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COST<\/strong>: Sharing a twin\/double room: \u20ac425 per person; Room for sole occupancy: \u20ac555 per person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to receive a copy of the detailed itinerary, please send an email to the group leader, Angela Chantry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:spanish.culture.cuisine@u3ajavea.com\">spanish.culture.cuisine@u3ajavea.com<\/a> (please copy &amp; paste into your web browser)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this trip is currently fully booked. If you would like to add your name to the reserve list in case of a cancellation, please email Angela Chantry: spanish.culture.cuisine@u3ajavea.com (please copy &amp; paste into your web browser) A 4-day Spanish Culture &amp; Cuisine trip from Tuesday 10th to Friday 13th September 2024 En route to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 04:46:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u3ajavea.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}