The Ciudad Encantada ('Enchanted City') is a geological site near the city of Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain in which the erosive forces of weather and the waters of the nearby Júcar river have formed rocks into distinctive and memorable shapes.

It was declared a Natural Site of National Interest on 11 June 1929.

Origin of the formations

The rock formations of Ciudad Encantada are karst formations, which date back to the Cretaceous period, approximately 90 million years ago.

Shapes of rocks

The rock formations that have been named include:

Popular culture

Ciudad Encantada appears as a location in the following films:

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