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Ciudad Encantada

Geological site in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain

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09042009 164759 CEC 0091 This is a photograph of a Special Area of Conservation in Spain with the ID: ES4230014. Natura2000 entry , EEA entry
Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa · CC0

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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 made of limestone and dolomite, which date back to the Cretaceous period, approximately 90 million years ago. Rain falling on the original limestone plateau wore down the porous limestone, leaving behind the more resistant dolomite. Because the dolomite was not always distributed evenly in the original rock, the result was the irregularly eroded shapes that form the Ciudad Encantada.

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