Valeria — Las Valeras (Cuenca)

Roman city on the Gritos and Zahorra gorges, still carrying Valerius Flaccus’s name. Junta / visitor centre 969 250 264 (also 618 649 030 on valeriaromana.es), centrovisitantesvaleria@hotmail.com. Open all year: winter Sun–Wed 10:30–14:00, Thu–Sat 10:30–14:00 and 15:30–17:30; summer Mon–Thu 10:30–14:00, Fri–Sun 10:30–14:00 and 17:30–20:30 — check valeriaromana.es if a concert night changes the till. ~300 m from Valeria village; leave the car in the plaza and walk. Forum cisterns are the civic water tank, not a “lost palace.”