Taxi & private hire in San Clemente

San Clemente and La Mancha conquense

The south-west of the province is already the flat La Mancha of vineyards and windmills: Mota del Cuervo with its ridge of windmills, Las Pedroñeras, known for purple garlic, and San Clemente, a town with a Renaissance centre. They are far from the capital and for many things also look to Albacete or Madrid.

From San Clemente to Madrid and Barajas

From Mota del Cuervo, Las Pedroñeras and San Clemente the way to Madrid is the N-301 or AP-36 to Ocaña and then the A-4, or north to the A-3 around Tarancón. The best route depends on the starting town and on which part of Madrid you are heading for.

Around the province of Cuenca

Trips within Cuenca province are long and almost always by road: since the conventional line closed there has been no rail link between towns, and buses connect few places with few departures. The most requested trips run from La Mancha and La Manchuela to the capital — hospital, high-speed station, paperwork — and from the city to Fernando Zóbel station on the outskirts.

Busiest times of year

• Holy Week in Cuenca (Holy Week): Cuenca's Holy Week, of international tourist interest, and the Religious Music Week fill the city with visitors. Processions close the streets of the old town, so it is best to set the pickup outside the routes.
• San Mateo fiestas (September): The San Mateo fiestas, around 21 September, commemorate the city's reconquest and fill the old town, with young bulls in the Plaza Mayor. There are traffic closures in the upper town and crowds at night.
• Serranía season (spring to autumn): From spring to autumn, especially on long weekends and weekends, the Ciudad Encantada and the Serranía get most of their visitors. These are spots far from the city with no bus, and it is best to go with the return trip booked.
• Summer trips to the coast (July and August): In summer, trips from the province to Valencia, its airport and the coast rise, and the A-3 gets busy on Fridays and Sundays. At the same time many people from Cuenca who live elsewhere return to their villages, with pickups at the stations.
• Holidays and long weekends (Easter, summer, long weekends and Christmas): At the start and end of holidays, transfers to Barajas from Tarancón and Cuenca increase, as do AVE travellers arriving at Fernando Zóbel and heading on to the villages. First-thing flights and trains are the first to be booked.

Tip: If you are catching the AVE in Cuenca, remember that Fernando Zóbel is outside the city: allow for the drive from home to the station, not just the train time.