Río Júcar

The powerful river carries you downstream and along the river’s edge the beauty of the Spanish countryside comes to life. The water is clear and delightfully refreshing as you dip your hand to scoop some up. You are making your way under old bridges, and you awed by the architecture as the waters rush you along. The Júcar is a river on the Iberian Peninsula of Spain. The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, on the eastern flank of the MontesUniversales, Sistema Ibérico. Its most important tributary is the Cabriel. River Júcar flows first southward and then eastward through the towns of Cuenca, Alcalá del Júcar, Cofrentes, Alzira, Sueca and Cullera, a town located near its mouth into the Gulf of Valencia, Mediterranean Sea.