Júcar gorge at Alcalá Nature · Alcalá del Júcar, La Manchuela, Albacete Image of Alcalá del Júcar, not of the place itself. A deep canyon carved by the Júcar into the Manchegan plateau, with vertical rock walls, entrenched meanders and market gardens on the valley floor. It is the landscape that defines the whole municipality. Photo: Rodelar (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Alcalá del Júcar