Aragon Guide

Step back in time as you walk between the ancient land of Teruel. Few regions in Europe are quite so timeless, or so completely  unspoiled, and our waking routes recommendations are excellent. Teruel is real Spain, a truly undiscovered region, over which  are scattered architectural treasures such as ancient churches, crumbling castles and medieval stone villages.

Discover greatly varied landscapes, from the fertile Matarranya to the rugged mountains of the Maestrazgo on a journey through increasingly wild landscapes that thrill the visitors.

Jewish Route in Southern Aragon - Caspe —where the tradition assures that the Jewry was located in the street Barrio Verde—, together with Maella, la Fresneda, Mazaleón, and Castellote, integrated in the collecta of Alcaniz, born in 1304 thanks to a privilege given by Jaime II to the Calatrava Order. In whole had ...

Teruel City Walk - Teruel is often called the city of love (population 29.320), enveloped in the legend of the Romeo and Juliet style lovers, Diego and Isabel, whose spirits live amidst the Mudejar towers. The Moorish inhabitants of Teruel converted the city into the most important open museum of Mudejar art in the ...

Sierras of Teruel Route, Aragon - Albarracin (Bronchales, Orihuela), Teruel (Cella, Puebla de Valverde), Mora de Rubielos (Rubielos de Mora, Alcala de la Selva, Valdelinares), Cantavieja (Iglesuela del Cid, Villarluengo, Mirambel). Area: The southernmost area of Aragon. From the Montes Universales, the source of the Tajo river ...

Mudejar Architecture in Teruel - The Mudejar style, resulting from Jewish, Muslim and Christian cultures living side by side, emerged as an architectural style in the 12th century on the Iberian peninsula. It is characterised by the use of brick as the main material. Mudejar did not involve the creation of new shapes or structures ...

The Two Kingdoms Route - This route takes you from Campo de Bello towards the south, following the ancient border between the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. If you follow the route between late autumn and the start of spring, you will see a magnificent sight, consisting of cranes and other migrating birds in Laguna de ...

Sierra de Javalambre Route - To the south of the province of Teruel, bordering the Region of Valencia is the massif of Javalambre, a wide, rugged series of mountains in the centre of which is the peak with the same name, one of the highest and most spectacular ones in the Cordillera Ibérica with an altitude of 2,020 ...

In the Footsteps of El Cid - The Route of del Cid is a tourist and cultural route that follows the steps of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar through the "Cantar de mío Cid", one of the great epic poems in universal literature. It can be travelled by car and on foot. There are many stories about Rodrigo Díaz ...

Modernism in Teruel City - The most remarkable buildings are situated around the Torico’s Square (now Carlos Castel), main centre of Teruel, all of the buildings were done by Pablo Monguio built between 1910 and 1912. La Madrileña and the Casa de Tejidos El Torico. The Casa Ferran in Nueva Street is the most ...

Route through the Parque Cultural de Rio Martin - The route starts out in Montalban, a town with a medieval centre and many nooks and buildings that are worth visiting.  Access to the centre is through the Portal de Daroca (14th century) or Torreón de la Cárcel. In plaza Mayor is the magnificent church of Santiago (13th-14th ...

Sierra de Gudar Route - After leaving Teruel, take the N-234 towards Valencia. On reaching Puerto de Escandón, leave the road and take a turning on the left that leads to the starting point of the route through Sierra de Gúdar: Formiche Alto. The town is on the banks of the river Mijares on a hillside. The ...

Route of the Drum and Bass Drum - This name is given to the route followed through nine towns (Albalate del Arzobispo, Alcañiz, Alcorisa, Andorra, Calanda, Hijar, La Puebla de Híjar, Samper de Calanda and Urrea de Gaén) in the districts of Andorra, Bajo Aragón and Bajo Martín which, every Easter ...

Maestrazgo Walking Route - The towns of the Maestrazgo district have a great deal of history and many legends.  Here, there is no need to rush, time stands still in this fascinating, mysterious land that requires careful observation.  Nature, tradition, history, a wealth of historic and artistic heritage, honest, ...

Matarranya Walking Route - This undiscovered, historic region where the ancient kingdoms of Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia met is defined by the mountains of the Maestrazgo to the West and the Puertos de Beceite, Picasso's inspiration, to the East. This Spanish equivalent of Tuscany, the pretty medieval villages are set in a ...