Aragon Guide

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  Ademuz

These Valencian lands located in an enclave, or corner (rincón) of terrain, between the provinces of Cuenca and Teruel have accumulated a stock of variegated customs and traditions thanks to their position as a crossroads. They have been the object of continuous conquests and reconquests throughout their history. United to Valencia by the Treaties of Cazorla (1179) and Almizra (1244), this area was won from the Moors by Pedro I of Aragón in 1212 - a prelude to the future conquest of the entire realm - and again by Jaime I in 1259. Annexed to Teruel province on two occasions and later returned to Valencia, the Rincón de Ademuz has experienced multiple administrative changes down to the present day.

The Ademuz Corner makes a picturesque alternative route between Teruel and the provinces of Valencia or Cuenca. The most spectacular stretch is the rough and winding 17km of the old N-330A, south from the town of Ademuz (a steep but unremarkable little place) to Santa Cruz de Moya. Starting along the deepening gorge of the upper Rio Turia, the road crosses into Castilla-La Mancha in quite spectacular fashion.