Pyrenees Guide

The province of Teruel, in the south of Aragon, is home to most of the Sistema Iberico mountain range area. Its geography offers abundant contrasts between the plains surrounding Teruel city and mountainous areas such as Gudar, Albarracin or Javalambre. The traces of its rich past are found in Teruel in the form of many archaeological remains, cave paintings, Iberian and Roman sites and the tracks of dinosaurs.

Teruel is also a storehouse of some of the best Mudejar architecture you will find anywhere, and nearby Albarracin is a medieval treat. If you have kids along, a visit to Dinopolis, a large modern dinosaur theme park is obligatory. The mountains of El Maestrazgo, northeast of Teruel, are an area of great variety and striking, often wild, beauty, with their severe peaks, deep gorges and lush meadows.

Albarracin - The crenellated walls climbing above the remote medieval town of Albarracin, 38km west of Teruel, dramatically announce its proximity as you approach. Built on a steep, rocky height carved out by a meander of the Rio Guadalaviar, Albarracin was, from 1012 to 1104, the seat of a tiny Islamic state ...

Alcaniz - Alcaniz is the second city in the Teruel Province, under continual industrial and commercial development and located in a privileged position. In the Plaza de Espana in the town are buildings such as the Gothic Market Hall, the Renaissance Town Hall and the Baroque collegiate church of Santa Maria ...

Arnes - Situated in Terra Alta, Tarragona, the small village of Arnes offers several accommodation ...

Cantavieja - The charm of Cantavieja lies in its old quarter in which the portico square provides shelter for the Gothic Town Hall and the church of La Asuncion, almost of the cathedral ...

Dinopolis - If you have kids along, a visit to his large, modern dinosaur theme park (902 44 80 00; adult /child €15/12; open 11am-9pm daily Semana Santa & June-mid- Oct; Thur-Sun only rest of year) is obligatory. It’s 3km from Teruel town centre, well signposted just off the Valencia road. ...

El Cid Country - In La Iglesuela del Cid emblazoned houses represent some of the most important monuments in the region, such as the Torre de los Nublos. Then palace houses follow, like Casa de Matutano, today an Inn with the Aragonese Inn ...

El Rodeno - The back road leading southeast from Albarracin towards Bezas passes near a seroes pf Neolithic rock paintings known as the Conjunto de Arte Rupestre el Rodeno de Albarracin, among pretty and boulder-strewn countryside. There are 12 lots of paintings in all, in four of five groups, up to 1,4km off ...

Iglesuela del Cid - 15km to the southeast of Cantavieja, and another fine walk along a rough country road, is La Iglesuela del Cid. The village’s name bears witness to the exploits of El Cid Campeador, who came charging through the Maestrazgo in his fight against the Infidel. Its ochre-red, dry-stone walls, ...

Matarranya - Matarranya is a land of amazing landscapes and deep-rooted traditions. Valderrobres is its more important village but in addition to this lovely place, there are still more locations of great interest in Matarranya, such as La Fresneda, Penyarolla, Fuentespalda Rafales and so many others. We ...

Maestrazgo - This region contains the border between Teruel Province and Castellon. In the past, it was under the control of the grand masters of the order of knighthood- from where it was given its name-and the Carlist bastion in the 19th Century. Nature in El Maestrazgo merges with the villages. ...

Mirambel - Fenced in its wall, Mirambel looks like the village from the medieval story, emphasized by the tower of irregular ground plan close to the door of the Nuns. Above this main door there upholds curious latticeof the Convent of Agustinas which is just a sign of enchantment of the Mirambel streets and ...

Mora de Rubielos and Rubielos de Mora - The sparsely populated ranges stretching east of Teruel into the Valencia region present a smorgasbord of bleak rocky peaks and dramatic gorges, among which the quiet and ancient stone villages seem to be left to their own devices. This is wonderful country for exploring well off the beaten track, ...

The Ademuz Corner - The Ademuz Corner is a mountainous detached piece of Valencia province sand-wiched between the provinces of Teruel and Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha). It makes a picturesque alternative route between Teruel town and the provinces of Valencia or Cuenca. The most spectacular stretch is the rough and ...

Teruel City - Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 34,240 in 2006. It is noted for its harsh climate, its jamón serrano (cured ham), its pottery and its famous Fiestas (La vaquilla del ángel during the second weekend of July and "Bodas de ...

Valderrobres - Valderrobres is the most elegant village of the Matarrana Region, with its Town Hall declared a National Monument and its gothic castle, connected with the church of Santa Maria la Mayor by an overhead walkway, both buildings representing the most outstanding example of Gothic architecture in the ...

Villafranca del Cid - 15km to the east of La Iglesuela, is Villafranca del Cid, across the border in Castellon Province and at the end of the bus route from either Teruel or Morella. Straddling the hillside, this is a lively, attractive village, and with a population of 3000 it¡s larger than most places ...

Villarluengo - Villarluengo surprises from the low hill not only because it has a beautiful view but also with its monuments such as the Tow Hall from the 16th Century, with the windows made of woodcarvings, or the neoclassic church of La Asuncion. Not so far away from this place can be seen Los Organos de ...