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File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-3.jpg|Birth-place... bubbles indicate something is starting here! | File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-3.jpg|Birth-place... bubbles indicate something is starting here! | ||
File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-4.jpg|The Jùcar has several birth-places, we hunted for more. | File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-4.jpg|The Jùcar has several birth-places, we hunted for more. | ||
− | File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-5.jpg|Here it dried again. | + | File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-5.jpg|Here it dried again, which discouraged Antoine who stayed there. |
File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-6.jpg|Carrying on with Julia and Elena only. | File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-6.jpg|Carrying on with Julia and Elena only. | ||
File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-7.jpg|Estrecho del Infierno. | File:Nacimiento-RioJucar-15Apr19-7.jpg|Estrecho del Infierno. |
We took the van at 10h30. We spent 1h30 in a nearby supermarket (Rivas-Vaciamadrid) to get our stock of provisions and another 1h30 a few minutes later in the nearby parking of the Parque Regional del Sudeste, which we knew from our visit of the meeting point of the Manzanares and Jarama. There we had to dry the cooker which the silly woman had inundated. Then we drove to our first important destination, Tarancón, where we stayed for about 1h20, mainly walking around, visiting the church (under the guidance of a local). Our next stop was Ucles. A portion of the road to get there was more difficult, but it was worth it as Ucles was the highlight of this first day. We stayed 1h40 there and another 25 minutes in a nearby viewpoint of the city, where we captured excellent shots with the sunset.
The highlight of Tarancón is the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
We spent half an hour at the Ventano del Diablo, then three hours at the Callejones de las Majadas (12:00-15:00) and one hour at the nearby Mirador del Tio Cogote. We initially thought of spending the night in the area, maybe going back to the Callejones, but as this was going forward (even though a short ride), we decided to push our luck forward and carried on till the Embalse de la Toba (20min) and a longer pause in El Huelamo (50min), visiting in particular the ruins of its castle that dominates the local scenery, as well as the Jùcar, where Fabrice and Julia bathed (1h10min). We refilled everything at Tragacete and visited the place (40min).
El Mirador del Tío Cogote also known as Los Miradores de Las Majadas
Bathing in the Jucar before leaving Huelamo.
We spent 2h50 chasing the nacimiento del rio Jùcar, and another 2h40 exploring the Cascada del Molino de la Chorrera from various viewpoints (above, side, below). Then half an hour at the Nacimiento del Tajo (which we stumbled upon on our way). The highlight was the Cañon de los Arcos, to which we devoted 2 hours.
We spent 3h20 walking Albarracín up and down and 4h15 in Teruel. More time in this less interesting place, as we spent time at some nearby attractions and to buy shoes for Antoine. The rest of the days was spent trying to buy something in the outskirts of Teruel to recharge the battery in the campervan (vain attempt), or recharge it in a gas station (where we also refilled the water and disposed of the used one). We then drove to our next destination to spend the night there, at the foot of the castle of Mora de Rubielos.
2h25 in Mora de Rubielos and 1h55 in Rubielos de Mora, then in other notable villages on our way: 34min in la Iglesuela del Cid, 1h25 in Cantavieja, 1h15 in Mirambel, 1h in Morella and 1h20 in Vallivana.
2h in Peñíscola, 3h50 in restaurant and playas
2h in Sagunto, 4h10 in Requena