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− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-1.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-1.jpg|Escalinata del Ovalo. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-2.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-2.jpg|In the Plaza del Torico. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-3.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-3.jpg|Julia asked to pause. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-4.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-4.jpg|Torre de San Pedro. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-5.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-5.jpg|With the Torico in background. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-6.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-6.jpg|Cathedral of Teruel |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-7.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-7.jpg|Practicing for the procession. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-8.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-8.jpg|Torre de San Martín. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19- | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-10.jpg|Not straight! |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19- | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-9.jpg|Julia studying the program of the holy week. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-11.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-11.jpg|The viaduct. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19- | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-13.jpg|With passageway in its columns. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19- | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-12.jpg|Another ''torre'' on the border of the city. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-14.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-14.jpg|Plaza del Torico. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-15.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-15.jpg|The Torico itself. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-16.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-16.jpg|Torre de San Salvador. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-17.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-17.jpg|Teatro Tenor Marín. |
− | File:Teruel-16Apr19-18.jpg | + | File:Teruel-16Apr19-18.jpg|Another statue from Nieves (father of the Padre Tajo). |
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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.
A bit downstream, when the cascade turned back into the Jucar.
The river Tagus (Tajo) is the longest river in Spain and we stumbled upon its birth-place by chance, our attention being attracted from the road by the Monumento al nacimiento del río Tajo, that honours the location of this important natural wonder. The monument itself is from the sculptor José Gonzalvo Vives whose recognizable work we met on several occasions during our trip. The sculpture, that brings together various iron sheets, is a tribute to the three provinces that surround the location: Guadalajara (with a knight), Cuenca (with a Calice) and Teruel (with a bull). The Tajo itself is personified by a gigantic masculine figure, Padre Jajo, crowned with a snowflake in reference to the source of the river and holding a spade in reference to the Roman origin of its name. One of the most interesting aspects of the monument is the sculpture Piel del Toro, which represents the Iberian Peninsula appropriately and cleverly carved in the shape of a bull. A line crosses it, from the birth-place to Lisboa, which is of course the Tagus itself. The weather was stormy and it even rained intermittently for the short duration that we walked around. The temptation was great to get walking along till Lisboa, but we carried on our route instead.
The Tajo a few meters after its birth. It's already fairly big!
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.
One was not supposed to go there, let alone with a football ball, but Antoine who preceded us, not reading Spanish, went anyway.
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