Els Ports-Maestrat

Tourist Info Benassal C/ La Mola, s/n Itineraries in the A) Long Distance B) Short-Distance In addition to the routes Along the many local All hikers or bikers Practical Tips N-340 in Castellón de la 12160 Benassal - Castelló roads with very little Plana towards Sant Els Ports-Maestrat Routes (GRs): Routes (PRs): indicated above, Els Ports should consult the The Els Ports - Maestrat Tel: 964 44 20 04 traffic and the quiet forest Mateu, which leads to district The GR-7 crosses the The GR-7 branches off - Maestrat has a wide guidebooks mentioned district can be reached E-mail: [email protected] district and links to various range of hiking routes for trails, cyclists have many above and use detailed the N-232 to Zaragoza. The area of Els Ports - into a series of shorter via the A-P7 motorway, towns such as Fredes, el 3 to 4-day hikes, one- possibilities for maps. The Els Ports You reach Morella as Maestrat and the routes signposted as junction 42, taking the Tourist Info Sant Mateu Boixar, Vallibona, Morella, day excursions or shorter enjoyment. For well- district is covered by the above and take the surrounding lands in the PRs (plus a Roman road to Vinaròs. From C/ Historiador Betí, 6 Ares del Maestre, Benasal walks. For further trained cyclists, following maps at CV-14 to Forcall. The communities of Catalonia numeral, plus an Arabic there take the N-232 to 12170 Sant Mateu - Castelló and Culla. The section of information, a guidebook conquering the mountain 1:500,000 scale: CV-10 connects to and Aragón offer visitors a number for subsections). Zaragoza until you reach Tel: 964 41 66 58 this route between Morella in Spanish can be passes of Torre Miró, Las Aguaviva 29-20 (519) roads leading to Ares, wide range of scenery Of note among these are Morella and then the Fax: 964 41 61 29 (Ayto.) and Ares del Maestre runs consulted, entitled Els Cabrillas, Santa Agueda Peñarroya de Tastavins Benasal, Villafranca and which deserves leisurely the routes from Morella CV-14 towards Forcall. E-mail: [email protected] through terrain which is Ports de Morella y or Querol provides 30-20 (520); Forcall 29- other towns. exploration, while you enjoy to other areas of Els Another route is the fairly easy to cover. From Benifassar. Ports de magnificent views well 21 (544); Morella 30-21 the peace and quiet of Ports such as the PR-V- CV-10 leading off the Morella, it leads to the 116, PR-V-119 or the PR- Beceite (Castellón, 1989). worth the effort. (545); Ulldecona 31-21 Tourist Info Alcossebre undisturbed nature. Peaks, Mountain-bikers can Nevera dels Regatxols (a V-218 to Cinctorres, In the 11th century, El Cid (546); Villafranca del Cid San José, 59 gorges, rivers, fountains, follow a number of forest Tourist info nevera is a cave used for Forcall and Xiva. journeyed throughout 29-22 (569); Albocácer 12579 Alcossebre - Castelló hermitages and forests are trails in the area: from Tourist Info Morella storing snow) and climbs Signposted routes can these lands. The itinerary 30-22 (570); Vinaroz Tel: 96 441 22 05 waiting to be discovered at Vallibona to Castell de Plaza de Sant Miquel, 3 to the peak known as the be found in other towns he followed during 31-22 (546); Cuevas de Fax: 96 441 45 34 the calm pace of the hiker Cabres; the ascent to the 12300 Morella - Castelló Mola d’Ares. Also like Sant Mateu (PR-V- his “journeys in exile” Vinromà 30-23 (593) E-mail: [email protected] or the cyclist. have been reconstructed Muixacre; or crossing the and Alcalá de Chivert Tel: 96 417 30 32 recommendable is the 201 and PR-V-202) or Fax: 96 417 30 32 section of the GR-7 from by Guillermo García in his Portell de Morella to the 31-23 (594). The magnificent Villafranca del Cid that E-mail: [email protected] Morella to the Coll del book Las rutas del Cid Mare de Déu del Llosar. Tourist Info Benicarló opportunities provided by have an outstanding local Peiró Trencat. From (published by Tierra de Pl. de la Constitución, s/n this area for nature hiking route network. Castelló Tourist Info Alcalà de Xivert Benasal the GR-7 leads to Fuego, Madrid, 1988). 12580 Benicarló - Castelló excursions are fully Ares, Culla, Catí, Tirig, Pl. de la Iglesia, s/n the Font d’En Segures spa Tel: 964 47 31 80 covered by the long- Albocàsser and Benasal 12570 Alcalà de Xivert and the Sant Cristòfol also offer possibilities for València Fax: 964 47 31 80 distance and short-distance Tel: 96 441 06 47 hermitage. For further E-mail: [email protected] hiker’s routes known in this kind of activity.- PR-V: details, the publication Spain as the Senderos de This route runs between Tourist Info Peñíscola “Topo-Guía del sector the towns of Cantavieja, Gran Recorrido (GRs) Alacant Paseo Marítimo, s/n Tourist Info Vilafranca Fredes-Sant Joan de La Iglesuela del Cid, and Senderos de Pequeño 12598 Peñíscola - Castelló Avda. Llosar, 26 Penyagolosa” should be Villafranca del Cid and Recorrido (PRs). Tel: 96 448 93 92 12150 Vilafranca - Castelló consulted (in Spanish). Culla. It connects the GR- These are traditional trails Fax: 96 448 02 08 Tel: 964 44 14 32 7 and the GR-8 and signposted by hiking E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] groups and shown in a continues into the region number of guide books. of Aragón. LAND OF VALENCIA www.landofvalencia.com • MORELLA • VALLIBONA • SANT MATEU • CANET LO ROIG • TRAIGUERA • PORTELL DE MORELLA • LES COVES DE VINROMÀ • ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT • LA MATA • VILLAFRANCA DEL CID • ZORITA DEL MAESTRAZGO • VILLORES • LA TORRE D’EN BESORA • ALBOCÁCER • HERBÉS he Els Ports and Maestrat districts January 17th. Fire is the protagonist of this feast, a symbol of houses clinging to its steep slopes, and crowned by a architecture side by side with ancient public and private edifices. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salut (Traiguera) is of note. • CATÍ CASTELLFORT Toffer visitors the chance to enjoy nature at purification that bids adieu to the winter and ushers in the long- rocky summit bearing the remains of the town castle. church of the town patroness, La Virgen del Pópulo, preserves a • In a broad, elongated valley running parallel to its very best, with verdant forests awaited spring. handsome 13thC Romanesque sculpture known as Our Lady of One of the finest examples of religious architecture in the the coast, separated by the imposing interrupted by craggy peaks, sharp the Orange. • Leaving Forcall to pay a visit to the valley of the river Bergantes, Land of Valencia is the Archpriest’s Church of Santa María de Serra d’Irta, are the towns of Santa ravines, a hermitage here and there, and LA JANA visitors will see various villages such as that of Villores on a small hill Morella. Outside the well-preserved town walls is an aqueduct built in Towards the south, the villages of Cinctorres, Portell de Magdalena de Pulpis and Alcalá de sleepy mountain villages with magical auras along the way. It offers all the charm of tiny streets climbing to the the 13thC. On the road to Forcall one can visit Morella and Castellfort are set on the highest altitudes in the Chivert, the latter with a bell tower visible that transport us back to the distant past. This impressive and varied FORCALL summit of the hill, lined with white-washed houses adorned with the erstwhile Giner Factory, an example of entire district. In Cinctorres a pleasant excursion can be made from miles around. The Serra d’Irta is • scenery provides a habitat for Nature’s treasure-horde of animals, balconies. On the opposite bank of the Bergantes is Ortells, whose 19th-century architecture now fully along the Rambla de Celumbres, a dry stream bed, or to the crowned by two castles whose walls are still including hares, squirrels, partridges and quail, living in unison with • quaint streets are dominated by the stern silhouette of the castle-cum- restored. Other sites to see in the area are Bovalar caves on the mountainside. standing, from which a marvellous view over the ROSSELL the wild boar, the Spanish mountain goat, the golden eagle and the palace of Los Brusca. Further on, the village of Palanques sits on an prehistoric rock-shelter paintings in coast can be gained, albeit only by hardy climbers. tawny vulture. Portell de Morella contains the region’s richest forests. Bordering on open plain, sending its inhabitants out Morella la Vella, the Roser sanctuary, the Teruel province is a nature area known as Les Alberedes that entices From Alcalá de Chivert, crossing over the sierra de BENASAL Numerous religious and civic monuments reflect the historical every day to tend to a host of picturesque village of Xiva or the forest of Les Talaies d’Alcalà, one arrives at Les Coves de • visitors to tarry for a while in a scenic spot next to an old importance of these towns and villages in Medieval days. Territories in almond and fruit trees. Pereroles for a day out in the country. hermitage, with a fountain and a hostel. Castellfort encircles a Vinromà. Further on, dryland crops and the occasional waterwheel the Els Ports district, once pertaining to the Crown, and those of the mark the road to La Salzadella, en route to Sant Mateu. • Zorita del Maestrazgo is situated in Throughout the year a number of festivities enliven the town hill at 1,200 metres above sea level, and just a short distance SAN JORGE Maestrat, governed by the Master of the Order of the Templars, and the northernmost mountains of the Els of Morella: the Santantonada in January, the pilgrimage away is a well-known hermitage honouring Sant Pere, or St.

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