Tuesday 19th December 2023.
It was a cold frosty start to the day but after attending to the various necessary tasks we were soon on our way, for once it wasn’t too complicated a route to follow. The roads were straight and traffic was very light.
Virtually the whole of the journey was through flat agricultural land with very few towns and villages.
There were one or two steep climbs where we needed to drop a gear or two but Homer managed well and eventually we dropped down into Teruel where according to my altitude app our stopover is at 945m above sea level and the forecast is for it to be -3 C tonight.
We are parked approx 1 mile from the old part of the city and after lunch we walked in.
Teruel is a high altitude town in the mountainous Aragon region of eastern Spain, it is known for it’s Mudejar architecture a style combining Gothic and Islamic elements.
The Santa Maria Mediavilla Cathedral is an example dating back to the 12c.
The Torre de El Salvador is a 14c Mudejar tower and has an intricate facade and stairs to the top.
Site seeing is always thirsty work and refreshments were needed.
On the walk back we stopped to look at the outside of the town’s bullring, I’m sure it would look better from inside.
After we returned we popped over the road to the Mercado supermarket to stock up with a few items, there was an impressive range of fish and some other items of food and drink we looked at were far cheaper than in the UK.
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