Calaceite
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Catalan is the everyday language of this Matarraña town, strung along a ridge between the Matarraña and Algás rivers. Its old streets hold many historic buildings, and a kilometre south lie the remains of the Iberian settlement of San Antonio, excavated by the local archaeologist Juan Cabré. Look out for flaonets, small pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey.
Highlights
- Iberian settlement of San Antonio, lived in from the 5th to 3rd century BC
- Baroque church of the Asunción
- The Baroque town hall
- Flaonets, pumpkin and honey pastries that Salvador Dalí fondly remembered
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Calaceite (ES), Calaceite (EN), Calaceite (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 961
Things to see
Events through the year
- Fiesta de San AntonioLarge bonfire lit for the year's quintos
- Fiesta de Santa ÁguedaThe women's festival
- CarnivalStreet parade and fancy dress ball
- San Jorge fair
- Romería to the San Antonio Abad hermitageWalk to the hermitage at the Iberian settlement
- Spring fiestasSanta Espina procession over flower carpets on Whit Monday
- Fiesta de San CristóbalFriday sardine supper and Saturday gathering at the hermitage
- Fiesta mayorFloats, fire bulls, vaquillas, dances and a closing communal dinner
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Calaceite). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Flaonets de CalaceitSweetSmall pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey
- Olive oilOlive oilPressed at the local oil mill
Adapted from Wikipedia (Calaceite (EN), Calaceite (ES)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 3
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
- Campsites 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Font de Fontcalda · ~48 min by car
- Hot spring: Font del Foix · ~1 h 34 by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- La Fresneda · 14 km
- Valderrobres · 15 km
- Morella · 50 km
- Mirambel · 65 km
- Cantavieja · 74 km