Cantavieja
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Templar knights, then the Knights of St John, held this walled town of the Maestrazgo, set at 1,290 metres above deep ravines. In the Carlist wars it became the stronghold of General Ramón Cabrera, with an officers' academy and a foundry that cast the Carlist army's first cannon. Eighteenth-century wool wealth paid for the Loreto hermitage and the hospital of San Roque.
Highlights
- The arcaded square of Cristo Rey in the medieval old town
- Parish church of the Asunción, enlarged in 1745
- Ermita de Loreto (1700) and the Hospital de San Roque (1775)
- Cueva de los Toros, a rock shelter with Neanderthal traces 35,000 years old
- Rock engravings at Cerradico Casa Granja and Masía del Tosco
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Cantavieja (ES), Cantavieja (EN), Cantavieja (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 729
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of San Antonio AbadMass with blessing of animals and a bonfire
- Holy Week
- May fair
- Feast of San Lamberto
- Feast of San Cristóbal
- Patronal fiestasFor Santa Vicenta Mártir and the Virgen de Loreto
- Trade and livestock fairTraditional fair of medieval origin
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cantavieja). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cantavieja). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
4 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Hotels 1
- Campsites 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Pozo de San Valero · ~54 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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