Teruel Travel Guide

 DSwede Says:  Much of the city has the old Moorish influence showing in the facades of the buildings, notably the tiling work and the towers.However, the front of the Biblioteca Publica and the adjoining Seminario Conciliar have a distinctively different European feel to them. The... 

 DSwede Says:  While it may only take a couple moments, I found the old city mural to be quite nice and genuine. Its free for the viewing and only takes a few minutes. Its a large wall mural, made from painted ceramic tiles.The small scenes around the perimeter show the towns history,... 

 DSwede Says:  There are lots of things to do and look at in Teruel, the average person will always look up. While this is typically the best way to see a city, I recommend you occasionally look down too. Many cities, particularly those with old historic roots have some interesting manhole... 

 Aitana Says:  The Arches Aqueduct is one of the most important engineering works of the Spanish Renaissance building which was made in order to improve water supply to the city of Teruel, which had hitherto depended on the cisterns constructed in the last quarter of the fourteenth... 

 Aitana Says:  The Neomudéjar staircase was built to link the historical city centre with the railway station. It was designed by Carlos Castell, and conducted by José Toran in 1920-21. On a wall there is a relief representing a scene of the Lovers.The details of the decoration are very... 

 Aitana Says:  The Medieval Cisterns were in the XIV century, below Plaza del Torico. We can see the two cisterns: “fondera” and “somera” (deep and shallow). There was also a channel connecting them.There are some explanations of the cistern system and a photography exhibition and a room... 

 Aitana Says:  The Mausoleum contains the tombs of Isabel de Segura and Diego de Marcilla, the Lovers of Teruel.The Mausoleum is a building attached to Saint Peter’s church. The building is divided into six sectors in which we can read about the history of the lovers, other tragic love... 

 Aitana Says:  The church was built in the XIV century. The altarpiece was made in wood by Gabriel Joly (the same artist who made the altarpiece of the cathedral) in the XVI century. He also made the retable of Saints Cosmas and Damian, in the chapel where the mummies of the Lovers were... 

 Aitana Says:  The lovers of Teruel, Isabel de Segura and Diego de Marcilla, belonged to important families in the city. The two young fell in love. As Diego was the second son, he had not wealthy to offer, so he departed to build up a fortune to be able to marry Isabel. There were no news... 

 DSwede Says:  There are several copa y tapas type restaurants and bars along the long patio sidewalk of Paseo del Ovalo.They more or less have the same menus and options, but having a casual drink and either a bocadillo or some tapas for a snack is what most people will do. There are a... 

 DSwede Says:  When we were walking around Teruel, we worked up an apetite, but unfortunately the bus schedules did not allow us to dine at a proper time. Therefore, most of the restaurants were not serving because they were between lunch and dinner service.We found Cafe de Don Diego to be... 

 Aitana Says:  As we had no breakfast included in the hotel, we went out to have a coffee before our morning tour. We arrived at Plaza del Torico and found Muñoz, a patisserie. We found it very well assorted. The man who runs the bar was quite efficient and he served several breakfast for... 

 Aitana Says:  Rokelin is a chain of establishments specialized in pork products. We enter for dinner in one of them, near Plaza del Torico (7 Ramón y Cajal), coming back from the Mausoleum of the Lovers. We had a plate of ham with toasts, oil and tomato plus two beers and a cup of wine... 

 Aitana Says:  This Meson is in the historic centre of Teruel, in front of the Neomudéjar Stairs. There is menú del día (set menu): starter, main, dessert, drink included: 12 €. There were several starters and mains to choose. I don’t remember the starters we chose; as mains we ordered... 

 DanielF Says:  Teruel is the most difficult city to reach in Spain, that is at least what the locals claim. It is true that this area has been neglected by the authorities in terms of transportation. Teruel is the only province with no motorways (there is one now under construction between...