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Data of the Town |
Peñarroya De Tastavins |
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Town |
Peñarroya of Tastavins |
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Municipality |
Peñarroya of Tastavins / Region: Matarranya / Matarraña |
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Province |
Teruel |
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Community |
Aragon |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
488 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Street of the Town hall, 1 |
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ZIP code |
44586 |
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Phone |
978896707 |
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Fax |
978896707 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Peñarroya of Tastavins |
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Web of Interest |
Peñarroya of Tastavins art and culture |
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E-mail municipality |
aytopenarroya@ya.com |
Population placed to 21 kilometers of Valderrobres and to 42 of Calaceite, both capitals of the region of Matarraña. Often called “el Albarracín bajoaragonés ”, is one of the most beautiful municipal terms not only of the Matarranya, but also of the whole Low historical Aragon.
It is inside the route of the Mudejar in Aragon, being, for another part, an important producing area of hams under her Denomination of Origin Ham of Teruel. Also there emphasizes it production of Olive oil, protected by the same category.
The municipal term is part of the Ports of Beceite. Them ravines, tops and pine groves are of big beauty. Suitable place for to practise the mountain sports, emphasizing the practice of climb in the Rocks of the Masmut. On this monolith, with 100 meters walls, he inhabits a vultures colony
Of the downtown his steep paved streets stand out, with real estate of popular architecture of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, of charming fronts and wooden rows of balconies.
From the religious monuments we emphasize the Sanctum of the Virgin of the Source (1653), from Gothic style and with one of the panelled ceilings more important Mudejars of Aragon. It is part of a hostelry with patio and a baroque chapel.
In the high part of the locality is the Ethnological Museum "Lo Masmut". It is possible to see the permanent exhibition of ethnology titled "Life and traditional offices: Lo Masmut". (ftes and text to see links)