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Data of the Town |
Rafales |
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Town |
Rafales |
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Municipality |
Rafales / Region: Matarranya / Matarraña |
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Province |
Teruel |
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Community |
Aragon |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
156 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Major square, 13 |
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ZIP code |
44589 |
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Phone |
78856150 |
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Fax |
78856150 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Rafales natural paradise |
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Web of Interest |
Rafales information |
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E-mail municipality |
rafales.3080@cajar ural.com |
Locality located to 18 kilometers of Valderrobres and to 42 of Calaceite, populations who share it capital status of the region of the Matarraña. He emphasizes the production of excellent Olive oil that is realized in Ráfales, which counts with Denomination of Origin.
The Ráfales old town has triangular form and it is placed on a rocky platform, which joined a few walls and portals that were closing the entry, was facilitating very much his defense. Her population, catalogued historical - artistic set, stands out for his buildings, of characteristic fronts indigos and interesting porches, and numerous houses - palaces:
Several large houses (XVIIth century and XVIIIth century).
The porticoes of the Biggest street (XVIIth century) and of the Suburb (XVIIIth century).
The Consistorial House (Aragonese Gothic of the XVIth century).
The 'Castell' (head office of the Order of Calatrava).
The portals of 'San Roc' and 'Monija or Boise' (XVIIth century).
The church; dedicated to Our Lady of the Asunción.
The chapel of San Rafael; constructed in the XVIIIth century,
There is provided with the museum of the Oil, located to the outskirts, in an ancient one rehabilitated oil mill, of the XVIIIth century, fence finds interesting botanical garden.
The Town finds in a vale next to the river Tastavins, surrounded of mountains cubientas of forests (in one of them the chapel is of San Rafael), that inspire an agreeable sensation of beauty and peace. These forests occupy most of the territory, and in the areas more trowels and in you 'cost' the breeding grounds they form one Mosaic onlooker.
There are of singular beauty places like the 'Estrets', 'The Top Miller's wife' (with 967 m, where from there is a wonderful sight panoramic), 'Tossal de San Rafael', etc. (ftes and text to see links)