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Data of the Town |
Olves |
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Town |
Olvés |
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Municipality |
Olvés / Region: Calatayud |
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Province |
Saragossa |
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Community |
Aragon |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
115 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Keep silent about Inn, about 2 |
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ZIP code |
50341 |
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Phone |
976893312 |
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Fax |
976893273 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Olves |
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Web of Interest |
Web Olvés of the patronage of tourism |
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E-mail municipality |
olves@dpz.es |
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The OLVÉS place, it is placed in the piedemonte of the saw of Brown, in his contact with depression Calatayud-Daroca, in the left margin of the river Jiloca, inside the Region of Calatayud.
The Olvés town would be reconquered by the monarch Alfonso I in 1120, when the monarch conquered the area corresponding to current Region of Calatayud, together with that of Daroca.
urban set is packed concerning the parochial Church raised on top of a hillock. Proper architectural models of the area answer the housings to , being good samples of the Aragonese renaissance in large houses finished off with nice galleries of arquillos and worn out eaves. To it we join picturesque corners formed in his narrow alleys, always without losing of sight the attentive look of the tower belfry that crowns temple to the Asunción of Our Lady.
Church of San Maria the Biggest
Baroque masonry church and tapial, whose interior is in ruins.
It is of a ship with chapels and polygonal apse. The tower of brick, it is to the feet and is of a very sober baroque.
Virgin chapel of the Miracle
This chapel, which is in the square, is completely rehabilitated on the outside, nevertheless, in his interior some Romanesque remains and decoration survive with plasterings.
It is necessary to emphasize in this locality the bakery, where one does to himself of the best breads of Aragon in an ancient and spectacular stove of firewood where traditional and natural products are prepared, one attraction that justifies too the trip. (ftes and text to see links)