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Data of the Town |
Torrijo De La Cañada |
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Town |
Torrijo of La Cañada |
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Municipality |
Torrijo of the Gully / Region: Calatayud |
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Province |
Saragossa |
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Community |
Aragon |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
320 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Square of Spain, 1 |
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ZIP code |
50217 |
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Phone |
976847001 |
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Fax |
976847001 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Torrijo De La Cañada |
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Web of Interest |
Torrijo De La Cañada |
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E-mail municipality |
tcanada@dpz.es |
Municipality bilbilitano whose constructions place in fertile plain of the river Manubles, dividing the Town in two quarters.
From his history it is necessary to emphasize the clash period between Pigeonhole and Aragon in the acquaintance “Guerra of two Pedros ”, somewhere near the central years of the XIVth century, exercising an important role warlike during the whole contest.
Sights
Consistorial house (XVIth century)
Castle of Torrijo
Church of Our Lady of the Hortal
Church of Saint John
Remains of a turret (XIVth century)
Peirones of San Vicente and Santa Cristina
Our Lady of the Hortal, of beautiful Gothic front with multitude of images worked in the archivolts - constructed in 1500 for Francisco Barrón - and Saint John, of elegant Renaissance front, but of Gothic plant (1480).
another two jewels: the consistorial house and the bridge. The town hall continues the Aragonese model of the XVIth (1582-1599) with his arches supported by columns, in the low part, and his arquillos gallery in the loft.
The bridge is a work of good hewing of stone.
In the precincts we meet the Saint's chapels Cristina, Santa Barbara and, San Félix and Saint Regulates. Offering one sugerente covered by the surroundings of the locality. (fte and texts to see links)