Alhama de Aragón and surroundings

Alhama brings in its Arabic name the memory of the thermal waters that made the town famous;

the toponym means “The hot spring”.

ALHAMA DE ARAGÓN

It was called Aquae Bilbilitanorum in Roman times, the medicinal springs that were used by those who gave the place its name are still used today for therapeutic purposes. The buildings of the spas, with their modernist airs that bring back the memory of the golden decades of this type of establishments, are aligned parallel to the road in the limestone gorge.

To defend this pass the Muslims built a fortress whose remains still stand on the left side, dominating the road and the course of the river.

The primitive fortress was conquered by El Cid and then returned to Muslim hands until Alfonso I, won it for the Christians definitively in 1120.

Alhama de Aragón has 1,223 inhabitants and its thermal waters were already used by Romans and Arabs. There are 8 springs with bicarbonate, calcium, nitrogen, arsenic, hyperthermal and radioactive waters, which spring at a temperature of 34 degrees. Historically, its castle is the oldest monument. It consists of a small enclosure and a tower of the fourteenth and fifteenth century. The parish church is baroque.

In Alhama de Aragón we must also highlight the industrial activity and traditional ceramics: the traditional pottery of Eduardo Muela and the artistic ceramics of Palacín.

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CALATAYUD

City of the province of Zaragoza, it holds the title of “Very noble, loyal, always august and most faithful city of Calatayud”.

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STONE MONASTERY

The Natural Park of the Monasterio de Piedra, offers endless walks accompanied by caves and waterfalls with spectacular and unusual landscapes, during the different seasons of the year.

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SPAS

Near Villa Pachita there are 6 spas, distributed among the municipalities of Jaraba, Alhama de Aragón and Paracuellos de Jiloca.

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BILBILIS SITE

Pre-Roman city of the 3rd century, located on the hill of Bámbola, in the town of Huérmeda, a few kilometers from Calatayud.

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HOZ DE SECA RAVINE

At its beginning appears the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Jaraba, architecture from the XIII to XVIII centuries.

It is about 3 km long and starts at the detour signposted on the road that connects Jaraba with Calmarza, reaching the cave paintings of Roca Benedí. It is an interpreted trail that has information panels along its entire route.

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THE MUDEJAR ROUTE

The Mudejar art of Calatayud has been declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco.

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THE GALLOCANTA LAGOON

A natural reserve of Aragon, it is located between the regions of Campo de Borja and Jiloca. With a length of 7 km and a width of 2 km, it is the largest natural lagoon in the Iberian Peninsula.

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THE WAY OF THE CID

Route of cultural tourist interest with a main historical protagonist, Rodrigo Diaz, hero and knight of medieval Spain.

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CENTURY-OLD OAK TREE OF CASA DE LA VEGA

La Casa de la Vega was an estate located in the municipality of Embid de Ariza, where one of the most outstanding centenary trees of the Calatayud region can be found. It is so old that it is already mentioned by the chronicler of Ferdinand the Catholic, who already at that time was struck by its size.

It is catalogued as a singular tree, as it measures no less than 23 meters high and the diameter of the base of its trunk exceeds six meters.

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GROTTO OF THE WONDERS OF IBDES

The Cave of Wonders is located in the town of Ibdes, 15 minutes by car from Alhama de Aragón and very close to the famous Monasterio de Piedra. It is estimated that it was formed around 50,000 years ago from sediments left by the Mesa River and has two galleries, one 46 meters long and the other 15 meters long. A few meters from the Grotta de las Maravillas there is another small cave dedicated to the Virgen de la Soledad and a beautiful waterfall that is worth a visit.

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