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Calaceite

Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España

Catalan is the everyday language of this Matarraña town, strung along a ridge between the Matarraña and Algás rivers. Its old streets hold many historic buildings, and a kilometre south lie the remains of the Iberian settlement of San Antonio, excavated by the local archaeologist Juan Cabré. Look out for flaonets, small pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey.

Highlights

  • Iberian settlement of San Antonio, lived in from the 5th to 3rd century BC
  • Baroque church of the Asunción
  • The Baroque town hall
  • Flaonets, pumpkin and honey pastries that Salvador Dalí fondly remembered

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

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Things to see

Events through the year

  • Fiesta de San Antonio Seasonal · 17 JanuaryLarge bonfire lit for the year's quintos
  • Fiesta de Santa Águeda Religious · Weekend before 5 FebruaryThe women's festival
  • Carnival Seasonal · Carnival (February or March)Street parade and fancy dress ball
  • San Jorge fair Fairs and markets · Around 23 April
  • Romería to the San Antonio Abad hermitage Religious · 1 MayWalk to the hermitage at the Iberian settlement
  • Spring fiestas Religious · Pentecost weekendSanta Espina procession over flower carpets on Whit Monday
  • Fiesta de San Cristóbal Religious · Weekend nearest 10 JulyFriday sardine supper and Saturday gathering at the hermitage
  • Fiesta mayor Religious · 15 to 17 AugustFloats, fire bulls, vaquillas, dances and a closing communal dinner

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Calaceite) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

  • Flaonets de CalaceitSweetSmall pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey
  • Olive oilOlive oilPressed at the local oil mill

Based on Wikipedia (Calaceite (EN), Calaceite (ES)) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

6 places to stay within 3 km

  • Hotels 3
  • B&Bs and guest houses 1
  • Apartments and chalets 1
  • Campsites 1

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Thermal baths nearby

  • Font de Fontcalda · ~48 min by car
  • Font del Foix · ~1 h 35 by car

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Nearby member villages

  1. La Fresneda · 14 km
  2. Valderrobres · 15 km
  3. Morella · 50 km
  4. Mirambel · 65 km
  5. Cantavieja · 74 km

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