About 20 min · History
Segorbe
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The cathedral and its museum
The cathedral of Santa María de la Asunción was built between the 12th and 17th centuries, and you can tell as you walk through it: a Gothic cloister, Renaissance chapels and a Baroque church. Its museum holds one of the finest collections of religious art in the Valencian Region, with panels by Juan de Juanes and Vicente Macip.
The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 13:00, and entry costs €7 (€6 for over-65s).
Towers, walls and an aqueduct
- The Botxí tower, or Executioner’s tower, from the 14th century, with the medieval aqueduct running right through it.
- The Prison tower, which guarded the Teruel gate; today it has a small museum and a viewpoint at the top (Friday to Sunday mornings, €2).
- The Fountain of the 50 Spouts, one for each province of Spain with its coat of arms, and cool water even in August.
- The Olive Oil Museum, to learn about the area’s olive trees, some over a thousand years old (every day 11:00 to 14:00, €2).
The Entrada de Toros y Caballos
Since the 14th century, in the second week of September, a group of riders gallops down through the centre of Segorbe guiding the bulls between two rows of spectators, with nothing but barriers for protection. It’s a festival of International Tourist Interest and lasts just a few minutes, but the whole town waits for it all year.
If your dates don’t match the festival, the Entrada Interpretation Centre tells the story with images and objects (€2).
To eat and carry on
Segorbe is a land of olive oil and “olla segorbina”, a stew of pulses and garden vegetables. In the centre there are places for a mid-morning snack or lunch, such as Gastroadictos, which we recommend on our Food page. And if you have the afternoon free, the Salto de la Novia is five minutes away, in Navajas.
Tips
To enjoy it more
- Go in the morning: almost all the museums open from 11:00 to 14:00.
- Park outside the old town; the streets are narrow.
- Combine it with the Salto de la Novia, five minutes away.
- If you’re coming in September, ask Mari for the dates of the Entrada.
- You can also get there by bike on the Vía Verde, about 20 km from the village.
More things to do
To round off the day
Vía Verde de Ojos Negros
Trains loaded with iron ore once ran through here. Today it's a car-free path among orange groves, tunnels and viaducts that starts at the edge of the village.
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El Garbí and the Calderona
They call it the balcony of Valencia. From its 593 metres you can see the whole gulf and, on a clear day, some volcanic islands in the middle of the sea.
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Coves de Sant Josep
A river flowing beneath the mountain, a boat, a boatman and 800 metres of lakes and rock vaults. And always at 20 degrees.
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