# Sunday in Albarracín: Cathedral, Castle and the Rodeno Rock Paintings The guided visit to the town and cathedral, the Andalusi castle, mountain cooking at El Rincón del Chorro and the walk to the Rodeno rock paintings before heading home. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/albarracin/itineraries/albarracin-cathedral-castle-and-rodeno-paintings · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:15 · Salida: 45 min by car (From Valencia via the A-23 and the A-1512, about 180 km; from Teruel, leave at 9:45) - 10:30 · Guided Visit to Albarracín and Its Cathedral (Guided tour of the village and the cathedral · 1 h 45 · €8.50) - 5 min on foot - 12:30 · Climb to the Walls and the Andador Tower (Climb to the Torre del Andador · 45 min · free) - 5 min on foot - 13:30 · El Rincón del Chorro (El Rincón del Chorro · kid goat, ternasco or cardoon with truffle · €€ · booking required, 13:00 or 15:00 sitting) · El Rincón del Chorro, €€ - 10 min by car, 5 km - 16:00 · Rodeno Rock Paintings, from the Navazo Area (Navazo rock paintings · 2.3 km · 1 h 30) · InspirAlbarracín, From €10 per person - 17:45 · Vuelta (You reach Valencia around 19:45 and Teruel around 18:30) Albarracín fits into a Sunday if you arrange it the opposite way to how anyone else would: the cathedral first thing, because on Sundays the guided visits only run in the morning, and the Rodeno in the afternoon, because the walk to the paintings has no opening hours. You get there in 40 minutes from Teruel and in about two hours from Valencia. ## The Day, Hour by Hour 8:15 · Departure from Valencia. About 180 km along the A-23 to Teruel and the A-1512 to Albarracín, about two hours. From Teruel set off at 9:45: it is 38 km. Park in the San Antonio car park, at the entrance to the village, at €4 a day, and walk up. 10:30 · Town and cathedral with a guide. The Fundación Santa María leaves from the information centre, next to the cathedral, at 10:30 and 12:00 on Sundays. For 1 h 45 it tells the origins of the city and its walls, passes through the Plaza Mayor and the Casa de la Julianeta and ends inside the cathedral, which cannot be visited any other way. It costs €8.50; under-10s free. Book on its website. 12:30 · The Torre del Andador. On your own, climb beside the wall to the highest point. It is short but steep, and from the top you see the whole village tucked into the bend of the Guadalaviar. If you are short of breath or with small children, swap the climb for the castle, with a guide. 13:30 · Lunch at El Rincón del Chorro. On Calle del Chorro, open since 1980. In the low season it is open at midday from Friday to Sunday, with sittings at 13:00 and 15:00: ask for the first if you do not want to be late for the Rodeno, or the second if you linger in the old town. 16:00 · Rodeno rock paintings. 4 km along the forest track to the car park for the paintings. The Navazo circuit is 2.3 km, about 35 minutes on foot, among pines and red sandstone rocks with shelters of Levantine rock art. With stops, an hour and a half. If you want a guide, InspirAlbarracín does the visit for €10; check on its website whether there is a session that Sunday. 17:45 · Return. You are in Teruel around 18:30 and in Valencia around 19:45. ## What to Order It is cooking from the Sierra de Albarracín: Albarracín kid, Aragón ternasco lamb, Teruel ham and, from December to March, cardoon with almonds and black truffle. Say when you book if anyone is vegetarian: they adapt dishes. ## With Children and Dogs Under-10s do not pay for the guided visit. The old town is not for pushchairs: take a baby carrier. The Rodeno is the children's moment: rocks to scramble on and a short path. With a dog, the village and the Rodeno, on a lead; the cathedral and the castle, no. ## Cómo llegar ### By car From Valencia, A-23 to Teruel and A-1512, about two hours. From Teruel, 40 minutes. Park at San Antonio: €1 an hour, €4 a day. ## Consejos ### Do not arrive late The last guided session on Sunday leaves at 12:00 and there are none in the afternoon. ### Book the table Sunday midday is the busiest day in the village. ### Water for the Rodeno There are no fountains along the paintings route. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains Do the guided visit and the castle, which are in the morning, and swap the Rodeno for the Albarracín Museum or the Diocesan one. With the visit ticket, you get in for €2.50. ## Cuándo no ir August Sundays and long-weekend ones, if you do not like crowds: the village fills up at midday and so do the car parks. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Valencia? About two hours by car, about 180 km. ### Is there a bus on Sundays? No. The Teruel bus runs from Monday to Saturday. ### Can you go into the cathedral without a guide? No. Only on the Fundación Santa María visits. ### What is open in Albarracín on a Sunday afternoon? The Rodeno walk and the streets. The information centre closes at 14:00 and there are no guided visits in the afternoon. ### Where do you park? In the regulated car parks; the big one, San Antonio, has 401 spaces.