# A weekend in Albarracín and the Rodeno, two hours from Valencia Two nights inside the walls of Albarracín: guided visits to the cathedral and castle, legends at dusk, the Rodeno rock paintings and an afternoon on horseback in the sierra. Two hours from Valencia. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/albarracin/itineraries/albarracin-rodeno-weekend-from-valencia · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Albarracín Albarracín can be seen in a day, but it is enjoyed at night. From six o'clock the cars go, the red plaster streets empty and the wall lights up above the village. That is why it works as a getaway: two nights inside the old town, Saturday for the cathedral, the castle and the legends, and Sunday for the red pines of the Rodeno and a ride on horseback through the sierra. It is about two hours from Valencia on the A-23 and 40 minutes from Teruel. ## What makes it worth two nights? The visits. The cathedral can only be seen with the Fundación Santa María, and on Sunday its tours are morning only; the castle also goes with a guide, and El Andador's legends tour leaves at 18:00. In one day you can't do everything without rushing. With two nights you do the village calmly on Saturday, see it at night and on Sunday head out to the sierra, where the rock paintings are, the horses of Tramacastilla and El Batán, the area's Michelin-starred restaurant. ## Where to sleep? What changes the trip is sleeping inside the old town. Outside you have the car at the door; inside, the village on foot and empty at night. AccommodationWhereFor whom Posada del AdarvePortal de Molina, an 18th-century house built against the wallCouples who want to sleep inside; apartment for four Casa de SantiagoOpposite the church of Santiago, nine roomsDining and sleeping in the same house, with a viewing lounge Camping Ciudad de AlbarracínCamino de Gea, lower partFamilies, dogs or motorhomes; heated bungalows Hospedería El BatánTramacastilla, 20 minutes awayThose going for the tasting menu The old town has no guest parking: leave the car at San Antonio, €7.50 for 48 hours, and walk up with light luggage. ## If it rains or is very cold The guided visits run in any weather and the cathedral is under cover. Swap the Rodeno for the Museo de Albarracín and the Diocesan Museum, with a discount if you already have the Fundación ticket, and leave the horses for another time. In winter, at over 1,100 metres, it can freeze: the stone streets are slippery and it is best to skip the climb up to the Andador. ## With children and with a dog Under-10s don't pay for the Fundación's visits or the paintings tour. The Rodeno and the Vilatrama pony are the children's part; for teenagers, the legends tour and the multi-adventure circuit at Torres de Albarracín. With a dog, the campsite admits them (€3.20 a night) and El Rincón del Chorro advertises itself as a pet-friendly restaurant; El Batán does not. ## El plan ### Friday · 19:00 · Arrival and a stroll round the old town Park at San Antonio and walk up to Plaza Mayor. Without day visitors you can appreciate the houses hanging above the gorge and the crooked façade of the Julianeta. ### Friday · 20:30 · Dinner at La Peculiar Travelling cuisine with Aragonese roots on Calle del Chorro; on Fridays and Saturdays dinner is served from 20:30 to 22:00. Book: the dining room is small. ### Saturday · 10:30 · Village and cathedral with a guide 1 h 45 with the Fundación Santa María, €8.50. It leaves from the information centre, next to the cathedral. ### Saturday · 13:00 · The castle The alcazaba of the Banu Razín, 50 minutes with a guide, €4.50. It leaves from the Museo de Albarracín: with the castle ticket, the museum costs €2.50. ### Saturday · 14:30 · Lunch at El Rincón del Chorro Kid, lamb or cardoon with truffle in a house open since 1980. In low season it opens at midday from Friday to Sunday. ### Saturday · 17:00 · Torre del Andador Climb it on your own beside the wall before the light goes: the village turns red. ### Saturday · 18:00 · Legends at dusk Two hours with El Andador through the empty streets and the Pérez y Toyuela mansion, from €12. It leaves from Plaza Mayor. ### Sunday · 10:00 · Rodeno rock paintings 4 km of track to the paintings car park and a 2.3 km walk among rodeno pines. On your own or with InspirAlbarracín, €10. ### Sunday · 12:00 · Horse riding in Tramacastilla Vilatrama runs guided rides from one hour, beginners too; pony rides for the little ones. Book by phone. ### Sunday · 14:00 · Lunch at El Batán or head home A Michelin-starred tasting menu in Tramacastilla itself, Wednesday to Sunday. If you prefer something simple, go back to eat at El Rincón del Chorro and head home in mid-afternoon. ## Un consejo más Book in this order: the accommodation, Saturday's cathedral tour, the legends tour, the horse and the two lunches. On spring and autumn weekends everything sells out. ## Cuándo no ir Long weekends and August weekends if you want the village quiet: it fills at midday and so do the car parks. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Valencia? About two hours by car, around 180 km via the A-23 and the A-1512. From Teruel, 40 minutes. ### Can I go without a car? Hardly: there is a bus from Teruel Monday to Saturday, at 14:10, and none on Sunday. The Rodeno and Tramacastilla need a car. ### Do I need to book the visits? The Fundación recommends it, and El Andador's and InspirAlbarracín's are booked on their websites. ### How much does the weekend cost? Between €160 and €280 per person with two nights in the old town, the visits, two lunches and two dinners; more if you eat at El Batán. ### Where do I park if I sleep in the old town? In the council's regulated car parks: €4 for 24 hours, €7.50 for 48 hours. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Posada del Adarve**, desde 65 € / night: The Posada del Adarve is set into the wall: it occupies one of the towers of the Portal de Molina, the old entrance gate to the old town, in an 18th-century house that keeps its wooden beams, rubble mortar and 16th-century doors and windows. Opposite is the Casa de la Julianeta and, a few steps away, the Plaza Mayor. There are four rooms and an apartment, from €65 a night. Four rooms with their own names All have a bathroom, wifi, heating by aerothermal energy and television. El Fogón, a superior double with a separate sitting room, in the manor house's former living area: it keeps the original hearth. €80 a night. La Alcoba, a high-ceilinged superior double, with the sitting area divided off by large curtains, like the alcoves of old. €80 a night. Los Atrojes, a double in the former granaries, with a sloping ceiling and direct views of the cathedral. €65 a night. La Muralla, a double with the same attic structure and direct views of the wall. €65 a night. El Fogón and La Alcoba admit an additional bed for children; with it, the website gives €80 for two people and €100 for four. Confirm the rate when you book. El Torreón del Adarve, for four The apartment is a duplex at the top of the house, with two double bedrooms, a living-dining room, kitchen with utensils and full bathroom. It costs €100 a night for two and €120 for four, with bed linen, towels and amenities. It is on the second floor, with no lift and split over two levels, so it is not suitable for anyone who cannot climb stairs. If you let them know, they will also serve you breakfast. Breakfast from the town bakery Breakfast costs €8.50 and is served in the house restaurant: bread and pastries from a bakery in the town, local cured meats and seasonal local produce. Check-in is from 12:00 and check-out until 12:00, a convenient schedule for anyone arriving early to see the town. Park outside and walk up The website does not advertise parking of its own. Leave the car in one of the council's regulated car parks, such as San Antonio, with 401 spaces, at €4 for 24 hours or €7.50 for 48, and walk up with just the luggage you need: the streets are steep and of stone. From the door, the sunset legends visit leaves from the Plaza Mayor at 18:00, and the guided visit to the old town and the cathedral starts from the information centre, beside the cathedral. For lunch, El Rincón del Chorro is a few minutes away on Calle del Chorro. - **Hotel Restaurante Casa de Santiago**: The church of Santiago gives the hotel its name and stands right opposite: Casa de Santiago occupies that church's old manor house, restored as a small family hotel, on the Subida a las Torres, near the Plaza Mayor. It has nine rooms, each one different, and a restaurant serving traditional local cooking on the floor below. A lounge with a view and an attic for reading The house presents the lounge with a view as its most special corner: it looks over the rooftops of Albarracín and its surroundings. Upstairs, the attic has been turned into a small sitting room for reading or resting. There are nine rooms, each with a different character; the website does not publish types, sizes or prices, which appear in its booking engine when you choose a date and number of guests. Car down below, suitcase up top The hotel is inside the old town, where the streets are narrow, steep and with restricted traffic. Before arriving, call 978 700 316: they explain how to reach the Plaza Mayor and which car park is nearest. The council's regulated car parks, around the old town, cost €1 an hour, €4 for 24 hours and €7.50 for 48 hours, and from them you walk up. Bring luggage you can carry up slopes. The house restaurant The restaurant serves traditional local cooking. The website does not publish a menu, prices or hours, so if you want to dine there, ask when you book the room. For other options a few steps away, El Rincón del Chorro and La Peculiar are on Calle del Chorro. What you have on foot and by car From the door, the Plaza Mayor is a few steps away and the cathedral, the castle and the climb to the Andador tower, a few minutes. If you sleep here, the sunset legends visit leaves from the Plaza Mayor at 18:00 and you are back in your room in five minutes. By car, the Pinares de Rodeno are about 4 km away, and the house itself suggests the sierra: the pine forests of Orihuela del Tremedal and Bronchales, the source of the River Tajo, the Calomarde waterfalls and the Molino de San Pedro. Teruel, with its Mudéjar art, is about 40 minutes away. - **Camping Ciudad de Albarracín**, desde 22 € / pitch: The Camping Ciudad de Albarracín is on the Camino de Gea, in the lower part of the town, at about 1,200 metres altitude, and is open all year, bungalows included. It has 124 pitches with services and 20 bungalows for four or six people. It is the option for arriving with a tent, caravan, motorhome, children or a dog and keeping the car beside you. From the Camino de Gea to the old town The campsite is outside the wall, in the lower part of the town. You walk up to the old town, without moving the car or paying for the council's regulated car parks. By car, the Rodeno rock paintings are about 4 km away along the forest track. Pitches and heated bungalows The pitches are in a wooded area, with shade, electricity hook-ups and fountains. The bathrooms are adapted, with free hot showers, washing machine and sinks with hot water. There is a filling and emptying point for motorhomes, which can also be used by people not staying. The bungalows, for four or six people, have heating, kitchen, bathroom and furniture. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out before 11:00, letting them know beforehand for the inspection. The website does not publish check-in and check-out times for pitches. The published rates Prices per night with 10% VAT included, which the website says vary with the season: Tent pitch: €22; caravan: €22.50; motorhome or camper van: €20.60. The website says the price includes one vehicle and a maximum of two people. Supplements: adult (over 16) €5.50; young person aged 2 to 12, €4.50; electricity, €7.20; extra car or tent, €5.50; motorbike, €4. Dog: €3.20 a night, with a €100 deposit. Bungalow for four: €95 a night; for six: €123, however many stay. Emptying and filling without staying: €6. As the pitch and the supplements add up differently depending on the case, ask for the total when you book. In high season there may be a minimum stay, which depends on occupancy. Bar, pelota court and crash pads Reception is open every day of the year from 8:30 to 21:30, and the café-bar from 8:00 to 23:00, with meals, tapas, burgers and sandwiches. There is a barbecue area, a playground, a pelota court and a book-swap corner. For bouldering at the Rodeno they rent crash pads for €8 to €10, with a €50 deposit. For a night out without the car, El Rincón del Chorro is in the old town; out of season it opens only at midday from Friday to Sunday. - **Hospedería El Batán**, desde 109 € / night: To sleep beside the Michelin-starred restaurant of the Sierra de Albarracín you have to go to Tramacastilla, about 20 minutes from the town along the A-1512 road, at kilometre 43. The hostelry occupies a former wool mill on the bank of the Guadalaviar, and double rooms cost from €129 a night, without breakfast. Stone, wood and green roofs The building, of vernacular architecture, was restored with stone, wood and Albarracín artisan plaster, with green roofs and clean energy. As well as the rooms it has two restaurants, the gastronomic El Batán and the à la carte Alba del Sur, a cafeteria and a reading room. According to the Michelin Guide, there is parking, a garden and air conditioning. Four room types and their 2026 prices All are doubles, with full bathroom, outside views, their own or a nearby terrace, coffee machine with coffee service, minibar and complimentary mineral water. Prices per night with VAT: Standard double, 16 to 24 m²: €129. Superior double, 25 to 40 m², with shower and freestanding bath, integrated terrace, large lounge and room service during restaurant hours: €159. Special superior double: €259. Double for single use: €109. The extra bed costs €35. The buffet breakfast, €17 per person; you can also have breakfast in the cafeteria, paying for what you have. Children's meals are charged by consumption. Half board: Alba del Sur or the Tierra menu The house sells two half-board packages with breakfast. The classic, with dinner at Alba del Sur: €310 for two in a standard and €340 in a superior. The gourmet, with lunch or dinner of the Tierra menu at the El Batán restaurant: €455 for two in a standard, €485 in a superior and €585 in a special superior. For one person, €185 the classic and €255 the gourmet. Bear in mind that the gastronomic restaurant closes on Monday and Tuesday, so the gourmet is booked Wednesday to Sunday. What is near Tramacastilla In the same village the Vilatrama horse rides leave, and a few minutes away is the multi-adventure course at Torres de Albarracín. The house suggests hiking, climbing and mountain biking in the sierra. Albarracín, with the cathedral and the castle, is 20 minutes away; on the way back, the Rodeno paintings are 4 km from the town. The Michelin Guide says it does not admit pets.