# Sunday in Teruel: Mudéjar towers, the Lovers and the cathedral

El Salvador tower from the inside, the Lovers with the San Pedro tower, lunch at the Mesón El Óvalo, the cathedral's painted ceiling and the walk from the Escalinata to the Torico. It can be done by train.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/itineraries/mudejar-towers-lovers-and-cathedral · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h 45 by car (From Valencia or Zaragoza via the A-23; by train, Renfe arrives at the foot of the Escalinata)
- 11:00 · El Salvador Tower (Torre de El Salvador · 45 min · €3 · box office only)
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:00 · Mausoleum of the Lovers and San Pedro (Mausoleum of the Lovers and San Pedro, full visit · 1 h · €10) · Fundación Amantes de Teruel, From €10 per person
  - 4 min on foot
- 13:30 · Mesón El Óvalo (Mesón El Óvalo · Teruel ham, migas, shoulder of ternasco · €€ · Sunday 13:00 to 15:30) · Mesón El Óvalo, €€
  - 5 min on foot
- 16:00 · Cathedral of Santa María de Mediavilla (Cathedral and its Mudéjar ceiling · 45 min · subject to services)
  - 6 min on foot
- 17:00 · Walk through the Escalinata, San Martín and the Torico (San Martín tower, Plaza del Torico and down the Escalinata · free)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (You reach Valencia or Zaragoza around 20:00)

Teruel is small and can be done on foot in a day: two Mudéjar towers from the inside, the mausoleum of the Lovers, a painted ceiling from around 1300 and the Escalinata to go down. It is a little over an hour and a half from Valencia and Zaragoza on the A-23, and you can go by train.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Set off. From Valencia or Zaragoza on the A-23. Park in one of the municipal car parks in the centre; on Sundays, the street ORA (regulated parking) is free. By train, you get off at the foot of the Escalinata and walk up.

11:00 · El Salvador tower. It opens at 11:00. You climb between its two towers to the belfry. €3, ticket office only.

12:00 · The Lovers and San Pedro. The full visit, an hour and €10, adds to the mausoleum the church, the Mudéjar cloister, the tower and the walkway. Buy with a timed slot.

13:30 · Lunch at the Mesón El Óvalo. At the foot of the Escalinata, on Sundays from 13:00 to 15:30: Teruel ham with Samper de Calanda cheese, migas, half a shoulder of ternasco lamb.

16:00 · The cathedral. The painted Mudéjar ceiling, the lantern tower and the main altarpiece. Visits depend on worship: it opens in the afternoon from 16:00.

17:00 · San Martín, the Torico and the Escalinata. The other great Mudéjar tower, Plaza del Torico and the descent down the neo-Mudéjar Escalinata.

18:00 · Head home. You are in Valencia or Zaragoza around 20:00.

## With children and with a dog

Under-7s do not pay at El Salvador or the Lovers, and at weekends there are family visits at the Lovers for children aged 6 to 12. With a dog, only the walk through the streets.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
On the A-23 from Valencia or Zaragoza, a little over an hour and a half; from Castellón, via Sagunto, about two hours.

### Without a car
By Renfe train from Zaragoza or Valencia: the station is at the foot of the Escalinata and the whole plan is on foot. Check the Sunday timetable at renfe.com.

## Consejos

### El Salvador opens at 11:00
Do not set off early for the tower: start with a coffee in Plaza del Torico.

### Buy the Lovers with a time
Tickets are by timed slots.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
The whole plan is under cover except the final walk.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you go to Teruel by train on a Sunday?
There is a train from Zaragoza and Valencia; check the day's timetable at renfe.com.

### How much do the visits cost?
€3 El Salvador and €10 the Lovers with the tower.

### Is the Mausoleum open on Sundays?
Yes, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00.

### Where do I park on Sundays?
In the municipal car parks or on the street: the ORA only operates Monday to Friday.