# Valderrobres and the Matarraña What to see in Valderrobres and the Matarraña: castle and church with a guide, camera obscura, the Parrizal walkways, a 4x4 trip through the Ports and where to eat, 1 h 49 from Zaragoza. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/valderrobres-and-matarrana · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Valderrobres is the capital of the Matarraña comarca, in the corner of Teruel that touches Catalonia and Castellón. You enter over a stone bridge across the river and climb steep streets to a Gothic castle-palace and the church of Santa María la Mayor, which dominate the village from above. Around it, the comarca: olive trees, stone villages and, ten minutes away, Beceite and the Ports, with the Parrizal, its walkways and its narrows. ## How do you get to Valderrobres from Zaragoza, Castellón or Tarragona? By car, along the N-232 as far as Ventas de Valdealgorfa, past Alcañiz, and the A-231. The town council gives these times: Zaragoza, 140 km and 1 h 49; Castellón, 179 km and 2 h 04; Teruel, 179 km and 2 h 17; Valencia, 248 km and 2 h 39; Barcelona, 222 km and 2 h 35. From Tarragona and Lleida you arrive via Gandesa or Alcañiz in about two hours. By bus, Hife runs direct from Zaragoza, Alcañiz and Tortosa, with connections from Barcelona, Castellón and Valencia. It is fine for reaching the village, but not for the Parrizal or the Pena reservoir. ## Where do you park? By the river, on Calle Elvira Hidalgo, parking is free. The Elvira Hidalgo and Lope de Vega car parks are blue zone every day; on the street, the blue zone is only paid from November to May on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Motorhomes have a paid area of 30 spaces with overnight stays and emptying on Calle Lope de Vega. ## What is there to see in Valderrobres? The castle and church. €8 admission with the museum, €2 more with a guide. Fifteen minutes before each guided tour, a video-mapping is projected onto the altarpiece. The camera obscura, €5 or €10 with the castle: the village projected in real time. The bridge and old town, free, or with the foundation's one-hour guided walk. All together, it is a morning. ## What is there to do in the Matarraña? The star is the Parrizal de Beceite: 7.6 km there and back along wooden walkways to the Estrechos, a 200 m canyon with 60 m walls. You enter with a per-person ticket, bought online, from €6 to €12 depending on the season. Dogs are not allowed. If you don't want to walk, Senda runs a five-hour 4x4 route through the Ports to the Tossal del Rei, where Aragon, Catalonia and the Valencian Community meet. In summer it hires kayaks on the Pena reservoir, ten minutes from the village. ## How much time do you need? A day covers Valderrobres in the morning and the Parrizal in the afternoon, if you have a ticket for the afternoon slot. With a night, you add the 4x4 route or the reservoir and another village in the comarca. From Zaragoza or Castellón it is a good Sunday outing; from Valencia or Barcelona, better as a weekend. ## When should you go? In spring and autumn: the Parrizal is €8 or €10 and the temperature is right. In summer the Parrizal costs €12 and fills up, but the Pena reservoir opens for paddling. In winter, the village is quiet and the Parrizal cheaper; the El Salt hotel does a calçotada (grilled spring onion feast) from January to March. ## Where do you eat on Sunday? The restaurant at the Hotel El Salt is open on Sunday at lunchtime, except the last one of the month, with a wood fire and vegetables from its own garden. In Beceite, La Fábrica de Solfa, with a Repsol Sun, next to the river and on the way to the Parrizal. Fonda Angeleta serves home cooking; call first, because it does not publish its hours. ## Dónde está - Cerca: Morella (a 35.7 km), Peñíscola (a 61.3 km), Priorat (a 65.8 km), Siurana (a 77.9 km) ## Qué hacer - **Castle and Church of Santa María la Mayor** (1 h 30 · Everyone · Desde 8 € per person): The castle-palace and the Gothic church of Santa María la Mayor crown Valderrobres above the River Matarraña, standing hard against each other. They were built by the archbishops of Zaragoza, lords of the place since 1307, and that is why the castle was more a palace than a fortress. They are visited with a single ticket, which includes the town museum, across the street. From the dungeon to the battlements The visit climbs floor by floor, as the house was lived in. Below are the chaplains' dungeon, the cellar with its wooden press, the stables, the only rooms that keep the original pointed vault, and the kitchen, of irregular plan, with a dome over the central hearth and two windows for passing out the dishes. In the pantries, remains of the 12th-century wall show through. The noble floor is the work of Archbishop García Fernández de Heredia, who from 1390 turned the castle into a residence; he was murdered in 1411 and another archbishop finished the works in a hurry. The largest room is the Chimneys Hall, with monumental fireplaces, large windows with stone seats at the sides and the Heredia coats of arms; today reproductions of Spanish painting from the Meadows Museum in Dallas hang there. Next come the Lions Room, where official visitors were received, and the golden chamber, the archbishop's private room, with a coffered ceiling. Above are the oil store, the galleries of the granaries, an attic with Goya drawings made on Valderrobres paper and, at the end, the wall-walk and the battlements, with a view over the town and the Matarraña. The castle passed to the State with the confiscations and was abandoned; its complete restoration was finished in 2021. The church and its rose window Santa María la Mayor was begun in 1314, halted by the plague of 1348 and finished around the 1430s. It has a single nave, with side chapels and a seven-sided apse. Its image is the portal, with eleven archivolts and a rose window of about six metres above it. The third bay of the nave collapsed in 1877 and was rebuilt in the late 2000s. The high altarpiece, commissioned from the painter Jerónimo Vallejo in the 16th century, was destroyed in 1936; from a photograph of 1919 it has been rebuilt digitally and is projected onto the gable wall fifteen minutes before each guided visit. The museum The museum is at Calle La Paz, 7, opened in 2015 and is the only space in the complex accessible to people with reduced mobility. It explains the styles of the Matarraña with models and audiovisuals, and keeps a room devoted to the soprano Elvira de Hidalgo, born in Valderrobres and teacher of Maria Callas, with opera costumes and figurines. Entry, guide and hours Castle, church and museum cost €8, or €6 at the reduced rate for under-11s, over-65s, groups of more than 20 and families with at least two children under age, with proof. The guided visit adds €2. With the camera obscura you pay €10, with the virtual reality experience €11 and with both €13. Under-3s do not pay. It is bought at the ticket desk, opposite the castle entrance, in cash or by card, and there is no need to book. You can go on your own, with a leaflet and screens on each floor; with the audio guide on your phone, of about 45 minutes of audio, in Spanish, English, French and Catalan; or with a guide, one hour. The general hours are 9:30 to 13:30 and 15:30 to 18:00, with more hours in high season, and the ticket desk closes half an hour before. In November 2026 there is a guided visit almost every day at 10:00 and another in the afternoon, at 16:00 or 16:30. In December it closes from the 21st to the 25th and there are no visits on the 9th or the 14th. For questions, call 978 850 725. Getting up there There is a free public car park behind the castle and the church. If you come on foot from the stone bridge and the old town, the climb is by steep streets. The castle, church and tower are protected buildings and are not adapted for wheelchairs. - **Parrizal de Beceite boardwalks** (2 h 30 · 7.6 km · Anyone who walks well · Desde 6 € per person): The Parrizal is the headwaters of the River Matarraña, 5 km from Beceite and about 20 minutes by car from Valderrobres. A path with stretches of wooden boardwalk follows the river upstream between forest and needle-shaped rocks, the gubias, as far as the Estrechos: a canyon about 200 m long with walls over 60 m high that in places are barely a metre and a half apart. Access is regulated, with a ticket per person and per session. From the cave painting to the Estrechos It is 7.6 km round trip along the same path, about two and a half hours at a gentle pace. From car park no. 3 you walk about 800 m along a track closed to traffic, past the Fenellassa cave paintings, schematic art from around 3500 BC. Then the path begins: the river on one side, the gubias above and the boardwalks wherever the walls do not allow passage along the bank. At about 3.8 km, an hour and a quarter from the car park, you enter the Estrechos, which since June 2022 can be walked through on boardwalks. From there you return the way you came. The difficulty is low, but it is mountain terrain: wooden and earth steps, loose stones, roots, narrow stretches and slippery areas. It is not accessible by wheelchair or pushchair; with babies you go with a baby carrier. The Town Council considers it suitable for children from about six years old, depending on the child. There is no phone coverage along the whole route. If you want to extend it, since October 2022 there are two steeper variants, the Salobre route and the Mina route, which together with the boardwalks make 9 km and about three and a half hours, of medium difficulty. They have an exposed stretch that is not suitable for anyone with vertigo. Ticket, session and parking The ticket is compulsory, is bought by card on the ticket website of Beceite Town Council and is valid only for the day and session chosen. Each carries individual insurance, which is why they ask for the DNI or NIE of one person in the group; you buy from 1 to 9 per transaction and they arrive by email, to show on your phone. The platform opens the current month and the next. The tourist office keeps a few for the same day, with no guarantee. Prices per person in 2026, for over-12s: Low season, from 7 January to 15 March: €6 on weekdays and €8 at weekends and public holidays. Mid season, from 16 March to 15 June and from 15 September to 6 January: €8 and €10. High season, from 16 June to 14 September, Easter and long weekends: €12 every day. Ages 6 to 11, €3; under-6s, free. Mountaineering federation members pay €6 on showing their card. Money is refunded only if the site closes for reasons of force majeure. From 25 October to 28 March there is a single session, from 9:00 to 16:00: you enter from 9:00 and must leave before 16:00. From March to October there is a morning session, from 9:00 to 14:00, and an afternoon one, from 15:00 until 20:00 in summer or 19:00 from mid-September. Car park no. 3 is free for ticket holders and its hours are those of your session; there you will find the toilets, a picnic area and a drinks kiosk. Parking is forbidden on the access road, a narrow two-way road with no hard shoulder. Motorhomes have restricted access on all weekends of 2026 and from 1 June to 30 September. When not to go The site is open all year, but it closes in storms, floods or high fire risk. Check the AEMET forecast before buying, because if it closes through your own decision you will not get the ticket refunded. In winter the boardwalks and stones are slippery: boots with a grippy sole and, if you have them, walking poles. Before or after Beceite is at the start of the track, and there you can eat at the Fábrica de Solfa, beside the river. The Sunday in Valderrobres with castle and Parrizal combines this route with the castle visit in the morning. - **Camera obscura of Valderrobres** (40 min · Everyone · Desde 5 € per person): A camera obscura projects onto a screen, in real time, the image of the town and the surrounding landscape. The one in Valderrobres is, according to the Fundación Valderrobres Patrimonial, the only one in the territories of the old Crown of Aragon. It is a short visit, always guided, of 30 to 45 minutes. What it is and how it works The device is a large periscope that rotates 360° and, with a set of mirrors and lenses, projects the image onto a table in the centre of the darkened room. The guide moves it to show and explain the town and the landscape, near or far. The principle is the same as photography: light entering through a hole in a dark space projects what is outside. Being inside is like being inside a camera. The tower The camera is in an old wall tower, built around 1400. From the 16th century it was used as a prison and, after the 18th, as a dwelling. Its last inhabitant set it on fire before fleeing to France in 1938. The foundation restored it in 2023. The activity begins on the ground floor, where you see the traces of how the tower became a house and burned down, with a seven-minute video about the walls of Valderrobres and the origin of the camera obscura. Then you go up to the upper floor for the projection, and the visit ends on the tower's terrace, with views over the town. Price and sessions €5 for the ticket alone; €10 together with the castle, the church and the museum (reduced €8). Under-3s do not pay. The reduced rate is for over-65s, under-11s, groups of more than 20 and families with at least two children under age, showing documentation. At the ticket desk you pay in cash or by card. Sessions change each month: in November 2026, at weekends at 11:30 and 12:30, and on weekdays at 11:45 and 15:45. The ticket desks close 30 minutes before the castle. Information on 978 850 725 or at castillodevalderrobres@yahoo.es. It is easy to combine with the visit to the castle and church and with the walk over the bridge and through the old town. - **Stone bridge and old town** (1 h · Everyone · On your own · free): The classic way into Valderrobres is by the stone bridge over the Matarraña, which leads to the San Roque gateway in the wall. On the other side you climb through Plaza de España, with the Town Hall, and up steep streets to the castle and the church. What you will see The stone bridge. It is medieval, with four arches, very solid and with wedge-shaped cutwaters against floods and logs. Its construction went together with that of the walls, which Archbishop García Fernández de Heredia asked King John I for around 1390; it would be finished in the early 15th century. In the 16th century the Town Hall was built against its last stretch, which changed the end of the bridge by joining it to the square. The San Roque gateway. The bridge passes through the old main gate of the walled enclosure, dedicated in the late 16th century to St Roch, patron of the town and protector against epidemics. It is one of the best-preserved gateways. The wall had seven exits, each facing a neighbouring town; the Vergós one led to Torre del Compte. The Town Hall. It is inspired by the one in Alcañiz, with a loggia for trade. It was finished in 1599, the date on the coat of arms on the facade, the first in Valderrobres with two griffins beside the oak. In 1847 an allegory with the motto "peace, union and liberty" was painted on the facade, and it can still be read. In 1929 it was reproduced in the Pueblo Español in Barcelona. On your own or with a guide The walk on your own is free: allow an hour at an easy pace. The Fundación Valderrobres Patrimonial also runs a one-hour guided walk of the old town; in November 2026 it leaves at 12:30 almost every day. For the interior, see the castle and church and the camera obscura, in a tower of the wall. The regional tourist office gives information on the whole Matarraña. Where to park The car park beside the river, on Calle Elvira Hidalgo, is free. The rest of the blue zone is paid from November to May on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. If you have time to spare, Pena reservoir is about 5 km away and El Salt, a waterfall on the River Tastavins, 7 km. - **4x4 route through the Ports of Beceite to the Tossal del Rei** (5 h · Everyone, little effort · Desde 50 € per person): A guided excursion of about five hours by off-road vehicle through the Ports of Beceite and the Tinença de Benifassà, with a guide who drives. The goal is the Tossal del Rei, at 1,356 m, where Aragon, Catalonia and the Valencian Community meet. The route It leaves from Senda's office in Beceite, climbs to the Torremiró pass and leaves the main road there for a mountain one, with stops at Herbeset, Castell de Cabres and Fredes, small villages that keep an air of another time. From Fredes, a forest track leads to the Coll de Tombadors and the Tossal del Rei, with a wide panorama over the three regions. The descent passes through the Boixet and the rock of the Forat de la Pastora. The circuit covers two protected areas, the Parc Natural dels Ports and that of the Tinença de Benifassà, in the Baix Maestrat. Senda presents it as "slow driving": almost everything is done in the vehicle, at a gentle pace, with stops and short walks. Who it is for The difficulty is low. It is designed for those who are not used to exercise and want to see the corners of these mountains without long hikes. Bring comfortable footwear for the short walks and something warm for the stops on the summits. Price and booking €60 per person if there are 2 or 3 of you; €50 from 4, up to 6 places (for larger groups, ask). It includes a professional guide, transport and accident and civil liability insurance. It runs all year. Book two or three days ahead: it depends on the guides available and the state of the tracks and mountain roads. Senda is at Arrabal del Puente, 16, in Beceite; telephone 978 890 723 and 646 644 910. What to combine it with The departure from Beceite leaves the other half of the day free for the Parrizal boardwalks, in the municipality of Beceite, or for going back to Valderrobres to see the castle and church. In summer, Senda also hires out kayaks on Pena reservoir. - **Kayaking on Pena reservoir** (1 h · Able to swim · Desde 15 € per hour): Pena reservoir, about ten minutes from Beceite and Valderrobres, is 2.5 km long with calm waters among mountains such as the Perigañol, the Caixa or the Picosa. In summer, Servicios Turísticos Senda opens the Matarranya Nàutic centre on its shore, with kayaks, paddle surf boards and pedalos with a slide. The reservoir According to Senda, the reservoir covers about 129 hectares, with a width of 700 m and a depth of up to 30 m when full. The Fundación Valderrobres Patrimonial places it 5 km from the town and notes that it was built over a hundred years ago to regulate the River Pena, a tributary of the Matarraña. Around it there are picnic areas and paths; among the mountains that surround it the Caixa stands out, the old Peña de Aznar Laganya, which can be climbed by a path. What the activity is like It is a hire, not a guided excursion: you arrive at the centre, the instructor explains the rules of use and you set out to paddle at your own pace around the reservoir. There are single, double and triple kayaks. Senda presents it as a low-difficulty activity, suitable for all ages; the only condition is that you can swim. On the shore there is a small kiosk for a drink before or after, and the instructors suggest nearby routes on foot or by bike with views of the Ports of Beceite. Price and hours Single kayak, €15 an hour; double, €20 an hour. Every day from 11:00 to 19:00, from late June to mid-September; other dates, to be checked. It includes the boat, paddle, life jacket, the instructor's briefing, and accident and civil liability insurance. There are 16 places across the single, double and triple kayaks. Book on Senda's website or on 978 890 723 and 646 644 910; the office is at Arrabal del Puente, 16, in Beceite. You get there by your own means. If you are travelling by motorhome, Senda offers to take you to the water sports centre: ask about availability on 646 644 910. What to combine it with In the morning, the walk over the bridge and through the old town of Valderrobres; in the afternoon, the water. If you prefer to walk, the Parrizal boardwalks start from Beceite. Senda also organises the 4x4 route through the Ports. ## Dónde comer - **Hotel El Salt Restaurant** (Restaurant, Valderrobres, €€). Qué pedir: the Aragón ternasco menu (€34) or the grilled beef chop one (€40); à la carte, the wood-grilled Matarraña lamb or the partridge in escabeche - **Restaurante Fonda Angeleta** (Restaurant, Valderrobres, €€). Qué pedir: the weekday midday menu, with seasonal cooking and local produce - **Restaurante La Fábrica de Solfa** (Restaurant, Beceite, €€€). Qué pedir: the Menú Fábrica (€42) or, for a long lunch, the Menú Solfa (€60); à la carte, the recapte de fesols de Beseit and the ternasco roasted with rosemary ## By car: By car, with the Matarraña fifteen minutes away Valderrobres is 1 h 49 from Zaragoza and 2 h 04 from Castellón, according to the Town Council, by the N-232 and A-231. You need the car for the Parrizal, Pena reservoir and the other villages of the region. Presupuesto orientativo: 75–140 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Hotel La Fábrica de Solfa** (Small hotel, desde 125 € / night): Beceite, on the bank and at the foot of the Ports La Fábrica de Solfa is a family hotel of eight rooms in the Arrabal del Puente of Beceite, in the building of an old paper mill on the banks of the Matarraña. Beceite is at the foot of the Ports, the range from which the river descends, and that shapes the stay: you are 5 km from the car park for the Parrizal boardwalks, and about ten minutes by car from Valderrobres and its castle. The renovation left the building clean and contemporary, with exposed stone walls. The house subscribes to the idea of travelling without hurry, and no room has a television. Eight rooms named after paper mills Each room is named after one of the paper mills that worked beside the river. The website does not publish sizes or views for each room, so if you want one facing the water, ask when you book. An extra bed can be added for a supplement, which makes it possible to travel with one child. The hotel has a lift and is adapted for people with reduced mobility, and there is wifi throughout the building. The common areas include a lounge with a fireplace and a bar with a garden terrace beside the river. Price, breakfast and minimum stay A double costs from €125 a night and single use from €95, always with breakfast and 10% VAT included. Breakfast is served from 9:00 to 11:00, late for anyone going to the first Parrizal session, which starts at 9:00. At weekends they ask for a minimum of two nights, and for stays of more than three nights they give a 5% discount. Reception is staffed until 21:00: if you arrive later, let them know. The hotel closes for Christmas from 21 to 26 December. Booking is on its website, with its own engine, or on 978 850 756 and at info@fabricadesolfa.com. Animals are not allowed. Dinner without taking the car The house restaurant, with the Repsol Guide Sol from 2023 to 2026, serves lunches and dinners, so the evening is sorted without moving. It has menus at €42 and €60 and a seasonal à la carte menu; dinner is served from 20:30 to 21:30, and it is best booked when you book the room. For the next day, besides the Parrizal, you have the 4x4 route through the Ports to the Tossal del Rei and, in summer, kayaking on Pena reservoir. - **Hotel El Salt** (Hotel): A practical hotel in the centre El Salt is a modern hotel in the centre of Valderrobres, at Calle Elvira Hidalgo, 14, close to the stone bridge and the free car park beside the river. It received the tourism merit plaque from the Government of Aragon. It is a simple, comfortable hotel, with its own wood-grill restaurant and a bar-café, designed both for staying a few days in the region and for an overnight stop. The rooms All have a balcony. The website distinguishes five types: Single with balcony: double for single use, with a balcony to the castle or the inner terrace. Double with balcony: with a double bed. Double with balcony and castle views: spacious, with a private balcony or terrace towards Valderrobres castle and the River Matarraña. Twin with balcony, and twin with balcony and castle views. The cot is free up to age 2 and under-5s do not pay, without breakfast, if they sleep in the existing beds; prices include VAT. The website does not publish fixed rates: they appear in its booking engine according to the date. If you book on its own website, breakfast is on the house. Eating in house The hotel restaurant serves lunches Tuesday to Sunday, from 13:00 to 15:30, and closes on the last Sunday of each month. There are no dinners or set menu of the day. They cook wood-grilled meats, stews and escabeches with local produce and vegetables from their kitchen garden. They publish two fixed menus: oven-roast Aragón ternasco lamb, at €34, and a grilled beef chop of about 600 g, at €40, with water and bread. From January to March they do a calçotada menu. The bar-café opens from 8:00 to 17:00. As there are no dinners at the hotel, for the evening you will have to find a place in the town; the Fonda Angeleta also has a restaurant. What to do from here From the hotel you walk across the stone bridge towards the old town and climb to the castle and church. By car, the Parrizal de Beceite boardwalks, kayaking on Pena reservoir and the 4x4 route through the Ports. The hotel itself also cites the Ports of Beceite, the Ebro delta, the Vía Verde de la Terra Alta, the Maestrazgo and the Motorland circuit as excursions from Valderrobres. Contact On 978 890 865 or 691 656 707, and at gerente@hotelelsalt.com. - **Fonda Angeleta** (Small hotel): A family inn Fonda Angeleta is rustic accommodation right in the centre of Valderrobres, at Avenida Hispanidad, 46, run by the same family since 1940. It is a stone house with a wooden staircase, with no pretensions of being a grand hotel: five rooms, an apartment and, on the ground floor, its home-cooking restaurant, with a weekday midday menu. Sleeping and dining without taking the car is one of its advantages. The rooms, one by one All have a private bathroom and wifi. The website describes each one: Room 1: double or twin, or two separate beds; up to two people, with outside views and a small balcony. Room 2: double bed with the option of an extra bed or bunk; up to four people, with inside views. Room 3: double bed, with inside views. Room 4: double bed with the option of an extra bed; up to three people, with outside views. Room 5: double or twin bed, with inside views. If you want street views, the outside ones are 1 and 4; 2, 3 and 5 face the interior. The apartment For four people, with a dining area, kitchen, a bedroom with a double bed and a sofa bed, bathroom and outside views. It is the option for families or small groups who want to make some meals themselves or stay several days exploring the Matarraña. Hours and rules Check-in from 12:00 to 18:00 and check-out from 9:00 to 11:00; for other times you need to ask beforehand. Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 10:00. Pets are not allowed. The website does not publish nightly prices: call 978 850 063 for availability and rates. Who it suits and what to do nearby It suits couples and families arriving by car who want a simple base in the centre, and anyone who values a family house over hotel services. From the inn you walk to the stone bridge and the old town and climb to the castle and church. By car you have the Parrizal de Beceite boardwalks and the 4x4 route through the Ports. For parking, the car park beside the river on Calle Elvira Hidalgo is free. ### Servicios - **Valderrobres campervan area**: 30 paid pitches with overnight stay, water and waste disposal · Calle Lope de Vega, 60 ## As a family: A real castle and a river between walls The Matarraña suits families well: a castle with video-mapping and a camera obscura in the morning, and the Parrizal or Pena reservoir in the afternoon. ### What works best The camera obscura, 30 to 45 minutes with a guide The castle, with a reduced ticket for under-11s The Parrizal boardwalks: 7.6 km, under-6s free, ages 6 to 11 €3 Kayaking on Pena reservoir in summer, if you can swim ### Where to sleep Fonda Angeleta, with an apartment for four Hotel El Salt: free cot and under-5s free without breakfast ### Where to eat El Salt, at midday Tuesday to Sunday ### Bear in mind At the Parrizal there is no coverage and dogs are not allowed The streets of the old town have slopes: a baby carrier is better than a pushchair ### Qué hacer as a family - Castle and Church of Santa María la Mayor - Parrizal de Beceite boardwalks - Camera obscura of Valderrobres - Stone bridge and old town - 4x4 route through the Ports of Beceite to the Tossal del Rei - Kayaking on Pena reservoir ## With teenagers: Boardwalks, kayaks and a film-set castle With teenagers, the Parrizal and the water are the strong part; the castle is better with a guide. ### What works best The Estrechos of the Parrizal, inside the canyon on boardwalks The Parrizal variants, the Salobre route and the Mina route, more mountainous Kayak or paddle surf on Pena reservoir in summer The castle with a one-hour guided visit ### Where to sleep Hotel El Salt, in the centre ### Where to eat Grill at El Salt ### Bear in mind The Parrizal is booked online by session The variants are steeper: bring water and mountain footwear ### Qué hacer with teenagers - Castle and Church of Santa María la Mayor - Parrizal de Beceite boardwalks - Kayaking on Pena reservoir ## Consejos ### Buy the Parrizal ticket beforehand It is per person and per slot; the Beceite office keeps only a few for the day. ### Park by the river The Elvira Hidalgo car park beside the Matarraña is free and next to the bridge. ### Check the month's visit timetable The castle's guided tours change every month and the foundation publishes them on its website. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Zaragoza to Valderrobres? 1 h 49 by car, 140 km, according to the town council. ### How much does Valderrobres castle cost? €8 with the church and museum, €6 reduced; the guide adds €2 and the camera obscura €5. ### Do you have to book the Parrizal? Yes, a per-person ticket online, from €6 to €12 depending on the season; under-6s, free. ### Can you take a dog to the Parrizal? No, it is banned all year. ### Where do you eat in Valderrobres on a Sunday? At El Salt at lunchtime, except the last Sunday of the month, or at La Fábrica de Solfa, in Beceite. ### Can you get there by bus? Yes, with Hife from Zaragoza, Alcañiz and Tortosa. For the Parrizal you need a car.