# Chulilla

The Pantaneros route and its suspension bridges, the Charco Azul and Chulilla castle, an hour from Valencia: fee, parking and where to eat.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/chulilla · Revisado: 2026-11-13

Chulilla is a white village hanging above the Turia canyon, in the Los Serranos district, an hour from Valencia. What brings almost everyone here is the Pantaneros route: a path along the edge of the river gorge, with walls over 80 metres high and two suspension bridges that you cross in turns. On the way back, the Charco Azul, the castle on its crag and a lunch in the village round off a perfect Sunday.

## How do I get there from Valencia?

By car, along the A-3 and then the Turia road: about 60 km, 45 minutes to an hour according to Turespaña. When you arrive, do not drive into the old town: the streets are narrow, many are dead ends, and there are car parks at the entrance and the exit of the village. From there everything is done on foot. Chulilla has no bank or cash machine; the nearest is 12 km away, and many bars take cash only, so bring money.

## What is the suspension bridges route like?

The Pantaneros route follows the path that the workers on the Loriguilla reservoir took every day in the 1950s. It starts from the Plaza de la Baronía, leaves the village along Calle Maestro Amblar and, past the El Altico hostel, you take the waymarked path to the left of the road. It runs along the upper edge of the canyon and crosses it twice by the suspension bridges; the highest is about 15 metres above the river. The town council gives 5.05 km of route and medium-to-high difficulty; Turespaña counts about 10 km, three hours and 324 m of ascent there and back from the village, returning the same way.

## Do you have to pay or book?

You have to pay, not book. Since the town council approved the access fee for the municipal nature site of Los Calderones, each person pays €1 a day, every day of the week, at the information point at the start of the route. Bring coins.

## What else is there in Chulilla?

The Charco Azul, a green stretch of calm water on the Turia between rock walls, can be seen from the Carrucha viewpoint at the start of the route: it is the short walk if you have small children. The castle, of Moorish origin, crowns the crag and gives the best view of the river meander. And the old town can be walked in half an hour: the Plaza de la Baronía with its fountain, the 18th-century church of Los Ángeles and the 17th-century hermitage of San José. To look down on the river without walking far, the La Peñeta viewpoint.

## Can you climb or go canyoning?

Yes, with a guide. The canyon walls are sport climbing terrain, and Serranía Aventura, with an office in the village, runs a four-hour introduction to climbing, from October to April, from about age 5 and €55. The same company takes people down the Reatillo, a water canyon with no abseils and optional jumps, from April to October, and the Tesoro dry canyon, with a 40 m free-hanging abseil. In summer you can paddle with groups on the Loriguilla reservoir, and from April to October you can climb up La Muela at night with a telescope on a stargazing walk. They also guide the suspension bridges route, with the fee included.

## When to go?

Spring and autumn are the best seasons: mild temperatures and good light in the canyon. The route can be done all year, but in summer avoid the hours of strong sun. At weekends and long weekends many people come from Valencia and there is a queue at the suspension bridges: set out early or go midweek.

## Where to eat and sleep?

The verified choice is short. The Hostal El Pozo, behind the square, has five rooms with views of the castle from €63 with breakfast, and its restaurant opens to the public at weekends and on public holidays with ajoarriero, olla churra and rice dishes: book. The Casa Rural Las Cuevas rents four apartments in the centre. For the route, bring a sandwich and water: the fountain in the Plaza de la Baronía is drinkable.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Starry skies in Spain
- Cerca: Sierra de Javalambre (a 40.2 km), Montanejos (a 55.6 km), L'Albufera de València and El Palmar (a 55.8 km), Alcalá del Júcar (a 69.6 km)

## Qué hacer
- **The Pantaneros Route and the Suspension Bridges** (3 h · 10 km · With some fitness; medium-high difficulty · Access fee €1 a day, no booking): What it is
It is the route the workers on the Loriguilla reservoir took to work from Chulilla in the 1950s, and today the best-known walk in inland Valencia. It runs along the upper edge of the Turia gorges, inside the Los Calderones municipal natural area, a limestone canyon with sheer walls more than 80 metres high. It crosses the canyon twice by suspension bridges; the highest is about 15 metres above the river and more than 20 long. Along the way you pass from the riverside woodland to Mediterranean scrub.
The route
It leaves from Plaza de la Baronía: follow Calle Maestro Amblar until you leave the village by the road, pass the El Altico hostel and, a few metres on, on the left, is the sign for the start. The town hall gives 5.05 km of route and medium-high difficulty; Turespaña counts about 10 km, 3 hours and 324 m of ascent there and back from the village, returning by the same path. Near the start, from the Carrucha viewpoint, you can see the Charco Azul.
Fee and rules
An access fee of €1 a day is charged, every day of the week, at the information point at the start of the route. No booking is needed. The bridges are crossed in turns. With children, the town hall asks for caution on the first 50 metres.
With a guide
It is done independently, but if you want someone to tell you the history of the area, Serranía Aventura guides it from September to May, with the fee included. There is a short version, from about age 6, and a circular one of 16 to 18 km that reaches the Loriguilla dam and returns by the Falfiguera rock paintings, from about age 12.
- **The Charco Azul** (1 h · For everyone · Free): The Charco Azul is a calm stretch of the Turia wedged between very high walls, just below Chulilla. Turisme Comunitat Valenciana describes it as a still pool of the river between vertical walls, and the town council highlights it, together with Los Calderones, as one of the two sites of the Los Calderones Municipal Nature Reserve, a 538-hectare area in the Turia gorges, from the foot of the Loriguilla dam to the Valfiguera ravine.
A little history
The popular name hides a weir: according to the town council, the Salto weir was here, from which the valley's irrigation system began, from Islamic times if not Roman. There was a Muslim dam of masonry and clay with a channel on each bank, and later other dams for the mills and irrigation, which the floods of the early 20th century swept away. Today a canal carries water from the Charco Azul to the hydroelectric plant, passing beneath the village.
This narrow was also the hardest point in the timber transport on the Turia, which for centuries floated logs down to Valencia. The log drivers could not follow the logs from the banks, and when they jammed some lowered themselves from the top of the walls. To gain depth they held back the water with timbers, a technique they called "asnado".
How to get there
It is the canyon's short walk: leave the village towards the start of the Pantaneros route, along Calle Maestro Amblar and the road, past the El Altico hostel. Near the start, the Carrucha viewpoint looks over the Charco Azul, and from there a path goes down to the bank. Allow half an hour from the square. It is the part of the canyon that works best with small children, taking care at the edge of the drops.
The access fee for the area, €1 a day with no booking, is paid at the information point at the start of the route; ask there whether it is also charged for going down just to the Charco Azul.
Before you go
Swimming does not appear to be regulated in the official sources we have consulted: ask at the Tourist Info before getting in the water. The town council reminds visitors to bring enough water, protect themselves from the sun and not feed wildlife; in the area there are foxes, wild boar and mountain goats, and on the cliffs peregrine falcons and owls breed. With a dog, watch out for processionary caterpillars. In an emergency, 112.
What to combine
Anyone with the legs for it can continue along the Pantaneros route to the hanging bridges. If not, go back to the village via the old village and the La Peñeta viewpoint.
- **Chulilla Castle** (45 min · For everyone; short, steep climb · Free): Chulilla castle crowns the hill that bears its name, and the village spreads along one of its slopes. It is of Muslim origin, although the town council points out that there were undoubtedly earlier fortifications on this site, and it is declared a Historic-Artistic Monument. Turisme Comunitat Valenciana lists it as open to the public. From the top you understand the place: the white houses hanging over the cliff and, below, the Turia emerging from its gorges.
History
According to Chulilla Town Council, remains from the Bronze Age have been excavated at the top of Castillo hill and there was an Iberian settlement. In Islamic times it was the "hisn" or castle of Xulella, head of a district. Abu Zayd handed it to the Church of Segorbe in 1236, James I granted it for life to Pere Escrivá in 1248 and in 1274 the Barony of Chulilla was created, in the hands of the chapter and the bishop of Valencia. In 1379, because of the war with Castile, it was reinforced.
Once its medieval military function was over, it served for much of its history as an ecclesiastical prison. It was occupied in the wars of Succession and of Independence and, above all, in the Carlist wars: General Cabrera's troops took it and the Isabelline forces recovered it after several sieges; on 2 August 1839, the day of the Virgen de los Ángeles, the Isabelline troops seized it. Its last military use was in 1872. It has been in ruins since the 18th-century earthquake, and the wars made many of its elements disappear.
What you see
The castle defends only the south-east side of the crag: the rest is sheer walls cut by the Turia. It forms a walled enclosure of about 250 metres, with towers adapted to the terrain, an outer wall with arrow slits and a circular detached tower. You enter through a round-arched gate, defended by a machicolation and another circular tower. Inside are remains of outbuildings, including a vaulted room, and in the southernmost part the noble area, with U-shaped buildings around what was the parade ground and a large square tower. At the top are remains of two cisterns, one very large. Nothing remains of the hermitage of San Miguel that was once here.
From the large windows you see the back of the wall, which is the rock itself carved by the river. This is where the legend of "la mora encantá" is set, which the town council tells in its audio guide. A request from the council itself: do not climb on the walls.
How to get up
You walk up from the upper streets of the village; the address is Calle Castillo 29. The council's audio guides 8, 9 and 10, "Al pie de la muralla", "Puerta de entrada al castillo" and "Ventanales del castillo", accompany the climb. The SL-CV 72 footpath, Las Cuevas – Peñeta, circles the slope of the castle hill. The guided tours of the historic centre, the church and the castle that left on Saturdays from the Tourist Info are temporarily suspended. The council does not publish access hours: if in doubt, call the tourist office, on 96 165 79 79.
Bring water and a hat in summer. Chulilla is at about 400 metres above sea level and has a Mediterranean climate with continental influence.
What to combine
Go back down afterwards to the old village and look out from the La Peñeta viewpoint. The big plan in the village is the Pantaneros route, with its hanging bridges; and for lunch, the Hostal El Pozo restaurant.
- **A walk through Chulilla's old village** (45 min · For everyone; slopes and steps · Free): Chulilla is a small village of whitewashed houses, stepped up the hillside beneath the castle, at about 400 metres above sea level and 62 km from Valencia, in the La Serranía district. The centre is the Plaza de la Baronía, with the town hall and a drinking-water fountain, and from there streets lead to the church, the hermitages and the viewpoints over the Turia. Before or after the Pantaneros route, an unhurried stroll through its streets is part of the plan: allow 45 minutes, free and self-guided.
The village audio guide
The town council has a 13-point audio guide on its website, which serves as a thread for the walk: the Plaza de la Baronía, the viewpoints of Las Cuevas, La Peñeta and La Baranda, the church, the hermitage of San Josepe, the memory of the Venerable José Cervera, the climb to the castle, the cave paintings, the Charco Azul and walking.
What to see

The church of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles. According to the audio guide, where the parish church stands today there was a mosque and then a Gothic church; the south wall remains from the 14th century. The present church was begun at the end of the 17th century and finished in the 18th, except for the Communion chapel, from the 19th. It has a single nave with five bays and interconnected side chapels. It was originally dedicated to the Purísima; the change of dedication is linked to 2 August 1839, the day of the Virgen de los Ángeles, when the Isabelline troops took the castle from the Carlists.
The hermitage of San Josepe, from the 17th century according to Turisme Comunitat Valenciana, in the lower part of the village, on Calle Arrabal, recently restored. The Palm Sunday procession used to set out from here to the church.
The La Baranda viewpoint, reached along Calle Santa Bárbara, with views of the Peña Mosen and of the fence put up beneath La Muela after the 1994 fire, which burned 95% of the municipality's woodland.
The Ermita district, which grew up when there was no more room for new houses in the village. Turisme Comunitat Valenciana recommends ending the walk there, for the overall view of Chulilla.

Festivals and cooking
The two most deeply rooted festivals in the village, according to the town council, are La Enramá and Las Cruces. At the table, the dishes it highlights are the olla de carne, the olla de berzas and the rin-ran, and among sweets the reguiño, congretes, mantecados and torticas de almendra.
Tips
The streets are steep: wear comfortable shoes. The guided tours of the historic centre that the Tourist Info used to run on Saturdays are temporarily suspended; the office, on Calle de las Eras, gives information on routes and on the Los Calderones area.
What to combine
From the old village you climb to the castle and go to the La Peñeta viewpoint. For lunch, the Hostal El Pozo restaurant, and to sleep in the village, the Hostal El Pozo or the Casa Rural Las Cuevas.
- **La Peñeta Viewpoint** (20 min · For everyone · Free): La Peñeta is one of the village's viewpoints over the Turia river, and the shortest way to look into the canyon if the Pantaneros route does not fit into the day or you are with small children. You reach it by the local footpath SL-CV 72, Las Cuevas – Peñeta, promoted by Chulilla Town Council: a 1.10 km circular walk of about 40 minutes that starts from the Plaza de la Baronía.
The Las Cuevas – Peñeta footpath
According to the Federació d'Esports de Muntanya i Escalada de la Comunitat Valenciana, the path leaves from the centre of the village, where the information board is, goes along several streets to the old slaughterhouse and reaches the Las Cuevas viewpoint, above the canyon. It passes through the Las Cuevas district, rounds the slope of the castle hill and continues south to the La Peñeta viewpoint, then returns to the starting point. It has 130 metres of ascent and as many of descent. On the MIDE scale it scores 1 for environmental risk and for effort, and 2 for orientation and for difficulty of movement.
The federation warns that there is no recent quality check of the waymarking, so it is worth bringing the map or the track, which can be downloaded from its website, or asking the way at the Tourist Info on Calle de las Eras.
What you see
From La Peñeta, according to the municipal audio guide, on the right appears a large mesa known as El Frailecico, where there was a Muslim watchtower of which only a cistern remains. On the left, the hill of La Muela, with a cross at the top that protects the village. Below, on the banks of the Turia, the old irrigated garden, of Muslim origin, still farmed by smallholders. Opposite, the houses of the Ermita district, which grew up when there was no more room for new homes in the village, and the Falfigueras ravine, where cave paintings were found in a rock shelter.
On the way, the Las Cuevas viewpoint looks over the end of the Turia gorges: a canyon with facing walls about 110 metres high and 4 km long, from the Loriguilla dam to the village. From there you see the Peña Mosen, the Gollizno cave and the ravine of the Tesoro cave, and below, the canal that carries water from the Charco Azul to the hydroelectric plant.
Tips
Bring water: there is a drinking-water fountain in the Plaza de la Baronía. In summer, sun protection and a hat. If you go with a dog, watch for processionary caterpillars, which the town council flags in its visitor information. The viewpoint is free and has no opening hours.
What to combine
The path passes by the castle and starts in the old village, so it can all be combined in one morning. If you still want more canyon, the Charco Azul and the Pantaneros route also start from the village.
- **Introduction to Rock Climbing in Chulilla** (4 h · No experience, children too from about age 5 · Desde 55 € per person): Climbing in Chulilla without knowing how to climb: a guide from Serranía Aventura, the village's active-tourism company, sets up easy routes with the rope from above and you climb. It is four hours on the walls of the Turia canyon, for anyone who has never touched rock or has only been to a climbing wall.
The Turia wall, for the first time
The limestone walls you see from the Pantaneros route are also sport-climbing walls. In the introduction you do not go to the hard routes: the guide chooses the sector on the day, according to the time and temperature, and sets up easy grade IV routes on top rope. If you feel strong, you can try a slightly harder one. Getting to the foot of the wall takes about 20 minutes on foot.
With the rope secured from above there is no fall: if you let go, you hang and return to the rock. The guide teaches you to put on the harness, to trust your feet and to come down sitting back on the rope. A maximum of four people go per guide.
Children, price and discount
Serranía Aventura offers it from about age 5, with the signed consent of a parent or guardian for minors. For children it is a good plan because each climbs at their own pace and rests between routes.
The price is €55 per person in an open group of four or more. Under-13s get €10 off with the codes 1nino or 2ninos when booking. For a private group you need to ask for a price. It includes professional guide, harness, grigri-type belay, helmet, climbing shoes, chalk bag, ropes and slings, the guide's first-aid kit, civil liability and accident insurance, and photos or videos.
Why October to April
The company schedules it from October to April. These are the cool months, when the rock does not burn and walking to the wall is no effort. The time is set by the company according to what suits the day best, and a change can be requested.
Where it meets and what is nearby
The exact location is sent about three days before. The company's office is at calle Fernando el Católico, 4, in the centre. As there is no cash machine in Chulilla, bring cash if you plan to eat in the village afterwards, and leave the car in the car parks at the entrance: the streets of the old town are narrow.
If you get hooked
The introduction is the way in. Serranía Aventura then has an introductory rock-climbing course and an improvers' one, as well as guided climbing outings for those who already know how. Its website does not say which area each is held in: ask if it is in Chulilla. For the next day, the village has more: the Pantaneros route above the same walls, and the castle to see them from above.
- **Reatillo Water Canyon in Chulilla** (4 h · From about age 8; no abseils, suitable if you are wary of heights): The Reatillo is Chulilla's water canyon. You go down in a wetsuit and helmet, almost always in the water, and there is not a single abseil: it is easy, technically undemanding and every jump is optional. It is guided by Serranía Aventura, the village's active-tourism company, from April to October.
Water from start to finish
Almost the whole route follows the riverbed: some stretches swimming, others wading with the water at your waist, and fast sections where you float and the current carries you. The most spectacular part, according to the company, is an underground passage between waterfalls. Along the way there are many jumps into the pools, of various heights and up to 15 metres, and none is compulsory: there is always a way to get past without jumping.
The start is five minutes by car from Chulilla, or about 30 on foot; the return takes a quarter of an hour. In all, the activity lasts about four hours.
Who it is for
For families with children from about 8 who are comfortable in water, for teenagers who want to jump and for adults who have never done a canyon. Since there are no abseils, the company also recommends it to people afraid of heights. Minors need a consent form signed by a parent or guardian. Between six and ten people go per guide, according to the listing.
If you are looking for a canyon with ropes, the same company's one in Chulilla is the Tesoro dry canyon, with a 40-metre free-hanging abseil.
Price and booking
Serranía Aventura does not publish a fixed price: it changes with the date and you see it in the booking calendar. The colours show the status: green, group confirmed; yellow, offer price; orange, normal price. Children up to 14 get €10 off with the codes 1nino or 2ninos, and groups of 18 or more must contact the company. The exact meeting place arrives about three days before.
It includes a professional guide, technical equipment, wetsuit, neoprene booties, helmet, shared gear, the guide's first-aid kit, civil liability, accident and rescue insurance, and photos or videos.
The season
April to October. In high summer, the Reatillo is the way to be in the water during the hottest hours, when the Pantaneros route is only recommended first thing.
Before and after the water
The canyon takes up the morning or the afternoon, not the whole day. If you do it early, at midday you can look out at the Charco Azul from the Carrucha viewpoint, which is at the start of the Pantaneros route, and have lunch in the village. At weekends, the Hostal El Pozo restaurant opens to the public with local cooking: book. For changing, the company asks you to bring spare clothes and shoes and a bag for wet things; leave everything in the car.
- **Tesoro Dry Canyon, with a 40 m Free-Hanging Abseil over the Turia** (4 h · From about age 10, no experience · Desde 40 € per person): The Tesoro is a dry canyon, without water, which drops towards the Turia next to Chulilla through down-climbs and abseils. What sets it apart is its second abseil: a 40-metre free-hanging one, lowered through the air without touching the wall. Serranía Aventura offers it to anyone who wants to learn to descend big verticals with a guide.
The descent
You reach it after about 30 minutes of approach along the caves route, which leaves from the village. You enter down-climbing and with a small abseil that ends free-hanging; then comes the big 40-metre abseil into the void. More down-climbs follow and a stepped abseil just above the Turia. Before reaching the river you pass a Roman aqueduct, and from there you return to the cars. Along the way you have views of the Turia canyon and the village.
The company rates it as technically easy, of medium psychological demand and needing no experience: the guide teaches you to use the descender and secures you.
Age, season and price
From about 10, with a signed authorisation for minors. The ideal season, according to the company, is October to April. The price starts at €40 per person, calculated for a group of three; children up to 14 get €10 off with the codes 1nino, 2ninos or 3ninos. Up to eight people go per guide. It includes guide, canyoning harness with double lanyard, helmet, descender, ropes, first-aid kit, civil liability, accident and rescue insurance, and photos or videos.
Wear comfortable clothes for the weather, trainers or hiking shoes, bring water and a hair tie if you have long hair. A small rucksack, sun cream and something to eat are recommended.
- **Kayaking and Stand-Up Paddleboarding on the Loriguilla Reservoir** (2 h · For all audiences, with children in a double kayak): The Loriguilla reservoir lies upstream of Chulilla: it is the dam that was built by the workers who gave their name to the Pantaneros route. Serranía Aventura paddles it by kayak with a guide, on relaxed two-hour outings, from May to September. It also offers stand-up paddleboarding.
Where you paddle
It is still, clear water with no current. The guide adapts the route to the group and the day; the stops the company suggests are the Cinglos narrows, a cove or two from which to jump into the water and the Domeño waterfall. It is the way to see from below the landscape of walls and pine wood that the route shows from above.
With children
The company gives it as suitable for all audiences. It sets no minimum age but a weight of 10 kg, because it has no smaller life jackets. The kayaks are rigid and two-seaters; with children three can go in one, and if the group is an odd number someone paddles alone. There are six kayaks at most per guide. Minors need the signed consent of a parent or guardian.
Price and booking
The price does not appear until you choose a date and number of people in the calendar; in an open group it works out cheaper and a private group may have another. The kayak or paddleboard gift voucher costs €40. It includes guide, kayaks, life jackets, paddles, dry bag, civil liability and accident insurance, and photos or videos. The exact meeting point is sent about three days before.
- **Night Walk with a Telescope to the Muela de Chulilla** (3 h 30 · 4 km · Families with children from about age 6): As the sun goes down, Serranía Aventura climbs from Chulilla to the Muela with head torches and sets up a telescope at the top. It is an introductory astronomy workshop with a night walk, designed to teach you to find your way around the sky.
The climb and the observation
You set off from Chulilla at sunset, by the light of your head torch, along a path that climbs gradually to the top of the Muela. It is about 4 km in total and the company rates it as easy. At the top the guide sets up the telescope, hands out binoculars and star charts and, with a laser pointer, picks out constellations and shares curiosities. The descent is usually made by a different path, so the route is a loop. In all, three or four hours.
Who for and when
For families with children from about 6; minors need signed consent. The ideal season runs from April to October, with mild nights. The departure time depends on sunset and another can be requested.
Price and getting there
The price changes with the date and appears in the booking calendar; children up to 14 get €10 off with the codes 1nino or 2ninos. It includes guide, head torches, star charts, the observation equipment, civil liability, accident and rescue insurance, and photos or videos. The company offers, on request, van transport from Valencia and surroundings, useful if you do not want to drive at night along the Turia road.

## Dónde comer
- **El Pozo Restaurant, Hostal El Pozo** (Restaurant, Chulilla, €€). Qué pedir: the ajoarriero to share and the seasonal stew, olla churra in winter or olla de berzas in summer

## By car: An hour from Valencia on the A-3
Chulilla is about 60 km from Valencia: roughly three quarters of an hour to an hour along the A-3 and the Turia road. The village streets are narrow; leave the car in the car parks at the entrance or exit.
Presupuesto orientativo: 50–90 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hostal El Pozo** (Small hotel, desde 45 € / night): Five rooms in the family home
El Pozo is a very small hostal at Calle Arrabal 7, in the old Arrabal quarter, just behind Plaza de la Baronía, which is the centre of Chulilla. It is run by Violeta and Carlos, the second generation of the family, who came back to the village to carry on the business. It is open all year. There is no lounge or communal area: it is five rooms and, downstairs, the restaurant.
Each room is decorated in its own way, with new furniture and pieces restored from the old house, and all have a private bathroom, wifi, television and air conditioning. Three doubles face outwards, with views of the village and the castle, a 180 cm bed or two beds, and room for an extra bed. The fourth double is on the inside, with no views, and a 150 cm bed. The family room, for three or four, has an inner terrace and double or single beds.
What a night costs
Rates include breakfast. The outward-facing double costs €68 (€50 for single use, €93 with an extra bed), the inside one €63 (€45 for one person) and the family room €98 for three and €118 for four. With half board, the outward-facing double goes up to €111, the inside one to €101 and the family room to €155 or €175. The half-board dinner is a menu of two starters, a main and a dessert, without drinks.
Children under 6 sleep free in the existing beds; their breakfast, if you want it, costs €5. The extra bed is €20. Pets are not allowed.
Bowl breakfast and a village sweet
Breakfast is homemade: milky coffee in a big bowl (or herbal tea, Cola Cao or juice), toast, pastries, a typical Chulilla sweet or the house sponge cake, tomato, cold cuts and orange marmalade they make themselves. During the week the restaurant is closed to the public, but they cook dinners for guests who book half board in advance; they close two nights a week, which change according to bookings. At weekends and public holidays the El Pozo restaurant opens to everyone, so book a table even if you are sleeping upstairs.
Getting here, checking in and out
Don't take the car into the hostal's street: it is narrow and a dead end. Leave the car in one of the car parks at the entrance or exit of the village and walk down the steps beside the town hall. Check-in is from 13:00 to 20:00; if you arrive later, let them know or they will treat the booking as lost. Check-out is until 12:00, and for €15 you can keep the room until 18:00 if available, handy if you come back from a walk and want a shower.
You can book by phone, email or the form on their website. They ask for 25% in advance (50% on bank holiday weekends, Easter and Christmas) and refund it if you cancel up to seven days before. You can pay by card, but bring cash for the rest of the village: there is no bank or cash machine, and the nearest is 12 km away.
From the door, the Pantaneros route and its suspension bridges start a few minutes away on foot, and the castle takes less than an hour up and back.
- **Casa Rural Las Cuevas** (Country house): Four houses in the centre
Las Cuevas are four rural holiday lets in the old part of Chulilla, two on Calle Las Cuevas and two on Calle San Juan, a few steps from the square. They are rented whole and each has its own name: Cueva del Gollisno, Cueva del Tesoro, Cueva de la Portería and Cueva del Sereno. They appear in the official guide to rural houses of the Diputació de València, and the owners present them as reasonably priced accommodation with quality materials and careful decoration.
They suit a couple, a family or a group of friends who want to do the Pantaneros route first thing, before the cars arrive from Valencia, and come back for lunch without moving the car.
What they are like
According to their website:

Cueva del Gollisno: 60 m², for 4 people, with two bedrooms and one bathroom.
Cueva del Tesoro: the largest, at 120 m², with three double bedrooms with double beds, two bathrooms and a 15 m² terrace with views of the Turia canyon.
Cueva de la Portería: 80 m², for 6 people, with an en-suite bedroom, a double bedroom and another with bunk beds and an extra bed.
Cueva del Sereno: 60 m², for 4 people, with a very spacious double bedroom with two large beds and a full bathroom.

The houses are fully equipped, bed linen and towels included, so you don't need to bring any. They have a living room and kitchen to spend time indoors, which is welcome in winter or on the hot days of August, when you hardly feel like going out at midday.
Rules and booking
The minimum stay is two nights and pets are not allowed. The website does not publish prices, check-in times or cancellation terms: call 962 720 674 or use the booking form on their site, and ask where to leave the car, because the streets in the centre are narrow and at weekends the village fills with visitors.
What is nearby
From the door you can walk up to the castle and the Peñeta viewpoint, and down to the Charco Azul, about half an hour from the square. For eating out there is Hostal El Pozo, also in the village. The tourist office can tell you the condition of the trails.

## On foot: A base for walking the Turia gorges
Sleeping in the village, you can set off on the Pantaneros route first thing, before the cars arrive from Valencia and queues form at the bridges.
Presupuesto orientativo: 45–80 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're on foot
- **Hostal El Pozo** (Small hotel, desde 45 € / night): Five rooms in the family home
El Pozo is a very small hostal at Calle Arrabal 7, in the old Arrabal quarter, just behind Plaza de la Baronía, which is the centre of Chulilla. It is run by Violeta and Carlos, the second generation of the family, who came back to the village to carry on the business. It is open all year. There is no lounge or communal area: it is five rooms and, downstairs, the restaurant.
Each room is decorated in its own way, with new furniture and pieces restored from the old house, and all have a private bathroom, wifi, television and air conditioning. Three doubles face outwards, with views of the village and the castle, a 180 cm bed or two beds, and room for an extra bed. The fourth double is on the inside, with no views, and a 150 cm bed. The family room, for three or four, has an inner terrace and double or single beds.
What a night costs
Rates include breakfast. The outward-facing double costs €68 (€50 for single use, €93 with an extra bed), the inside one €63 (€45 for one person) and the family room €98 for three and €118 for four. With half board, the outward-facing double goes up to €111, the inside one to €101 and the family room to €155 or €175. The half-board dinner is a menu of two starters, a main and a dessert, without drinks.
Children under 6 sleep free in the existing beds; their breakfast, if you want it, costs €5. The extra bed is €20. Pets are not allowed.
Bowl breakfast and a village sweet
Breakfast is homemade: milky coffee in a big bowl (or herbal tea, Cola Cao or juice), toast, pastries, a typical Chulilla sweet or the house sponge cake, tomato, cold cuts and orange marmalade they make themselves. During the week the restaurant is closed to the public, but they cook dinners for guests who book half board in advance; they close two nights a week, which change according to bookings. At weekends and public holidays the El Pozo restaurant opens to everyone, so book a table even if you are sleeping upstairs.
Getting here, checking in and out
Don't take the car into the hostal's street: it is narrow and a dead end. Leave the car in one of the car parks at the entrance or exit of the village and walk down the steps beside the town hall. Check-in is from 13:00 to 20:00; if you arrive later, let them know or they will treat the booking as lost. Check-out is until 12:00, and for €15 you can keep the room until 18:00 if available, handy if you come back from a walk and want a shower.
You can book by phone, email or the form on their website. They ask for 25% in advance (50% on bank holiday weekends, Easter and Christmas) and refund it if you cancel up to seven days before. You can pay by card, but bring cash for the rest of the village: there is no bank or cash machine, and the nearest is 12 km away.
From the door, the Pantaneros route and its suspension bridges start a few minutes away on foot, and the castle takes less than an hour up and back.
- **Casa Rural Las Cuevas** (Country house): Four houses in the centre
Las Cuevas are four rural holiday lets in the old part of Chulilla, two on Calle Las Cuevas and two on Calle San Juan, a few steps from the square. They are rented whole and each has its own name: Cueva del Gollisno, Cueva del Tesoro, Cueva de la Portería and Cueva del Sereno. They appear in the official guide to rural houses of the Diputació de València, and the owners present them as reasonably priced accommodation with quality materials and careful decoration.
They suit a couple, a family or a group of friends who want to do the Pantaneros route first thing, before the cars arrive from Valencia, and come back for lunch without moving the car.
What they are like
According to their website:

Cueva del Gollisno: 60 m², for 4 people, with two bedrooms and one bathroom.
Cueva del Tesoro: the largest, at 120 m², with three double bedrooms with double beds, two bathrooms and a 15 m² terrace with views of the Turia canyon.
Cueva de la Portería: 80 m², for 6 people, with an en-suite bedroom, a double bedroom and another with bunk beds and an extra bed.
Cueva del Sereno: 60 m², for 4 people, with a very spacious double bedroom with two large beds and a full bathroom.

The houses are fully equipped, bed linen and towels included, so you don't need to bring any. They have a living room and kitchen to spend time indoors, which is welcome in winter or on the hot days of August, when you hardly feel like going out at midday.
Rules and booking
The minimum stay is two nights and pets are not allowed. The website does not publish prices, check-in times or cancellation terms: call 962 720 674 or use the booking form on their site, and ask where to leave the car, because the streets in the centre are narrow and at weekends the village fills with visitors.
What is nearby
From the door you can walk up to the castle and the Peñeta viewpoint, and down to the Charco Azul, about half an hour from the square. For eating out there is Hostal El Pozo, also in the village. The tourist office can tell you the condition of the trails.

## As a family: Bridges that sway and a green river

The suspension bridges are what children remember about Chulilla. The whole route, about three hours there and back, is for children who walk well; with little ones, it is enough to go as far as the Charco Azul and return.

### What works best
The first suspension bridge, turning back from there if it gets tiring

Looking out over the Charco Azul from the Carrucha viewpoint

Climbing to the castle in the late afternoon

### Sleeping
Family room at Hostal El Pozo, for three or four

Las Cuevas apartments, with a kitchen

### Eating
Packed lunch on the walk and a meal at El Pozo at the weekend

### Bear in mind
Take care on the first 50 metres of the route, the town hall warns

The bridges are crossed in turns: there may be a wait

Little shade along much of the route in summer

### Qué hacer as a family
- The Pantaneros Route and the Suspension Bridges
- The Charco Azul
- Chulilla Castle
- A walk through Chulilla's old village
- La Peñeta Viewpoint
- Introduction to Rock Climbing in Chulilla
- Reatillo Water Canyon in Chulilla
- Kayaking and Stand-Up Paddleboarding on the Loriguilla Reservoir
- Night Walk with a Telescope to the Muela de Chulilla

## With friends: Canyons and Rock above the Turia

Chulilla is a compact canyon with a village hanging above it: water and dry canyoning, climbing, kayaking and suspension bridges less than an hour from Valencia. A group can fill the weekend without using the car other than to get there.
The canyon can be done over a weekend: on Saturday, a canyon in the morning and the suspension-bridge route at the end of the afternoon; on Sunday, climbing or kayaking. As the village is small, the most practical thing is to rent a whole house and have dinner together, and to book the activities with the local companies a few weeks ahead.

### What works best
The Reatillo water canyon: four hours almost always in the water, with optional jumps of up to 15 m, from age 8 and from April to October

The Tesoro dry canyon: abseils including a 40 m overhanging one above the Turia, from age 10 and from €40

The climbing introduction: four hours with a guide, October to April, from €55

Kayaking on the Loriguilla reservoir, two hours in a double kayak, May to September

The Pantaneros route between suspension bridges and walls over 80 m high, about three hours and a €1 fee

### Where to sleep
The Casa Rural Las Cuevas: four apartments with a living room and kitchen in the centre, rented whole; the best option for a group

The Hostal El Pozo, with five rooms, home-made breakfast and half board

### Where to eat
The restaurant at Hostal El Pozo, behind the square: ajoarriero, olla churra or olla de berzas and a €27.50 menu; open weekends and public holidays

### Keep in mind
Each activity has its season: water canyon from April to October, climbing from October to April

The food on offer in the village is limited: book a table for the group

The Tesoro abseils and the Reatillo jumps are optional: each person chooses how far to go

### Qué hacer with friends
- The Pantaneros Route and the Suspension Bridges
- Introduction to Rock Climbing in Chulilla
- Reatillo Water Canyon in Chulilla
- Tesoro Dry Canyon, with a 40 m Free-Hanging Abseil over the Turia
- Kayaking and Stand-Up Paddleboarding on the Loriguilla Reservoir

## Consejos

### Set out before 9:00
You reach the bridges without a queue and walk in the cool.

### Bring cash
For the €1 fee and for the bars: there is no cash machine in the village.

### Park at the entrance
Do not take the car into the streets of the old town: they are narrow and many are dead ends.

### Hiking footwear
There are stretches of loose stone and rock steps at the edge of the drop.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to get from Valencia to Chulilla?
About 45 minutes to an hour by car, 60 km along the A-3.

### How much does the suspension bridges route cost?
€1 per person per day, paid at the start of the route. No booking is needed.

### How long is the route?
About three hours there and back from the village, with 324 m of ascent.

### Can you do it with children?
Yes, with children who walk well. With little ones, the Charco Azul and the first stretch are better.

### Do you have to wait at the bridges?
They are crossed in turns, so at weekends there can be a queue.

### Is there a cash machine in Chulilla?
No. The nearest is 12 km away.