Tourist Info Chulilla

Chulilla's Tourist Info is at Calle de las Eras, s/n, and is the municipal office for anyone arriving to see the Turia gorges. Phone 96 165 79 79 and email [email protected]. The town hall does not publish its opening hours on its website, so if you go during the week or out of season, call first so you don't find it closed. For town hall business, the town hall is at Plaza de la Baronía 1 and the phone is 961 657 001.

What to call in for

It is the place to ask about the condition of the Pantaneros route and its two suspension bridges, about access to the Charco Azul and about the other paths in the Los Calderones municipal natural area. Bear in mind that the entry fee for the area is not paid here, but at the information point at the start of the route.

The town hall has published a safety leaflet for visitors that sums up well what they will tell you at the office. Chulilla stands at about 400 metres above sea level, with an inland Mediterranean climate: check the forecast before setting out, protect yourself from the sun and bring plenty of water, especially if you are going to stray from the village. One of the village's drinking-water fountains is in Plaza de la Baronía. There are foxes, wild boar and Iberian ibex in the area; don't feed them. If you go with a dog, watch out for the pine processionary caterpillar. In an emergency, call 112.

Audio guide and tours

If there is no guided tour, you can walk round the village with the municipal audio guide, which you listen to on the town hall website and has thirteen stops: Plaza de la Baronía, the Las Cuevas, La Peñeta and La Baranda viewpoints, the church of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, the hermitage of San Josepe, the wall, the gate and the windows of the castle, the rock paintings and the Charco Azul. It is a good way to understand the old town before climbing to the castle.

The municipal guided tour, which left from this office on Saturdays at 10:45 and lasted about two hours through the old town, the church and the castle, with a small tasting of local products, is temporarily suspended. When it runs, it is booked through Vivetix and is free for children up to ten years old. Ask at the office whether it has returned.

Tips

Arrive early at weekends and in summer, when most people climb to the suspension bridges. Call in at the office before the walk if you are going with children or don't know the terrain, and ask for the map there. For eating or sleeping in the village you have Hostal El Pozo and Casa Rural Las Cuevas.