# Sunday in Peñíscola: Papa Luna's castle, a boat trip and rice The Templar castle first thing, the old town and the Bufador, half an hour on a little boat around the rock and rice at Casa Jaime, an hour from Castellón. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/peniscola/itineraries/papa-luna-castle-boat-and-rice · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by car (AP-7 or N-340 from Castellón, about 75 km) - 09:45 · Peñíscola Old Town and Walls (Portal de Sant Pere, Casa de las Conchas, Parque de Artillería · 45 min) - 2 min on foot - 10:30 · Papa Luna Castle (Papa Luna's castle · 1 h 15 · €5, card only) - 2 min on foot - 12:00 · El Bufador (El Bufador, if the sea is running · 10 min) - 6 min on foot - 12:30 · Boat Trip Around the Peñíscola Rock (Boat trip around the rock · 30 min · €10) · Golondrinas Clavel, From €10 per person - 11 min on foot - 14:00 · Casa Jaime (Casa Jaime · rice ordered when you book · €€€) · Casa Jaime, €€€ - 15 min on foot - 16:30 · Peñíscola Playa Norte (Walk along the North beach with the castle behind · 45 min) - 17:30 · Vuelta (You reach Castellón around 18:30) Peñíscola is an hour from Castellón and an hour and forty minutes from Valencia. It is a seaside Sunday with no need to swim: a Templar castle on the rock, a white old town of narrow streets, half an hour by boat around the headland and a rice dish in a seafarers' house dating from 1967. Everything is done on foot once you have parked. ## The day, hour by hour 8:45 · Set off. From Castellón, take the AP-7 or the N-340, about 75 km. Park on the seafront or by the harbour: the old town is pedestrianised. 9:45 · The old town. Enter by the Portal de Sant Pere, from 1411, look for the Casa de las Conchas and the Font de la Petxina and climb through the Parque de Artillería, the gardens between the medieval and Renaissance walls. 10:30 · Papa Luna's Castle. It opens at 10:30 in winter and 9:30 in summer. General admission €5, reduced €3.50, card only. Allow a good hour: parade ground, papal basilica and terraces over the sea. 12:00 · El Bufador. On the way down, if there is a storm, the sea shoots out in a jet through a tunnel in the rock. In calm weather, you hear it and little else. 12:30 · Little boat trip. At the harbour, Golondrinas Clavel does the circuit round the rock in 30 minutes: €10 adults, €5 children. It does not publish fixed times: call ahead on 666 114 851. 14:00 · Casa Jaime. On the passeig of Playa Norte, 24 seats. Book by phone from 9:30 to 13:00 and order your rice: here the rice dishes are made to order. On Sundays it opens at midday. 16:30 · Playa Norte. A stroll on the sand with the castle behind you to work off lunch. 17:30 · Head home. In Castellón around 18:30. ## What to order Rice: the one with squat lobster and cuttlefish roe with artichokes, or the day's seafarer's rice. If you do not eat fish, Casa Jaime is not for you; El Raconet de Ca Deu, in the old town, has chuletón and rabbit as well as rice dishes. ## With children The council's Pirate Route, with a downloadable map, takes 1 h 15 through the old town. The castle costs €3.50 for ages 9 to 16. They love the boat. A carrier is better than a pushchair. ## Cómo llegar ### By car AP-7 or N-340 from Castellón, about 75 km and an hour. Park outside the old town. ## Consejos ### Bring a card The castle ticket office does not accept cash. ### Book Casa Jaime on Friday By phone only, from 9:30 to 13:00. ### Call the boat Departures depend on the sea. ## Cuándo no ir A Saturday in August at midday: parking and getting into the castle is another story. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Castellón to Peñíscola? An hour, about 75 km on the AP-7 or the N-340. ### How much does the castle cost? €5 general admission and €3.50 reduced, card only. ### Is there a boat in winter? The trip round the rock runs all year, depending on the sea. ### Where can I eat on Sunday? Casa Jaime, at midday and with a booking, or El Raconet de Ca Deu, open every day. ### Can you go with children? Yes: the Pirate Route, the boat and the beach all work well.