Discover Bardallur: Cave Houses, Churches and Castle Ruins

Castillo de Turbena is classified as a Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) in the category Conjunto de Interés Cultural. The remains are located about one kilometre from Bardallur.

When considering holiday accommodation in Bardallur, compare the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective listing page. Depending on your preferred focus, you can consider the historic buildings, the townscape and destinations in the wider regional area separately. For your own planning, different focal points can be distinguished: churches and fortification remains represent architectural and local history, the cave houses represent a distinctive form of settlement, while the dates mentioned mark different points in the annual calendar. This keeps individual historical sights, the townscape and time-specific events comparable as separate aspects.

More local pages: Bordalba, Épila, Novallas, Valareña, Castejón De Valdejasa, Añón De Moncayo, Pinseque and Almonacid De La Cuba.

Culture and History

The Ermita de San Bartolomé is a Romanesque church that served as the parish church of the former settlement of Turbena; Turbena was abandoned before the 17th century. The building has a single-nave layout, a semicircular apse and a brick portico with six round-arched openings.

The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles has a single-nave layout with four sections, interconnected side chapels, a rectangular presbytery and several vaulted areas. It was built from the beginning of the 18th century until 1723. The architectural ornamentation was created in 1770–1771, as indicated by an inscription in the vault of the presbytery.

Townscape and Landscape

Bardallur is one of the settlements along the Jalón where cave houses form entire neighbourhoods.

The cave houses are excavated into the gypsum-rich hills in the surrounding area; most date from the 19th and 20th centuries. This gives the townscape an architectural form that clearly differs from that of detached houses.

The Fuente de las Escaleretas is the source of mineral medicinal water in the municipality of Bardallur.

Festivals and Fortifications

On 5 February, Bardallur celebrates the patronal festival in honour of Saint Águeda. On 16 August, the festival in honour of San Roque follows.

El Castilluelo stands beside the road on a small hill between Bardallur and Urrea de Jalón and is visible from both settlements. The fortification was built by Muslims in the 11th century.

What remains of El Castilluelo includes a small ruin site built of rammed earth, part of a round tower and preserved loopholes.

In the Wider Regional Area

The Museo Mesonada is a museum in the wider regional area of Bardallur. Also located in this wider regional area are Castillo De Miranda, a castle; the Centro de Urbanismo Sostenible, a museum; and the Monumento a Los Caidos, a monument.

The Mirador Galacho Juslibol is a viewpoint there, the Acuario de Zaragoza is a zoo, Monegré is a peak and the Humedal de Las Fuentes is a park.

To the higher-level travel overview: Saragossa.