Burbáguena: Castle and Mudéjar Culture in the Jiloca Valley

Those who discover Burbáguena encounter the former Castillo de Burbáguena: only two rammed-earth towers and remains of the outer wall have survived. The Castillo de Burbáguena stands on a raised platform, from where it overlooks the town and a large part of the Jiloca Valley.

A holiday apartment in Burbáguena can be part of your travel plans alongside the town’s attractions. On the respective accommodation pages, the travel period, room category and cancellation conditions are among the details that may vary. The accommodation information therefore forms a separate area alongside the town’s historical, landscape and cultural themes.

Culture and history

The façade of Casa Latorre preserves a coat of arms of the Latorre family carved in alabaster. The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles is protected as a “Bien de Interés Cultural – Monumento”. Its five-part tower dates from the 18th century and belongs to the large group of Mudéjar bell towers in the Jiloca Valley; it was already in use in 1763.

Casa Latorre is a manor house probably built in the 16th or 17th century and was later connected with the Marquises of Montemuzo. Under the second additional provision of Law 3/1999 of 10 March on Aragonese cultural heritage, the Castillo de Burbacana is among the castles classified as “Bienes de Interés Cultural”. The Castillo de Burbáguena existed in the 12th century and was also known as Burbaca and Burbachana.

Those who explore Burbáguena’s history will find evidence here dating from the 12th, 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

Other town pages

You can also view the town pages for Abejuela, Alcaine, La Ginebrosa, El Castellar, Monterde de Albarracín, Arcos De Las Salinas, Mosqueruela and Calaceite for further travel planning.

Landscape and paths

On a hill outside the municipality of Burbáguena stands the Ermita de San Pedro Mártir, a Baroque temple from the 17th century built in 1632, 1 km from the town centre. The section of the PR-TE 39 between Burbáguena and Luco del Jiloca runs through orchards and riverside woodland.

The hilltop location of the Ermita and the route section of the PR-TE 39 therefore represent two differently named landscape references: one is defined by its location outside the municipality and its distance from the town centre, while the other is defined by orchards and riverside woodland.

The different landscape terms help distinguish between an elevated location, a hill and a path through vegetation when planning.

Tradition and regional routes

The Ruta Mudéjar of the Jiloca district is a regional route with a natural and cultural focus, on which Burbáguena is one of the examples of church towers. The themes can be weighted separately in your planning: architectural history, landscape trail, regional route and festival date are distinct points of reference.

The festival in honour of San Pedro Mártir de Verona takes place on the last weekend of April. It begins with a procession to the Ermita de San Pedro Mártir, followed by a Mass.

For the overarching travel overview: Teruel.