Discover Ballestar – Holiday apartment between nature trails and culture

Ballestar represents a combination of protected natural surroundings, signposted hiking trails and historically rooted religious buildings. In the Parc Natural de la Tinença de Benifassà, El Ballestar is one of the seven villages of Tinença connected by signposted hiking trails. When planning a trip, these natural, cultural and festive aspects can be considered separately.

Nature and trails

One specific hiking connection is designated PR-CV 75.3. The trail leads from Bellestar to the Pantà d'Ull_decona and is still under review. Its signage and maintenance may not be optimal; it also requires navigation skills and knowledge of mountain safety. For PR-CV 75.7, signage and maintenance may likewise not be optimal; this trail also requires navigation skills and knowledge of mountain safety.

The Ruta dels 7 Pobles de la Tinença de Benifassà is a circular route of approximately 75 kilometres that is suitable for being divided into stages. The Ruta de los 7 Pueblos de la Tinença de Benifassà continues from La Pobla de Benifassà to El Ballestar and then on to Fredes. It passes through terrain with significant differences in elevation. For this terrain, good physical preparation, suitable equipment and experience with such activities are recommended. For your own planning, route length, division into stages and differences in elevation can be considered separately.

Those who mentally organise the nature-related aspects will find a clear distinction in the information between a long circular route with a stage structure and individual trails for which information on signposting, maintenance and the necessary skills is provided. The circular route's significant differences in elevation also constitute a separate planning aspect alongside the question of how an individual trail is marked and maintained. For your own preparation, these characteristics can therefore be weighed separately against one another.

Culture and history

A walk to the Paraje de Les Vinyes leads to the Ermita de la Santísima Trinidad de El Ballestar, which dates from the 19th century. The parish church Iglesia Parroquial de San Salvador del Ballestar is dedicated to Saint San Salvador and dates from the 13th century.

The Iglesia Parroquial de San Salvador del Ballestar can be reached via the CV105 road and then the CV108. In the Església del Salvador del Bellestar, the Sagrari chapel is particularly noteworthy.

Festivals

The Fiestas de San Salvador take place on the first or second weekend of August and are Ballestar's main festivities.

For a holiday apartment in Ballestar, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be viewed as separate details on the respective offer pages. Looking at these three fields is part of orienting yourself with regard to accommodation; the nature trails, religious buildings and festivities remain independent aspects of the village.

Other places

Other places in the wider area: Puebla De Arenoso, Cirat, Altura, La Vall D'uixó, La Serra D'en Galceran, Morella, Forcall and Villanueva de Viver.

For the wider travel overview: Castellon.