The night Calanda does not sleep

Calanda, Teruel//Traditional events/5 min read

Thousands of drums at once, at noon on Holy Thursday.

Written with by Clara Ibáñez
Calanda, Teruel.

Draft. This story will explain the drumming of Holy Week in Calanda and the villages of the Bajo Aragón.

La Codoñera, Teruel.

Dates will be checked against the official source before it is published.

Empeltre extra virgin olive oil, El Plano de Santa Bárbara. Calaceite, Teruel.

[The full text of this story is still to be written. Photos will go in as the story needs them.]

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The place

Aragon

Teruel is the south of Aragon: high, cold and almost empty. In the Matarraña and the Bajo Aragón, stone villages sit on top of ridges, surrounded by olive groves, almond trees and orchards along the rivers.

Things to love about Teruel

  • Stone villages like Calaceite and Valderrobres, with their medieval squares and bridges
  • Olive groves and almond trees as far as the eye can see
  • The old railway line through the Matarraña, now a path for walking and cycling
  • Cold, dry mountain air, the reason the ham tastes the way it does
Discover Teruel

Taste Aragon

All from this zone
Empeltre extra virgin olive oil

Empeltre extra virgin olive oil

Calaceite, Teruel
€18.00
Oil from thousand-year-old olive trees, short run

Oil from thousand-year-old olive trees, short run

Valderrobres, Teruel
€45.00
Black empeltre olives

Black empeltre olives

Alcañiz, Teruel
€6.00
Sliced Jamón de Teruel PDO

Sliced Jamón de Teruel PDO

Valdelinares, Teruel
€9.00
Preserved Teruel black truffle

Preserved Teruel black truffle

Sarrión, Teruel
€25.00
Calanda peaches in syrup

Calanda peaches in syrup

Calanda, Teruel
€9.00
Roasted Marcona almonds

Roasted Marcona almonds

La Codoñera, Teruel
€7.00

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