Aragon
Teruel
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.
Higher up, around Sarrión, holm oaks are planted for black truffle, and the dry mountain air of Valdelinares cures the hams of Teruel.
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
