Curiosities of Albarracin, part II !!!

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 I did stop briefly and saw the nice historical architecture beauty of Albarracin, in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon and in my dear kingdom of Spain, Again, found me picture in my cd rom vault ,that combine with an older one will do this post for you and me , This was a nice monument on the road that made us stop for a look and a nice memory of the area ,Therefore, here is my take on curiosities of Albarracin, part II !!!  Hope you enjoy it as I.

The town of Albarracín is 37 km from Teruel, 114 km from Cuenca, 279 km from Madrid, and 89 km from Las Majadas our home for several years (see posts), coming down from France on the A23 autovia Mudéjar we came in by Cella exit/salida 131 on the A2515 road taking right the TE V9011 road then right on the A1512 continue on same road very hilly curvy mountaneous area passing the Roman Aqueduct continue ,passing Castillo de Santa Croche (castle), continue see on your right the murallas or walls of Albarracin continuing thru City center and continue same road on your left the Guadalaviar river bear a sharp left into the A1703 road a few km turn right into the A1704 all curvy hilly mountaineous roads, passing the cascade of Calomarde continue same road passing City center Calomarde (see post) ; bear left to continue on same A1704 road passing the village of Frias de Albarracin continue same road until right hand side see the monument,plenty of parking,The A road means of Aragon, a bit further you enter Castilla La Mancha on the CM2119 and CM2106 to continue our trip to our home base at Las Majadas.

We pass by a monument in metal call the Nacimiento del Rio Tajo in the Sierra de Albarracin at the birth of the Tagus river. The monument to the Nacimiento del rio Tajo or birth of the Tagus river aims to pay tribute to the three provinces where it was formed. Teruel, with its symbolic “torico,” (old small bull) while the star and the chalice represents Cuenca, and the knight represent Guadalajara. The sculptural group depicts Father Tagus, an allegory of the river shaped by a great titan.

This monument commemorates the beginning of the longest Iberian river, embodied in a large sculptural figure representing a titan. It’s no wonder that this entire area is spectacular and has become the Alto Tajo Natural Park. However, it is merely the beginning of the Tagus’s (tajo) intense journey through both Spain and Portugal. After the Alcarria and Cuenca regions, the river still has many wonders to irrigate in several autonomous communities, such as Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, where it flows for a large part of its route, and also in Extremadura.

The local Alto Tajo tourist site on the monument Nacimiento del rioTajo : https://alto-tajo.com/item/nacimiento-del-rio-tajo/

A local private site Albarracinlove on the Nacimiento del rio Tajo : https://albarracinlove.com/nacimiento-del-rio-tajo-albarracin-teruel/

The Aragon region tourist office on Albarracin : https://www.turismodearagon.com/en/ficha/albarracin/

There you go folks, a dandy places to see in wonderful mountains roads around quant Albarracin. Again, hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Albarracin, part II !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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