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Villarreal

Country:
Spain
State:
Pais Vasco
City:
Villarreal
Type of Location:
Multiple
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By air

Nearest airports to Villarreal are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

  El-Mananito Badajoz Airport (distanced approximately 20 km)
  Talavera Ab/bada Airport (distanced approximately 39 km)
  Evora Airport (distanced approximately 62 km)
  Beja Airport (distanced approximately 94 km)
  Tancos Airport (distanced approximately 130 km)

Key places to visit
Hermitage of the Virgen de Gracia, Archpriest of St. James Church, Santuario de San Pascual Baylon, Convento del Carmen, Santa Quiteria Bridge, Plaza de la Vila, Church of Blood

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Places to Visit

Hermitage of the Virgen de Gracia

The Hermitage of Our Lady of Grace is located in the town of Villarreal ( Castellon Province, Spain ) is a representative building of the houses Mediterranean architecture, with an important collection of medieval tiles, Renaissance and Baroque and an ethnological museum, a Archeology. Interestingly, for its full baroque decoration, the small chapel which contains the statue of the patron.From the late fourteenth century there is evidence of the presence of hermits in this environment and in particular one called Bernat Fabra.

Archpriest of St. James Church

The church archpriest of St. James the Apostle, in the town of Villarreal in Castellon Province, is a religious building constructed in neoclassical eighteenth century. This is a large church 75 x 45 x 22 meters whose original project and the address of the first phase is due to the builder Juan Jose Nadal. Its space is a combination of two floors: a centralized and a lounge. The plant, with three exedras polygonal shape of the apse and transept arms and open to the columnar space of three ships of 22 m. in height. The nave is vaulted and the side window edge. In the transept rises the dome over the drum. The blue glazed tile roof, arched profile shapes.

Santuario de San Pascual Baylon

The Santuario de San Pascual Baylon, known popularly as The Sant, is located in the town of Villarreal in the province of Castellon. The set consists of the " Templo Votivo International Eucharistic "proclaimed basilica minor by Pope John Paul II, the Royal Chapel with the tomb of San Pascual Baylon, the Museum of Sant Pouet and the convent of the closure of Clare mothers.The convent has its origins in the sixteenth century, but is due to the fact that he lived, died and was buried San Pascual Baylon, who achieved fame and importance as a place of pilgrimage

Convento del Carmen

Today parish and a community based Franciscan, one can see inside a beautiful cloister Mannerist mid- seventeenth century.

Santa Quiteria Bridge

Santa Quiteria Bridge is located on the river Mijares, between the towns of Almazora and Villarreal in Castellon Province, was built in the XIII Century. It is included in the protective environment of the Protected Landscape Mijares River Mouth

Plaza de la Vila

Founding period remains the center of the old plant Hippodamus of the town, forming the large arcaded square in the medieval flavor that can be seen up to four types of arcades different.

Church of Blood

Only remnant of the sixteenth century is the facade of the old church of the Blood, built on lots of houses inhabited by Jews and maintaining the arch with some reasons for the Passion.
 

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