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Detour:
Teruel
One of Spain's most attractive provincial cities, Teruel is situated in southern Aragon
province but is actually easier to get to from Valencia (2½ hours by train). In this open-air
museum of ornate Mudéjar monuments, the streets are filled with life - a reflection of a
city reasserting itself with cultural attitude.
Teruel's
cathedral
(Plaza de la Catedral; adult/child €3/2; 11am-2pm & 4-8pm)
is a
rich example of the Mudéjar imagination at work with its kaleidoscopic brickwork and col-
ourful ceramic tiles.
The most impressive of Teruel's other Mudéjar monuments is the
Torre de El Salvador
(
www.teruelmudejar.com
,
in Spanish; Calle El Salvador; adult/child €2.50/1.80;
10am-2pm & 4-8pm)
, an early-14th-century extravaganza of brick and ceramics built
around an older Islamic minaret.
Getting There & Around
Morella is best reached via Castellón, which has good train connections. Two daily
weekday buses (€9, 2¼ hours) and one Saturday service of
Autos Mediterráneo
(
964 22 00 54)
run to/from Castellón's train station.
COSTA BLANCA
The long stripe of the Costa Blanca (White Coast) is one of Europe's most heavily
visited areas. If you're after a secluded midsummer beach, stay away - or head in-
land to enjoy traditional villages and towns that have scarcely heard the word 'tour-
ism'. Then again, if you're looking for a lively social scene, good beaches and a
suntan…
Xàbia
POP 31,600
With a third of its resident population and over two-thirds of its annual visitors non-
Spanish (every second shop seems to be an estate agent/realtor), Xàbia (Spanish:
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