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p Daroca
Zaragoza. * 2,100. n Calle Mayor
44, 976 80 01 29. ( Thu. _ Santo
Tomás (7 Mar). 8 (of village).
An impressive array of battle-
mented medieval walls stretches
approximately 4 km (2 miles)
around this old Moor ish strong-
hold. Although parts of the walls
have decayed, some of the 114
towers and gateways are still a
remark able sight, particularly
from the main road to Zaragoza.
The Colegial de Santa María,
a church in the Plaza España,
houses the Holy Cloths from the
Reconquest (see pp58–9). After a
surprise attack by the Moors in
1239, priests celebrating Mass
bundled the consecrated bread
into the linen sheets used for
the altar. Upon being unwrapped,
the cloths were miraculously
stained with blood.

Environs
Gateway through the medieval walls of Daroca The agricultural town of
Monreal del Campo, 42 km
i Calatayud Cistercian monks in the 12th (26 miles) south of Daroca, has
century, this monastery was a saffron museum. Towards
Zaragoza. * 20,200. £ @ n Plaza
España 1, 976 88 63 22. ( Tue. damaged in the 19th century Molina de Aragón, 20 km
_ San Roque (14–17 Aug), Virgen and subsequently rebuilt. Some (12 miles) from Daroca, is the
de la Peña (6–10 Sep). ∑ catalayud. of the 12th-century buildings Laguna de Gallocanta, a lake
es/turismo remain, including the chapter- and wildlife refuge.
house, refectory and hostel.
The huge Moorish fortress and In the damp cellars, the monks
minaret-like church towers are once distilled strong potions of a Fuendetodos
visible from miles around. Only herbal liqueur. This was allegedly Zaragoza. * 126. n Calle Cortes
ruins are left of the 8th-century the first place in Europe where de Aragón 7, 976 14 38 67. _ San
Arab castle of the ruler, Ayub, drinking choco late, from Mexico, Roque (last Sat of May), San Bartolomé
which gave the town its name. was made (see p63), and there is (24 Aug). ∑ fuendetodos.org
The church of Santa María la now a chocolate exhibition.
Mayor has a Mudéjar tower The park in which the mon- This small village was the
and an elaborate façade in astery stands is a nature reserve birthplace of one of Spain’s
the Plateresque style. The full of grottoes and waterfalls. best-known artists of the late
17th-century church of San A hotel is now located in the 18th and early 19th centuries,
Juan Real holds Goya paintings. old monastery buildings. Francisco de Goya. The
The ruins of the Roman set-
tlement of Bílbilis are east of
Calatayud, near Huérmeda.
o Monasterio
de Piedra
3 km (2 miles) south of Nuévalos,
Zaragoza. Tel 976 87 07 00.
£ Calatayud. @ from Zaragoza.
Open daily. & 8 7
∑ monasteriopiedra.com
Built on the site of a Moorish
castle conquered by Alfonso II
of Aragón and given to Interior of Goya’s cottage in Fuendetodos
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p567 and pp590–91

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