Tramacastiel
NOT TO BE MISSED
Las Minas de Hierro and the hiking trail of Puntos Singulares.
Complement your visit with:
At your way:
From water to sulphur – go to page
Between watercourses and hiding places – go to page
Entrench:
Villel, Fortines del Plano – go to page
Andatela:
Water hiking trail – go to page
Route of the Narrows of the river Ebrón – go to page
Route of Amanaderos – go to page
Alto de la Molina hiking trail – go to page
Hiking trail of Puntos Singulares – go to page
Services:
Neighbourhood: Mas de la Cabrera
Inhabitants: 72
Altitude: 879.
Demonym: Tramacastielino/a
How to get there?
Take the national road 330 in the direction of Libros, where you will take a detour on the local road TE-V-9103. 34 kilometres from the capital. See map
NATURAL HERITAGE
Source and banks of the river Tramacastiel and pine forests.
El Barzo ravine.
Rock formations:
Peña La Horca, El Fraile and La Monja. It is located in an area where you can do various activities, both climbing and hiking trail.
Peña El Águila, from where you can see wonderful views of the whole village. It is close to the trenches.
Landscapes of Rodeno.
Nublica Fountain. Fountain that after some processes of potabilization supplies water to the village.
Routes:
Tramacastiel River hiking trail
Hiking trail of Singular points around Tramacastiel
Hiking trail of the Virgen of Gollizno
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Remains of the Castle of the Templars, 12th-13th centuries, located on a rocky elevation, it must have been a defensive element of the Valencian border, probably dependent on the commandery of Villel. Nowadays only a few remains remain, which blend in with the rocks.
Castle of probable Muslim origin, although there are no data of its history in this period. At the end of the 12th century (1187), Villel and its villages, areas and belongings, among which was Tramacastiel, was handed over to the Order of Alfambra. After the union of this order with that of the Temple (in 1196), Villel and its villages passed to the Templars, who founded the Encomienda de Villel.
The few remains of this castle are located in a group of rocks that dominate the population. Among its ruins are the remains of a rectangular tower with masonry work that was part of the upper enclosure, with measures approximately 7 by 9 meters sideways and greatly reduced in height. Around it you can see traces of the enclosure that protected it. There is another smaller and also quadrangular tower, which is located on the top of a high rock. The whole is made of masonry, very uneven and joined with mortar. In 2016 it still has several retaining and perimeter walls, remains of buildings and what appears to be a reservoir located on the slope that leads to the castle, which would place it outside the current enclosure. You can also see a peculiar stone and mortar watchtower located on a rock in the center of the castle.
Church of El Salvador from the 17th century. It has three naves covered with a half-barrel vault with lunettes. The sacristy and the square masonry tower must have come from the previous church built at the end of the 16th or beginning of the 17th century. The image of the Virgin of the Rosary, which can be found in the church, is an interesting 16th century carving.
Hermitage of Santa María, 14th century, a single-nave building, made of masonry and with a gabled roof. The nave is covered on one side with a wooden roof and the chancel with a ribbed vault.
Visigothic cemetery, in a poor state of conservation.
Shrine of the Camino del Santo Gollizno. It is a small altar before which people used to worship, to expire the guilt of acts that had been engraved in the memory of the person who went there. It is like a small stone immersed in the mountains that link the village of Tramacastiel with Villel.
Iron mines.
FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS
San Antón, 17th January.
La Santa Cruz, 3rd May in Más de la Cabrera. It is celebrated on 1 May.
Virgen de Agosto, 15th August.
San Miguel, 29th September. Celebrated on 20 September.