The walls
On the hill.
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Albarracín is a small town in Teruel province, Aragon, eastern Spain, about 29 km west of Teruel and 138 km northwest of Valencia in a straight line. About a thousand people live there, and it was declared a national monument in 1961. The town takes its name from the Banu Razin, a Berber family of the Hawwara who made it their capital from the early 11th century until the Almoravids took it in 1104. From 1167 to 1300 it was an independent lordship. Stony hills and red sandstone boulders surround it, making it a well-known rock-climbing spot. The town's rusty-pink houses pile up above a tight bend of the Guadalaviar river, with wooden balconies and leaning walls that almost touch over the lanes. A long crenellated wall with towers runs along the hill behind, rising and falling with the rocks as if part of them. Visitors wander the twisting lanes and climb to the walls for a view over the town and river. It is lovely in every season and quieter on weekdays; stay the night to see it lit up in the evening.
On the hill.
Wooden balconies.
Below the town.
Albarracín, Teruel province, Aragon, Spain
Yes, to see it in the evening.
On weekdays.