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What to see and do in Josa

What to see and do in Josa (Cuencas Mineras, Teruel): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities

How far each place is from the centre of Josa

Church of Josa 50 m

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What to see and do in Josa

Josa
Village
Josa is a small municipality of the Cuencas Mineras, in Teruel, with 34 inhabitants, at 772 metres above sea level, on the route towards Alcaine and Obón, within the cultural park of the río Martín. Its municipal area, of great fossil richness, exposes Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous terrain; it was here that the geologists Deslongchamps and Vilanova found new species in 1863, and in 1994 the La Cantalera site was located, one of the most important dinosaur sites in Teruel, with remains of fish, frogs, turtles, crocodiles, flying reptiles and mammals. The village has had a museum since 1977 displaying more than two hundred fossil species. Its church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was rebuilt in baroque style and completed in 1732.
Church of Josa
Monument
Parish church of the Assumption, from the 18th century and with Mudejar influence despite its late chronology, of large dimensions: three naves with a dome and a three-tiered tower, two of them square and one octagonal. It already existed in 1349, the year in which the death of its parish priest from the Black Death is recorded. The present temple was rebuilt in the 18th century in Baroque style, completed in 1732, funded by the bishop of Lérida Gregorio Galindo Zabaldica, a native of Josa. Its dome (cimborio) and the sacristy ceiling, of Rococo influence, stand out.
Festivities of Josa
Activity
The festivities of Josa are celebrated in a town known for its paleontological wealth: in 1994 the La Cantalera site was located, one of the most important dinosaur sites in the province of Teruel, and since 1977 the town has had a museum displaying more than two hundred fossil species.