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What to see and do in Fortanete

What to see and do in Fortanete (Maestrazgo, Teruel): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Food and drink

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Church of Fortanete 50 m

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What to see and do in Fortanete

Fortanete
Village
Fortanete is a municipality in the province of Teruel, in the comarca of the Maestrazgo, situated at 1,353 metres above sea level in the valley of the Fortanete river, between the Sierra de la Cañada and the Sierra de Tarrascón-Las Lastras. It has 195 inhabitants. Inhabited since prehistoric times, in 1202 King Peter II of Aragon donated its castle and town to the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, within the commandery of Aliaga. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries brought economic prosperity, reflected in the town hall and in the parish church of la Purificación, from the late seventeenth century, as well as in several manor houses and hermitages. In the mid-nineteenth century it came to exceed 1,700 inhabitants, its historic peak.
Church of Fortanete
Monument
The parish church of Fortanete, in the sierra of the same name in the Maestrazgo (Teruel), is dedicated to Saint Mary under the invocation of the Purification. It was built in the late 17th century and is declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection).
Festivities of Fortanete
Activity
Patronal festivities of Fortanete in honour of Saint Christopher, the village's patron, with a fair on Saint Lawrence's day, 10 August. According to Madoz's nineteenth-century geographical dictionary, shopkeepers selling food and clothing goods would come to this fair, evidence of the commercial importance it historically held for the town.
Festivities of invierno de Fortanete
Activity
Fortanete, known as the hidden jewel of the Maestrazgo, celebrates its winter festival beside the church of the Purificación, with game stews and casseroles as the dish of the season.
Game pots and stews
Food and drink
The winter recipe book rests on pots, broths and stews with game, ternasco or pork, accompanied by mushrooms and aromatic herbs from the hills. They are cooked slowly and served at festive meals.