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What to see and do in Tabuenca

What to see and do in Tabuenca (Campo de Borja, Zaragoza): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

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Church of Tabuenca 50 m

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What to see and do in Tabuenca

Tabuenca
Village
Tabuenca, at the foot of the Moncayo, was a Celtiberian and later Celtiberian-Roman city settled on the Cerro del Calvario, with remains of walls, and its iron mines, known as Tabuca, were worked by the Romans. Reconquered by Alfonso I the Battler in 1119, it was entirely resettled by Christian families, unlike other villages in the comarca. In 1709 Felipe V granted it the title of Most Faithful Town for its loyalty during the War of the Spanish Succession, and during the Peninsular War Napoleonic troops killed thirty-nine villagers and burned down the parish church in reprisal. Today it raises in its lower hills the livestock that supplies the Ternasco de Aragón indication, and pairs roast lamb with the comarca's garnacha. It has 305 inhabitants.
Church of Tabuenca
Monument
Parish church of San Juan Bautista de Tabuenca, at the foot of the sierra de Tabuenca, in Gothic-Renaissance style and built in the 16th century. It is reached by a broad staircase that offers a distinctive view of the building. It has a single nave covered with a star-ribbed vault and a square tower with Mudéjar decoration topped by an octagonal upper section. In the 18th century it was thoroughly remodelled: the temple was reoriented and a new transept and choir were added. In 1808, during the Peninsular War, French troops set it on fire and destroyed a large part of its artistic and documentary treasures.
Festivities of Tabuenca
Activity
Main festivities of Tabuenca from 7 to 11 September in honour of Nuestra Señora del Niño Perdido, with the public auction of staffs, torches and banners of the Virgin on the 8th. On 19 January San Sebastián is celebrated, and on the fourth Sunday of Lent a pilgrimage with the pastel de los Santos cake.
Ternasco lamb of the Tabuenca mountains
Food and drink
The scrubland pastures of the eastern sector of the comarca sustain the sheep farming that supplies the Ternasco de Aragón indication. The lamb is prepared roasted in the oven, in chilindrón or over embers, and is usually accompanied by garnacha from the area itself.