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What to see and do in Vallibona

What to see and do in Vallibona (Els Ports, Castellón): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Vallibona: festival calendar

January: Festivities of invierno de Vallibona (around January 17)

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What to see and do in Vallibona

Vallibona
Village
Vallibona is a small mountain municipality in the province of Castellón, in the comarca of Els Ports, situated on the banks of the Cérvol river, in the mountains of Benifasar and bordering Morella. Of Muslim origin, it received a charter of settlement from its first feudal lord, Blasco de Alagón, in 1271, and experienced the commercial splendour of 14th- and 15th-century Morella, from which it became independent in 1691. It now has 63 inhabitants, engaged in livestock farming and agriculture. It preserves the 14th-century parish church of the Assumption, and the hermitages of Santo Domingo and Santa Águeda. Two stages of the GR-331 cross it, between Castell de Cabres and Vallivana, and its winter cuisine revolves around the olla de recapte, made with products from the pig slaughter.
Ports de Beceite (Valencian side)
Nature
Southern foothills of the Els Ports massif in the municipality of Vallibona, the Valencian side of a mountainous range of about 800 square kilometres shared between Catalonia, Aragon and the Valencian Community, whose summit, the Caro or Mont Caro, reaches 1,442 metres and is also the highest point in the province of Tarragona. The vegetation brings together Mediterranean scrubland, Aleppo pine woods, holm oak groves and black pine and Scots pine woods at the highest elevations, with beech woods on the shaded slopes, and is home to the wild goat. On this Valencian side, the area is protected as the Tinença de Benifassà natural park, covering some 5,000 hectares, within a wider area included in the Natura 2000 Network.
Conquest Trail (GR-331) through Vallibona
Nature
Two stages of the long-distance GR-331 footpath run through the municipal district of Vallibona, between Castell de Cabres and Vallivana.
Festivities of invierno de Vallibona
Activity
The winter fiestas of Vallibona (Els Ports, Castellón) are dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot and are held on 17 January, the date the calendar of saints marks his feast day. It is the main celebration of the winter calendar of this small municipality in the comarca of Els Ports.
The olla de recapte
Food and drink
A slow-pot stew with pulses, vegetables, potato and the products of the pig slaughter — belly pork, cured sausage, ham bone — a winter dish of the farmsteads; on the same table appear the bullit and lamb over embers.