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Altorricón (Spanish) or El Torricó (Catalan) is a municipality located in the comarca of La Litera/La Llitera in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. With an extension of 32.03 km2, the municipal district of Altorricón lies on the southern part of La Llitera, limiting with El Segrià (Almacelles). The district is surrounded north and south by Tamarite de Litera. The municipality contains the town of Altorricón and the uninhabited towns of Cuquet, Montanera and Lo Tossal as well as the old church of San Bartolomé de Altorricón.
It has two official names Altorricón and El Torricó. The official name of Altorricón is considered to be incorrect by historians, although most of the population use that form of the name, in either the Spanish form of it Altorricón or the Catalan Altorricó. The name probably derived from Western Catalan "Torricó", or small tower, with Al- being a common prefix in Arab names. It's not clear what 'small tower' the name could refer to, but hypothesis point to Castle of Vallbona (Catalan Castell de Vallbona) situated north west from the town, or maybe some building that no longer exists in the center of the village.
The secondary water channel of La Mola, derived from the Canal d'Aragó i Catalunya crosses the municipal district diagonally from NW to SE, and is used to irrigate the land all across the territory. Multiple minor channels distribute the water, namely the ravine of San Bartomeu or the one of Clamorelles. A small section in the SW is drained by the torrent of Oriols and Vallbona.
Altorricón, right smack in the middle of the municipality, is crossed by the local road of Tamarite de Litera that springs out north from the national road N240 (Tarragona-San Sebastián).
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Aragón already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Altorricón yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Altorricón · in the village+34 974 425 028View on the mapWebsite
Tamarite de Litera · 4.4 km away+34 974 42 54 55View on the map
Tamarite de Litera · 7.4 km away+34 642 728 104View on the map
Tamarite de Litera · 7.6 km away+34 974 420 724View on the mapWebsite
Almenar · 7.9 km away+34 973 770 682View on the map
Almacelles · 8.3 km away+34 973 741 601View on the mapWebsite
Almacelles · 8.4 km away+34 973 740 077View on the mapWebsite
Almacelles · 9.6 km away+34 973 193 050View on the mapWebsite
Binéfar · 9.6 km away+34 974 430 411View on the mapWebsite
Binéfar · 10.6 km away+34 624 371 174View on the mapWebsite
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.
What people eat in Aragón when they eat well.
PGI young lamb, roasted or grilled; the Aragonese feast-day dish.
Sausage cured in Pyrenean air; grilled or in a mid-morning sandwich.
A vegetable from the Ebro market gardens, humble and exquisite with a good oil.
With designation of origin, bagged one by one on the tree.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed Altorricón's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
