Provincial capital
Teruel is a city in Aragon, located in eastern Spain, and is also the capital of Teruel Province. It had a population of 35,900 as of 2022, making it the least populated provincial capital in Spain. It is noted for its harsh climate (with a wide daily variation on temperatures), its renowned jamón serrano (cured ham), its pottery, its surrounding archaeological sites, rock outcrops containing some of the oldest dinosaur remains of the Iberian Peninsula, and its famous events: La Vaquilla del Ángel during the weekend (Friday to Monday) closest to 10 July and "Bodas de Isabel de Segura" around the third weekend of February.
Teruel is regarded as the "town of Mudéjar" (Moorish-influenced architecture) due to numerous buildings designed in this style. All of them are comprised in the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon which is a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
Teruel's remote and mountainous location 915 metres (3,002 feet) above sea level and its low population has led to relative isolation within Spain. A campaign group with the slogan Teruel existe ("Teruel exists") was founded in 1999 to press for greater recognition and investment in the town and the province. Due in part to the campaign, transport connections to Teruel were improved with the construction of a motorway between Zaragoza and Sagunto. However, Teruel remains the only provincial capital in peninsular Spain without a direct road or railway link to the national capital, Madrid. A running joke in the Spanish online satirical publication El Mundo Today is that Teruel does not exist.
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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 Teruel 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
Teruel · in the village+34 978 227 773View on the mapWebsite
Teruel · in the village+34 978 210 065View on the mapWebsite
Teruel · in the village+34 978 602 819View on the mapWebsite
Teruel · in the village+34 643 885 752View on the map
Teruel · in the village+34 978 786 050View on the mapWebsite
Teruel · in the village+34 691 107 755View on the mapWebsite
Teruel · in the village+34 661 36 4249View on the map
Teruel · in the village+34 978 610 720View on the mapWebsite
Teruel · in the village+34 978 229 548View on the map
Teruel · in the village+34 622 170 753View on the mapWebsite
Teruel · in the village+34 978 092 322View on the map
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.
The 30 closest to the centre, out of 64 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
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 Teruel's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
The 12 closest to the centre, out of 14 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.