Álvaro Lafuente Calvo, better known worldwide as Guitarricadelafuente, is on everyone's lips this fall for his starring role in 'La Bola Negra'. The singer and actor was born in Benicasim, but his family is originally from a beautiful and unknown town in Teruel, where he spent his childhood surrounded by traditional calm and a lot of heritage. This is Cuevas de Cañart.
What to see in Las Cuevas de Cañart, Teruel
Cuevas de Cañart is a town of about 70 inhabitants with a beautiful historic center, ideal for a getaway and a walk among medieval streets and monuments such as the baroque church of San Pedro Apóstol from the 18th century, inspired by the Basilica del Pilar in Zaragoza. Not in vain, Guitarricadelafuente already sings it: “In the Cuevas de Cañart, life is so beautiful that it seems real.” A song whose video clip is recorded in the streets of the town.
Church of Saint Peter the Apostle
In addition to the church, this small town in the so-called emptied Spain preserves the remains of two convents: that of the Purísima Concepción, with a baroque church from the 17th century; and that of the Servites, of which only the ruins remain and has created a mystical and different image with views of the entire Maestrazgo. In addition, Cuevas de Cañart preserves other treasures, such as its hermitages, its Portal de Mazo, the only standing remains of the old wall, its oven or its passages in the Jewish quarter.
Convent of the Servite Monks
Where to eat cheap and delicious in Las Cuevas de Cañart, Teruel
In this little town there is only one restaurant and with it they are served, because it covers all the typical gastronomy with high quality products. It's called Restaurante Hotel Don Iñigo de Aragón and they specialize in wood-fired and smoke-fired cuisine. Their meats are delicious.
What to do near Las Cuevas de Cañart, Teruel
Las Cuevas de Cañart is located in the heart of Maestrazgo, next to the Sierra de la Garrocha and surrounded by mountains, ravines and hiking trails to enjoy the autumn landscape in reddish and ocher tones. We can enjoy it by taking a walk of less than four kilometers that leads to the San Juan stream and passes by some medieval tombs carved into the rock itself, before returning to the town.
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