THE VILLAGE

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In its urban complex, the church stands out, a large temple dedicated to San Juan Bautista, built in the seventeenth century. It has a simply decorated Mudejar tower, dated between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that could well have been a previous watchtower of Islamic origin. Inside, we must highlight the baroque chapel of the Virgen de la Cabeza, an object of great devotion in the area. His festival, with a procession led by the prior and the mayordomos, is celebrated on the last Sunday in April.

Remarkable elements of traditional architecture are the restored oven, inside the town; the laundry room and the fountain on the outskirts; a hermitage erected in honor of Santo Cristo next to the cemetery; and a peirón dedicated to San Juan Bautista, on the old road to Daroca.

It is part of the set of populations called "Anillo de Gallocanta" belonging to the Camino del Cid, a section in which the vineyards and the spring beauty of almond and cherry blossom trees stand out.

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WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO SEE

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Church of San Juan Bautista

Porticoed parish church dedicated to San Juan Bautista. The temple, impressive due to its large size, is in the Baroque style but with a simply decorated Mudejar tower, dated between the 14th and 15th centuries that could have been a previous watchtower of Islamic origin. In this church some Gothic altarpieces are preserved and the chapel dedicated to the Virgen de la Cabeza built in 1675. The altarpieces that we can find: The main altarpiece, the  of the Holy Christ, San Ramón Nonato, Virgen del Rosario, San Francisco Javier, Virgen de la Cabeza, Santa Bárbara, Santa Teresa, San José.

Peiron of San Juan Bautista

It is located at the entrance to the municipality from the Daroca road. It is more than 3.5 meters high and has four sections: a three-step stand; base with two prismatic parts and a truncated pyramidal; smooth trunk; and aedicule between two cornices with  niche that has the image of Saint John the Baptist, a pyramidal finish and an iron cross  

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