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Ancient flavours route

25 Jan Ancient flavours route

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A wine tourism experience with loads of history and flavour

Located in an exceptional enclave, Vinaròs boasts an enviable natural heritage. We invite you to discover the natural beauty of the area surrounding Vinaròs on a journey through incredible natural landscapes where you can experience unique sensations and tastes. Walk amongst giant olive trees, taste the nuances of their prized extra virgin olive oil, discovering its purest form along a very special route. Along this journey you’ll discover all the secrets and flavours that Vinaròs has to offer.

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Explora Maestrat

  • Opening hours: Available all year long by booking in advance.
  • Teléfono: +34 630 196 296
  • Email: ester@culturalroutes.es
  • Web: go to the web
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  • Language: Spanish.
  • Description:

    Feel the heartbeat of the Ancient Olive Trees: secrets and flavours. The greatest concentration of ancient olive trees can be found in the Sénia and around Vinaròs. True natural monuments with centuries upon centuries of history, including the famous Farga del Pou del Mas olive tree, which measures precisely 8 metres in perimeter. Let yourself be swept away by their lush, majestic branches while you discover the fascinating and exciting stories that they have to tell you. Ester, our guide from Cultural Routes, will lead you on this journey where you can discover all that this reserve keeps hidden. After getting to know about these majestic olive trees, now it’s time to enjoy their extra virgin olive oil, that famed treasure that has passed down through history and has marked Mediterranean culture from the time of the Phoenicians, yet remains ever present in our cuisine today.

     

    To do so we’ll meet Alex, Andrés and Sergio, the expert producers from Olis Cuquello, the family-owned company dedicated to working and tending the lands to produce these excellent oils. With many years of experience, they skilfully dedicate their expertise to creating the 5 single varieties of olive oil including: Cuquello 100, Farga 100, Sevillenc 100, Villalonga 100, and Cantera 100 each one with different properties, nuances, flavours and textures. Together we will discover all the details of the process of making this famous liquid gold while tasting three of the oldest local varieties.

     

    Since we know that you can’t resist its bewitching flavour, our guide will give you a bottle of exquisite Farga oil, an ancient local variety introduced by the Romans, extracted from ancient olive trees with massive diameters over 10 metres and branches unfurling out to cover more than 30 square metres of surface area.

    • Main offers:
    • Guided visit to the ancient olive trees
    • Guided olive oil tasting and a 250 ml gift bottle of Farga olive oil
    • Entry and guided visit to the olive oil interpretation centre of Cervera del Maestre

    Other services

    Participants must arrive in their own car. They can hire an additional transport service for €8 per person.

    Price: €15

Olis Cuquello

  • Address: Calle Pou Nou, 51 (centro de distribución) – Calle Les Cometes,13 (Dirección Fiscal)
  • Opening hours: Flexible opening hours based on our customers’ preferences.
  • GPS: 40.510661, 0.252230
  • Phone: +34 669 459 266
  • Email: alex@oliscuquello.com
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  • Access:   Accessibility
  • Language: Spanish.
  • Description: Olis Cuquello has a long family tradition of cultivating olive trees and producing and selling extra virgin olive oil. Respect for the environment, direct contact between producer and consumer, protection of the natural heritage of the ancient trees and working hard to produce a variety of high-quality extra virgin olive oil are the cornerstones of Olis Cuquello’s values. Olis Cuquello is committed to producing the local Cuquello, Farga, Sevillenc and Canetera varieties. The Cuquello variety is exclusive to La Jana, while the others are more widespread across the county. The company has also introduced a variety that pertains to other Valencian counties, the Villalonga, always striving to find that balance between tradition and innovation. Together with Explora Maestrat, they’ll offer visits to the ancient olive trees of the Pou del Mas de la Jana farm located next to the Via Augusta. Occupying less than one hectare the farm is home to 21 varieties, including the Farga del Pou del Mas olive tree, nearly 8 metres in perimeter and the “de las Parejas” olive tree, which earned the AEMO prize for the best landmark olive tree in Spain in 2014. They also offer local oil tastings at a farm five minutes away by foot from the massive olive trees of Pou del Mas. This olive oil tasting aims to distinguish between the different flavours of three extra virgin olive oils, including the Cuquello variety, which is a local variety found only in La Jana.

Santuari de la Misericordia sanctuary

  • Address: Camí de l’Ermita, 176.
  • Opening hours: Winter from 9:00 to 18:30. Closed on Mondays except holidays. Summer from 9:00 to 01:00.
  • GPS: 40.506929, 0.431384
  • Phone: +34 964 456 847/ 638 820 851
  • Access: 
  • Language: Spanish
  • Description: After finishing up the ancient olive trees route and now back in the city limits of Vinaròs, we’ll head off to one of its most iconic sites. Puig de la Misericordia, one of the highest sites in Vinaròs, offers unique views of the coast where we can also find ancient olive trees. This natural reserve packs in a lot of history. From the top we can enjoy a different perspective of the surroundings and history of Vinaròs. Going further into the area, the overlook offers an incredible panoramic view of the sea where you can even catch a glimpse of the Columbretes islands on clear days. From here you can make out the coast of Vinaròs, Benicarlò and Peñiscola, with its historic castle and the Serra d’Irta Natural park, while to the left is the imposing Montsià mountain that brings us closer to Catalonia, where the Delta de l’Ebre Natural Park is located. On this idyllic natural reserve stands the historical Santuari de la Misericordia sanctuary, also known as Saint Sebastian’s sanctuary, which was built over different chronological periods, although the Hermitage located on the same site dates back to the 15th century. The same site featured the construction of stables and shelters to host pilgrims who journeyed to venerate the saint. This site has a lot of history to tell.

Rubén Miralles Restaurant

  • Address: Trav. Sant Vicent, 9. Vinaròs.
  • Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday, 12:30 to 15:30 and 19:30 to 23:00.
  • GPS: 40.470269, 0.474678
  • Phone: +34 671 083 484
  • Email: rubenmirallesrestaurante@gmail.com
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  • Language: Spanish.
  • Description: Traditional dishes with a hint of innovation. Rubén Miralles is known for his innovative cuisine with Japanese flourishes. An unbeatable culinary experience.
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Teruel Restaurant

  • Address: Av. Madrid,11. Vinaròs
  • Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 07:00 to 16:00 and 20:30 to 23:30. Sundays, 07:00 to 16:00.
  • GPS: 40.468982, 0.468926
  • Phone: +34 964 400 424
  • Email: reservas@hotelteruel.es
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  • Access:    Accessibility
  • Language: Spanish.
  • Description: Teruel Restaurant works with seasonal local products. Based on home-made Mediterranean cooking, with a hint of innovation in their concoctions, the results are meals and side that beat expectations.

Nou Bar Restaurant

  • Address: Av. País Valencià, 7. Vinaròs.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 09:00 to 15:00 and 20:30 to 23:00. Closed on Monday afternoons.
  • GPS: 40.467826, 0.474746
  • Phone: +34 964 452 772 / 671 585 996
  • Email: aladrocvinaros@gmail.com
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  • Language: Spanish.
  • Description: The restaurant boasts high-quality contemporary cuisine with traditional roots that offers much more than just great food. In Nou Bar you can discover an experience for all five senses with their wine and food pairings featuring a fully personalised select menu. Passion, cuisine and quality await you.

Casa de la Vila

  • Address: C. Major, 21. Vinaròs.
  • GPS: 40.470287, 0.475732
  • Access: Accessibility
  • Description: After having enjoyed some of the local Vinaròs culinary delicacies, we invite you to pass through the lovely narrow streets in the historical centre where you can discover precious corners that still breathe secrets and legends from history. One of them is the Casa de la Vila, the second documented City Hall in the city of Vinaròs. The Casa originally had an access through a stone staircase from the outside and was formed by a single small room with a wooden closet used to safeguard the Council’s privileges, books and papers. The same room held court cases and was occasionally used as a prison for notable individuals.

BìoMón Vinaròs

  • Address: Calle Purísima 20, Vinaròs, Castellón
  • Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:30 and 17:00 to 20:00. Saturdays, 9:00 to 13:30 and 17:00 to 20:00.
  • GPS: 40.46979, 0.47525
  • Phone: +34 628 93 59 43
  • Email: mariajesusbo68@gmail.com
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  • Description: In her welcoming store in the city centre, Maria Jesús (the owner) offers a wide range of ecological and diet products: fruits, greens, chocolates and other delicacies so that you can bring a piece of Vinaròs home with you. You can also enjoy tasty natural smoothies made right then and there and even order your own home-made dessert to go.
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Farga Bakery

  • Address: C. de St. Cristófol,11. Vinaròs.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 07:45 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:30.
  • GPS: 40.471086, 0.474521
  • Phone: +34 964 450 336
  • Email: kikofarga@yahoo.es
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  • Description: This traditional bakery was founded in 1883 and has been passed down from generation to generation. Its philosophy is to create artisan products with traditional recipes, introducing a variety of high-quality products.

Macip Pastry Shop

  • Address: C. Socors, 26. Vinaròs.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 09:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 21:00. Saturdays, 09:00 to 14:00 and Sundays, 09:00 to 14:30.
  • GPS: 40.469859, 0.474276
  • Phone: +34 964 451 792
  • Email: agumaes@hotmail.es
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  • Description: This pastry shop has stood for more than 100 years (now in the hands of the third generation of pastry chefs in the family) and it is widely known for its traditional artisan pastries. One of its exclusive products are the San Sebastián purets.

La Bodegueta de Sant Vicent

  • Address: C. Sant Vicent, 8. Vinaròs.
  • Opening hours: Monday, 17:30 to 21:30. Tuesday to Thursday, 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 21:30. Friday and Saturday, 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 23:00.
     21:30. Viernes y sábados de 10:00 a 14:00 y de 17:30 a 23:00.
  • GPS: 40.470267, 0.474866
  • Phone: +34 964 451 620
  • Email: bodegueta@bodegueta.es
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  • Description: La Bodegueta de Sant Vincent is a welcoming family-owned business where you can taste high-quality culinary products. You can choose from sandwiches loaded with Iberian cold cuts, ham and Iberian sobrasada sausages, oily fish preserves, all types of cheese, Iberian longaniza sausages and much more. La Bodegueta also offers its many wines to pair with your food.

La Lionesa Pastry Shop

  • Address: C. Arcipreste Bono, 18. Vinaròs.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 09:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:30. Sundays, 09:00 to 14:00.
  • GPS: 40.468387, 0.475007
  • Phone: +34 964 451 164
  • Email: pastisserialalionesa@gmail.com
  • Access: Accessibility
  • Description: This pastry shop offers typical local bread and confectionery products, all made with artisanal techniques and lifelong recipes together with a café service.
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