Converging valleys
Fuentes de Ebro, a fertile land of crops with protected designation of origin, sits on an escarpment crowned by the church of San Miguel Arcángel, the cultural and artistic centrepiece of the town. On the outside, the slender neo-Gothic tower commissioned from the architect Félix Navarro at the beginning of the 20th century to replace the original Mudejar tower, which had stability problems.
The interior of the temple seduces at first sight with its spaciousness, luminosity, elegance and richness and makes us understand why it is one of the most beautiful works of the Renaissance in Aragon. On the exterior brick walls of the primitive apse of this church, which has been converted into an entrance, various Mudejar tracery motifs have been preserved, basically interlacing to form lozenges. The Palace of the Counts of Fuentes, the hermitage of Santa Bárbara and the Roman site of La Corona are also worth a visit.
Fuentes de Ebro, a fertile land of crops with protected designation of origin, sits on an escarpment crowned by the church of San Miguel Arcángel, the cultural and artistic centrepiece of the town. On the outside, the slender neo-Gothic tower commissioned from the architect Félix Navarro at the beginning of the 20th century to replace the original Mudejar tower, which had stability problems.
The interior of the temple seduces at first sight with its spaciousness, luminosity, elegance and richness and makes us understand why it is one of the most beautiful works of the Renaissance in Aragon. On the exterior brick walls of the primitive apse of this church, which has been converted into an entrance, various Mudejar tracery motifs have been preserved, basically interlacing to form lozenges. The Palace of the Counts of Fuentes, the hermitage of Santa Bárbara and the Roman site of La Corona are also worth a visit.
Rodén
The hamlet of Rodén deserves a separate chapter. Perched on a mound at an altitude of 300 metres, the Islamic ruins of the old village bear witness to the devastation wrought by the Civil War. It was destroyed and dismantled in 1937 and, after the war, a new settlement was built at the foot of the old one. The old town, which has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, was built with alabaster as a wall-building material, bound with mortar and plastered with plaster. These plaster stones blend in with the terrain on which they stand and their silhouette is still visible, with the houses and buildings used for secondary activities arranged in a staggered pattern on the northern slope, with the church tower and the remains of the castle as the main landmarks. The tower has been restored and is the best preserved element: built with alabaster ashlars, square in plan and without decorative elements. The castle preserves a room covered by a half-barrel vault, reinforced with a brick arch and open at both ends.
The hamlet of Rodén deserves a separate chapter. Perched on a mound at an altitude of 300 metres, the Islamic ruins of the old village bear witness to the devastation wrought by the Civil War.
It was destroyed and dismantled in 1937 and, after the war, a new settlement was built at the foot of the old one. The old town, which has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, was built with alabaster as a wall-building material, bound with mortar and plastered with plaster. These plaster stones blend in with the terrain on which they stand and their silhouette is still visible, with the houses and buildings used for secondary activities arranged in a staggered pattern on the northern slope, with the church tower and the remains of the castle as the main landmarks. The tower has been restored and is the best preserved element: built with alabaster ashlars, square in plan and without decorative elements. The castle preserves a room covered by a half-barrel vault, reinforced with a brick arch and open at both ends.
Information
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Territorio Mudéjar Network
The city council has been a full partner of Territorio Mudéjar since March 2019.
Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Fuentes de Ebro
Monuments | View the project
Pedagogy | View the project
Mudetrad Project | View the project
Mudejar plaster | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project
