2. INDEX
Localitation and celebrations.........................3/5
History and culture……………………………………….6/10
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3. Localitation and celebrations
Vistabella is located at the
foot of Peñagolosa, limiting
its territory by a ravine
called Montleon.
There are a wide range of
nature in the term where the
mount is the richest
Peñagolosa in types of trees
and vegetation, which are
highlighted in monuments or
places of interest like the
hermitage of San Joan de
Peñagolosa, which together
with the church is a small bar
with rooms, the building built
in the early eighteenth
century in this century was a
convent of monks.
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4. The refrigerator was used in
ancient times to freeze and make
ice, forming snow fall in winter
season.
In the back of the refrigerator
for a few nests found "Machine
Gun", to the left of the last war
carried to the west of the
population, access is easy, stands
beside the cemetery, on the walls
tombstones are worthy of being
observed, this chapel called San
Antonio.
We have named another
hermitage located in San
Bartolome influences Carbo,
damaged by the passage of time,
say his recovery would be ideal, a
retreat of peace and rest, much
needed to those who are drawn by
stress of a consumer society that
has forgotten the most essential
of man's spirit.
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5. In late August are the
festivities in honor of San
Bartolomé and San Juan have
a typical dance consists of a
bolero and a jack, performed
only by a dolçaina and tabalet;
Vistabella is typical of the
bolero.
It is danced in pairs, in groups
of four persons forming two
rows that evolve through the
streets. Not being a ballroom,
no limits for what concerns
dancers, anyone can add to
the end of the ranks and
become part of it.
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6. History and culture
Vistabella will be a castle belonging to the Muslim
village of Culla as a whole.
After the Christian conquest in thousand two
hundred fifty-one, was given by Mr. Guillen and
wife Constance Anglesola Alago to Berenguer de
Anglesola and others to populate it.
In thousand two hundred and sixty-four, Balasc
Alago "grandson", invaded the Lordship of Culla
yet Vilafranca and Vistabella.
Then in thousand two hundred and sixty-four,
was incorporated Culla again.
In thousand three hundred thirty-eight was a
residence of the king of Aragon, who from there
dad begged an archbishop of Zaragoza that the
kingdom baba Perth.
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7. The town charter was confirmed by
Humberto De Thous 1382, master of wild
Subirats Pascual and others, later moving
to order Wild.
During the War of Independence, was
Quartel guerrilla general Vila Real,
Asensio snowed father, known as "The
Friars".
In 1812 is a battle against the French
general Souchet. Vistabella was important
stage Calinas Wars.
Vistabella has about 475 people living in
the urban population and some
farmhouses that existed around them,
although there deshabitad the ancient
village of "San Bertomeu the Boy".
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8. The town has always been
agriculture. There are two
streets that have an arc of the
door in the wall street called
"street of the oven" and
"Streets of San Roque”.
In the Church of the people say
they have found almost nothing
written. It was built in the late
sixteenth and early
seventeenth centuries
In the front there were
statues of saints above
everything was crucified at his
feet was the figure of the
Virgin Mary and the other side
of San Juan, were also San
Pedro and San Pablo, however
on the cover were Adam and
Eve.
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9. Within the village there is a
shrine called Our Lady of
Loreto, the special orientation
and placement air gives some
sobriety, in the vicinity of a
former Templar cemetery,
where now lies the new College.
Calvary situated atop a
mountain climbing are some
stations that include images of
the Crucifixion of Christ.
Vistabella Atzeneta has good
views and Teruel.
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10. Vistabella have a traditional meal today some meals are no longer made, but when they
celebrate the festival continue making sweets.
The most popular sweets are:
-The pastizos
-The "rollets" egg i anise.
-The cascarañas
meals:
-The tombet
-The Rice Omelet
-The pot is about preserving meat pig.
We believe that one of the great culinary riches of our people are mushrooms, especially
Nízcalo (Rovelló), we also have truffles.
In our mountains grow honkgos million and delight seekers throughout the province during the
season. It is common on weekends and fills the mountains around us.
Peñagolosa is much more than the highest mountain in the Valencia region, is also the most was
that once bordered on the Mediterranean shores with its 1813 meters of altitude.
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