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Teruel packs a surprising amount into a small, walkable center: four Mudéjar towers named a UNESCO World Heritage site, Spain’s best dinosaur park, and the tombs of its famous medieval lovers. Most sights sit within a 15-minute walk of Plaza del Torico. Here are the top things to do in Teruel, with hours and prices, as part of our Teruel travel guide. For getting around, see travel tips for Teruel.
Things to Do in Teruel: Mudéjar Architecture and Historic Sites
Teruel Cathedral and its Tower
The Cathedral of Santa María de Mediavilla dates from the 12th century and holds a painted 13th-century wooden ceiling (cimborrio) decorated in the Mudéjar style. Its tower, finished in 1257, is one of four Teruel towers inscribed on the UNESCO list in 1986. Entry to the cathedral and tower costs about 4.50 €, and the tower is reached by a narrow internal staircase.
El Salvador Tower
The Torre de El Salvador, built in the early 14th century, is the best of the four to climb: a steep interior ramp leads past ceramic tilework to a viewing platform over the red rooftops. It stands on Calle El Salvador just off the Plaza del Torico and opens most days from about 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00; combined tower tickets start around 7 €.
San Pedro Church and the Mausoleum of the Lovers
The 14th-century Iglesia de San Pedro holds the Mausoleo de los Amantes, the alabaster tombs of Isabel de Segura and Diego de Marcilla, the Lovers of Teruel. Their mummified remains lie beneath carved sculptures of the couple. The mausoleum, church, and cloister cost around 5 € and tell the 13th-century love story through panels in Spanish and English. The legend is re-enacted each February, so see our events and festivals in Teruel guide if you want to catch it.
San Martín Tower
The Torre de San Martín sits on the city’s north side and is the only one of the four towers you can admire fully from outside without an interior ticket, though its brick-and-tile facade is worth the walk. Together with the cathedral cimborrio, the four sites form the core of Teruel’s Mudéjar route, easily done in a morning.
Things to Do in Teruel: Museums and Family Attractions
Dinópolis
Dinópolis, at Polígono Los Planos on the city’s edge, is a dinosaur theme park built around the province’s rich fossil beds. The main Teruel park opens at 10:00 and closes between 19:00 and 20:00 depending on the season, with ticket offices closing at 15:00. Adult entry starts at 34 €, juniors aged 4 to 11 and seniors over 60 pay from 27 €, and children under 4 are free; seven satellite centers across the province are covered by a combined ticket for about 3 € extra. Allow a full day, and check Teruel weather by month before you go since parts of the park are outdoors.
Provincial Museum of Teruel
The Museo Provincial, in the Casa de la Comunidad, covers archaeology from the province’s dinosaur and Iron Age past through Roman and medieval finds. Entry is free for EU citizens and about 2 € otherwise, and it is closed on Mondays. Spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons; see our best time to visit Teruel guide.
Things to Do in Teruel: Squares, Gardens, and Viewpoints
Plaza del Torico
The Plaza del Torico is Teruel’s living room, a triangular square dominated by a small bronze bull (El Torico) standing on a column above a fountain. Cafés ring the square, and the Mudéjar tower of El Salvador rises at one corner. Most walking tours start here, and it fills during the evening paseo.
Escalinata Neo-Mudéjar
This grand neo-Mudéjar staircase, built in 1920-21, climbs from the train station and Paseo del Óvalo to the old town in a zigzag of brick arches and glazed tiles. It is free, open at all hours, and gives the best single photo of the city on the way up. It sits at the foot of the station-side neighborhood.
Viaducto de Fernando Hué
The Fernando Hué viaduct spans a deep ravine at the city’s northern edge, and a walk along it offers views over the medieval walls and the old aqueduct Los Arcos below. It connects to a path that circles the historic center, a good 40-minute loop. For a base near here, see our where to stay in Teruel guide.
