Albocàsser is a small municipality, capital of the Alt Maestrat region, in the northern interior of the province of Castellón, whose origins date back to prehistory, as attested by the abundant paintings of Levantine Rock art found in its surroundings.
During the Muslim period it would have been given its name, Albocàsser, which seems to come from the primitive inhabitants of an Arab farmstead in the area, Abul Alcasir, and, after the Christian reconquest, it passed into the hands of Blasco de Alagón, who issued a town charter to the founder Joan Brusca. and later passed into the hands of the Templar Order and the Order of Montesa. It went through numerous wars and was a victim of bombardment caused by the Condor Legion of the German army during the Spanish Civil War.
Surrounded by an ancestral landscape of valleys, ravines and dry stone, it bursts in colours in the months of January and February, in the bloom of the abundant almond trees that surround it. A perfect place to disconnect from the hustle and bustle and soak up nature, magic and excellent gastronomy in its many rural accommodations.
Among its important architectural, artistic, gastronomic, cultural and natural heritage, it is worth mentioning the hermitage of Sant Pau, a mystical space, whose history is intertwined with mysteries and legends, and even with a miracle. A must-see.
Albocàsser is part of the Templar Route and the Jacobean Route of Castellón, of the network of Cathar Roads and also offers its own routes with guided and self-guided tours.