Nogueras: Mill, Hermitage and Sierra de Herrera

Nogueras brings together historic buildings and religious stories with a landscape shaped by rivers, rock and forests. When searching for a hotel in Nogueras, these themes offer a concrete guide: the mill and the structures at the edge of town reflect the history of its buildings and settlement; Sierra de Herrera, fossils and the excursion to the sanctuary offer other points of interest. This can help you decide whether you are more interested in historic architectural styles, religious traditions or landscape.

The mill: architecture and history of use

A path leads downhill from the road to the mill, which is 50 metres from the town. The main building is made of irregular stone-and-mortar masonry, has three storeys and a gabled roof. A gabled roof consists of two sloping roof surfaces. The number of storeys describes the building’s vertical layout; the roof shape and masonry add information about its form and materials. The mill was built at the beginning of the 20th century and was no longer in use by the 1950s. Its design and period of use offer two different ways of looking at it: the exterior form of the main building and the site’s history over time.

Structures at the edge of town and the Río Cámaras

At the edge of town, the Fuente-abrevadero (fountain and watering trough) and the washing place are on opposite sides of the road: the spring is on one side, and the washing place on the other. This layout provides a clear landmark. The Río Cámaras flows through Nogueras, adding a river running through the town to the points of reference at its edge.

Religious history in the Sierra

The Ermita de la Virgen de Nuestra Señora de la Sierra was built at the highest point of the Sierra. Religious tradition tells that the image of the Virgin appeared there to a charcoal burner named Martín; this event explains the choice of location.

Excursion and landscape of Sierra de Herrera

The 11-kilometre excursion to the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Sierra de Herrera reaches the highest point of the Sierra at an altitude of 1,342 metres and passes through 800 hectares of upland, pine forests and holm oak woodland. The route length, altitude and landscape traversed describe different aspects of the tour: 11 kilometres is the excursion’s length, 1,342 metres is the highest point, and 800 hectares is the upland area.

In the part of Sierra de Herrera belonging to the Comarca del Jiloca, which includes Nogueras and Santa Cruz de Nogueras, are some of the most significant holm oak forests in the Iberian System. Geologically, Nogueras lies in the Paleozoic core on the northern side of the mountain range. The Paleozoic sedimentary rocks there contain numerous well-preserved fossils. “Paleozoic” refers to a geological time period, adding a temporal perspective to the description of the rocks. The holm oak forests and fossils represent different aspects of nature: the Sierra’s woodland landscape and the geological classification of its sedimentary rocks.

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