Villarreal - city in the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain

Villarreal (Valencian: Vila-real) is a city of 51,000 people (2018) in Castellón province in Spain. It is home of the famous Villarreal CF football club. It is a place to enjoy nature, with many hiking possibilities in the Protected Landscape of the Millars Mouth.

Understand

• Tourist Information, Carrer Sant Pasqual, 68, 39.93945°, -0.09780°, +34 964 547 248. M 10:00-13:30, Tu-Sa 10:00-13:30 16:00-19:00, Su 10:00-12:00. 2017-12-30

Get in

By train

• Estació de Vila-real (Estación de Villarreal / Villarreal Train Station), Av França, 25, 39.9330°, -0.0967°, +34 912 432 343. Daily 06:30-21:30 (ticket window). Renfe runs frequent trains from Castellón, with a travel time of just 5 minutes. Facilities at the station include a café, bookshop, and car rental office. 2017-12-30

Get around

See

• Museu de la Ciutat (Museo de la Ciudad / Casa de Polo / City Museum), Carrer Joan Fuster, 33, 39.94011°, -0.09697°, +34 964 547 222, museu@vila-real.es. Sep-Jun: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00 17:00-20:00, Su 10:00-13:00; Jul Aug: Tu-F 10:00-13:00. The 19th-century farmhouse now houses a museum, with displays dedicated to the Villareal musicians and artists, and also hosts temporary art exhibits. 2017-12-31
• Termet de la Mare de Déu de Gràcia. The Termet houses a hermitage with a baroque flavour dedicated to the Virgen de Gracia, the patron saint, together with San Pascual Baylón, of Vila-real. Its basilica and the royal chapel, the work of the local sculptor Vicente Llorens Poy, is one of the city's heritage jewels. 2020-10-06

Do

• Football: Villareal CF play soccer in La Liga, Spain's top tier. Their home ground Estadio de la Cerámica (capacity 23,500) is just north of city centre.

Buy

• Mercat Central (Mercado Central / Central Market), Carrer de Colom, s/n, 39.93860°, -0.10071°, +34 964 547 216, mercat@vila-real.es. Jun-Sep: M-Sa 08:00-14:00; Oct-May: M-Sa 08:00-15:00. A standard food market selling local produce, meat, and fish. 2017-12-30
• Mercadillo (street market), Plaça Colom, 39.93870°, -0.10099°. W and Sa mornings. A bi-weekly market for fresh local produce and other goods. 2017-12-30

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect

As of June 2022, Villareal has 4G from MasMovil/Yoigo, Orange and Vodafone, and 5G from Movistar.

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