Wisely Ordered

 We are heading for Torrecilla de Alcaniz.  You can get a sense of a place when you realise the streetview car hasn’t gone down the street you are plodding.  A bit of flattish land, a river and not much for miles around leads to a town.



 Torrecilla de Alcaniz had the usual Bronze Age, first mentioned in the 12th century sort of shtick.  It had a wall. It doesn’t have a wall anymore.  The current church of San Miguel dates back to the 16th century but got altered.  The town hall is also 16th century.  Currently the mayor is of the Popular Party and is Jose Miguel Celma.  Once it had a tile factory and olive oil mills. It does have a famous son, Jose Pardo Sastron.



 Born on  15th April 1822 our boy belonged to a long line of pharmacists, practicing in the Bajo Aragón of Teruel for several centuries. He studied in Zaragoza and Barcelona , ​​​​graduating in pharmacy at the College of San Victoriano and, returning to his home town as a rural apothecary.  He meticulously catalogued the flora of his native region, paying special attention to medicinal plants.



Working as a correspondent for the Aragonese Pharmaceutical Institute, the pharmaceutical colleges of Madrid, Granada, Barcelona, ​​and the naturalist societies Isis and Polichia he also founded and was the first president of the Aragonese Society of Natural Sciences. Upon his death, his library and most of his herbalist collection were donated by his family to the Botanical Garden of Valencia . Jose Miguel Celma was appointed Commander of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise . 



We will pass the Hogar Jubilado, described as a tapas bar.  It opens from 7.30am to 8pm except on Monday, when it is closed, and Sunday, when they have a lie-in till 11am.  37 reviews give in 4.7 stars.  A month ago Jose wrote ‘It eats wonderfully. You are thinking to eat well and calmly Excellent food and service too It's worth it Really, if I come back I will repeat’  Mostly the reviews are unwored however a year ago Pili said ‘Very friendly and pleasant, fast service and very good lunch...tapas and eat’




‘We will plunge further into the town before turning back once we have popped into the Carniceria Maria Pilar   Alvaro wrote seven months ago ‘Awesome meat, the best lamb I've ever had! And the unbeatable treatment! All kindness.’  Miguel opined ‘Traditional butcher shop with excellent kilometer zero products: bandana cheese, patamulo and tronchón; organic oil from the region; chistorra and sausage and meats of all kinds. Highly recommended.’




Time to head out of town and move on.















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