Our hostel is run by the Canopia Coop V. non-profit cooperative, which aims to contribute to promoting local and sustainable development in the region. Canopia’s work is based on encouraging cooperative synergies and dynamics with organisations and initiatives in the surrounding area.
Albergue La Parreta is in Villafranca, in the interior of the province of Castellón and in the heart of nature. We'll introduce you to ideal surroundings for doing outdoor activities like hiking and mountain biking. We also have three rooms used for courses, day events, congresses, environmental education workshops, etc.
Peñíscola, en la provincia de Castellón, es famoso por ser uno de los pueblos más bonitos de España. Caminando por las callejuelas de su centro histórico nos encontramos en un maravilloso escenario que ha inspirado a conocidos directores y productores de todo el mundo y donde se han rodado películas y series que han hecho historia.
En 1961 la superproducción internacional El Cid con Charlton Heston y Sophia Loren como protagonistas mostró la belleza de la Playa Norte de Peñíscola en la escena épica de la batalla final.
Around 6 miles from the Islas Columbretes (Columbretes Islands) in the open sea, volcanic lava was deposited on the seabed, creating a landscape with rocky canyons, arches and caves, all enveloped by totally transparent waters that are home to an explosive variety of fauna, including barracudas, Toothed Bream and immense schools of white seabream and Common Base, while the substrate is delicately covered by colourful vegetation.
Two freighters 50 metres long, sunk in 1995 at depths between -21 and -16 metres, offer divers the chance to experience unique sensations while peering into history, all while surrounded by clouds of fish who find their ideal shelter in these structures. We can go to the bridge and deck, escorted by an infinity of damselfish, and watch how the white seabream invade the hollows, while the Wreathy-Tuft-Tube Worm and nudibranchs discretely settle on the hull.
The influence of the Borgias in the 16th century on politics and religion left its mark on the Real Santuario Virgen María de la Font de la Salud, the most iconic monument in the town of Traiguera. Distinguished members of the Borgia family visited often and there are numerous documents recording the supply of municipal services by the Mestre de Montesa, Pere Lluís Garceran de Borgia.
The castle of Castellnovo had its heyday in the mid-15th century, when it became the property of Beatriz de Borgia, sister of Rodrigo Borgia, future Pope Alexander VI, and niece of Pope Calixtus III. She turned the castle into a palace with a beautiful Renaissance appearance, as a show of ostentation, distinction and power.
The scuba route will begin at the same anchoring buoy No. 8 where the bottom, beside a rocky promontory, at a depth of just four metres, drops steeply to 15 metres. The proposal is to head for the north end of the island, encountering a profusion of large stones and rocky platforms along the way, like a labyrinth where huge lobsters hide taking refuge from the everpresent dusky grouper.
From the anchoring point situated on the bay of the Grossa island, head for the channel between this and the first islet El Mascarat, leading out to the open sea. In order to conserve the air in the tank, it is best to swim to the beginning of the channel so as to go below the surface there, although you must beware of the possible existence of currents outwards, which if very strong it would be advisable not to go out of the inlet.