Get your Peñíscola bus tour from Valencia and discover the Sant Mateu hidden gem. It’s a must-do guided full-day tour for intrigues, history, and movie lovers: Templars, Popes, Cathars, Pirates and, even the Iron Throne. All these are the elements for an exciting day in a single bus tour! Peñíscola and Sant Mateu are well worth an excursion.
Jump on the Peñiscola bus tour from Valencia! Travel to a time when the region was the cradle and refuge for the Avignon rebel Popes. Conquer the Citadele, one of the most beautiful villages in Spain. Sit on the Iron Throne and defend the Dragon’s Queen! Experience the Templars’ legends in a stunning city surrounded by the sea and fortified walls.
Stroll a typical Mediterranean fisher’s village white streets. Dare to siege the Peñíscola impregnable the Peñíscola impregnable castle that controls the passage of corsairs. Discover Peñíscola as a film set destination for Hollywood movies. Film-makers love the city for its crystal-clear beach. Feel powerful from the castle crowning the highest rock. Indeed, Peñíscola has been a film set for Game of Thrones and El Cid.
Get off the beaten path by reaching Sant Mateu, the areas’ hidden gem. The village is an unknown but historical place for its past strong links with Europe. Explore the ancient capital of the Maestrazgo. Stroll reminiscent palaces of a glorious past. Find out why Sant Mateu was a headache for European kings and Roman popes. This town was a Cathars’ hiding place fleeing the incipient Inquisition. Go up to the hills’ viewpoint and immerse yourself in peace surrounded by the mountains at sunset. Enjoy a magnificent and unique sanctuary. Dare to join this stunning day-adventure in this intense Peñíscola bus tour.
8h50 / Calle de Guillén de Castro, 16 (Google Map)
Just in front of the number 53. Please, cross the street and join us at the entrance to the Gardens of the old Hospital.
We recommend you to be 10 minutes before the departure time at the pick up point.
Discover Peñíscola, known for its crystal-clear beach and its castle inside the walled fishing village, crowning the highest rock. Indeed, Peñíscola is one of the most beautiful Spain’s historic towns and, also, it’s a great film set!
Travel from the sea to the mountains in the twinkling of an eye! Rest at Sant Mateu, known for its history and its medieval buildings. Find out why Sant Mateu and Peñíscola were a headache for European kings and Roman popes.
If you’ve had a good time, you can enjoy another guided bus tour. We are waiting for you to explore more amazing destinations from Valencia!
Calle de Guillén de Castro, 16
Just in front of the number 53. Please, cross the street and join us at the Old Hospital gardens’ entrance.
Let’s start our adventure towards the North! Enjoy sightseeing the route and discovering the area’s age-old historic traces: castles, watchtowers, hermitages, and endless fruit fields. El Cid Campeador and Jacques I fought and pushed the Arabs South to conquer Valencia. Hannibal razed Sagunto on its elephants towards Rome. Willing to know more about this thrilling episode? Explore the Sagunto tour.
On the rock, dominating the Mediterranean Sea, stands the imposing castle of Peñíscola. Discover one of the most beautiful villages in Spain which is rich in history, film characters and anecdotes. Explore an authentic fishing village and imagine the life of its inhabitants next to such imposing monuments.
We will enter the Maestrazgo, in the mountains, to reach its former capital, Sant Mateu; a land of refuge for the rebellious popes, exiled Cathars and persecuted Templars. These are lands of the millennial olive trees, ancestral culture and dream landscapes. Enjoy the journey!
Take a rest! You have an hour to eat and several options to satisfy your appetite. In the town square, find restaurants with typical food menus starting at 9.50 euros. You can also bring your sandwich from home. Enjoy this free time as you wish.
Once we have refuelled our energy, we will leave for a new adventure.
Discover with our passionate guide more details of this place with lots of charm. Sant Mateu is not like any other place! From the beautiful buildings of this town, we will find traces of its glorious past, the fruit of a very intense commercial relationship with a powerful city called Florence!
Enjoy the hidden world of spiritual life at the sanctuary overlooking the mountains and valley as the sun goes down.
After a swinging day of discoveries, you must be tired. You deserve a rest! We drive, you sleep. But if you are a tireless explorer and you can’t stop planning new adventures, check more day-tours from Valencia to continue your journey.
