Vila-real (Castellón)
Onda is a historic village in the interior of Castellón, which holds an important monumental heritage, and has a long tradition in the production of ceramics.
Inhabited since the times of the Iberians (6th-1st centuries BC), Onda reached its maximum splendour during the Middle Ages. The days the town lived under Arab rule (10th-13th centuries) gave the historic quarter its urban layout, which was declared a Historic-Artistic Site, and a Cultural Object.
The historic quarter stretches about the «castle of the 300 towers», where we can see the arcaded square of Almudín, and the arcade of Sant Pere. Also worthy of note is the church of Sangre, built by the Templar Knights in the 13th century.
But we must not forget its two museums: the Natural Science Museum of El Carmen, and the Valencia Museum of Ceramics, which documents the town’s long ceramic-manufacturing tradition.
agri-food cooperative
The Agricultural Cooperative Realexport in Vila-real is a leader producer and exporter of oranges and mandarines of different varieties. Real Export counts with international certificates like BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, in order to offer the best quality in its products.
Tour
«Oranges and mandarines from Valencia»
This tour has been specially made to give the tourist an approach to the most popular fruit in Valencia: oranges.
We will visit the agri-food cooperative RealExport to learn all about collection procedures and then we´ll go to pick our oranges from the orange trees. After we will transfer to the city of Onda, where we´ll walk on a guided tour around the Medieval town.
We will finish the tour with a traditional meal based on the gastronomy of the region.