Luxury holidays in Matarraña

Taking its name from a north-flowing river in Spain’s sparsely populated north east, Matarraña is arguably more Don Quixote country than La Mancha, with mediaeval villages – invariably with three-figure populations – dotted among forest-carpeted hills, meadows and groves of fig, almond and olive trees. It lies in an eastern portion of Aragon with close ties to Catalonia and Valencia, without the urban sprawl of those two autonomous communities. The closest Matarraña comes to a city is the mediaeval town of Valderrobres, with its Gothic and Renaissance spires, cobbled alleyways and crenellated castle.