Villarreal

Last match of Villarreal CF's 2012–13 season game against UD Almería.

Villarreal (Valencian: Vila-real) is a city of 51,000 people (2018) in Castellón province in Spain. It is home of the famous Villarreal CF football club. It is a place to enjoy nature, with many hiking possibilities in the Protected Landscape of the Millars Mouth.

Understand

• 1 Tourist Information, Carrer Sant Pasqual, 68, ☏ +34 964 547 248. M 10:00-13:30, Tu-Sa 10:00-13:30 16:00-19:00, Su 10:00-12:00. (updated Dec 2017)

Get in

By train

• 1 Estació de Vila-real (Estación de Villarreal / Villarreal Train Station), Av França, 25, ☏ +34 912 432 343. Daily 06:30-21:30 (ticket window). Renfe runs frequent trains from Castellón, with a travel time of just 5 minutes. Facilities at the station include a café, bookshop, and car rental office. (updated Dec 2017)

See

• 1 Museu de la Ciutat (Museo de la Ciudad / Casa de Polo / City Museum), Carrer Joan Fuster, 33, ☏ +34 964 547 222, museu@vila-real.es. Sep-Jun: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00 17:00-20:00, Su 10:00-13:00; Jul Aug: Tu-F 10:00-13:00. The 19th-century farmhouse now houses a museum, with displays dedicated to the Villareal musicians and artists, and also hosts temporary art exhibits. (updated Dec 2017)

San Pascual Baylón

• Termet de la Mare de Déu de Gràcia. The Termet houses a hermitage with a baroque flavour dedicated to the Virgen de Gracia, the patron saint, together with San Pascual Baylón, of Vila-real. Its basilica and the royal chapel, the work of the local sculptor Vicente Llorens Poy, is one of the city's heritage jewels. (updated Oct 2020)

Do

• Football: Villareal CF play soccer in La Liga, Spain's top tier. Their home ground Estadio de la Cerámica (capacity 23,500) is just north of city centre. The women's team play in Liga F (their top tier) at the training ground west edge of the city.

Buy

• 1 Mercat Central (Mercado Central / Central Market), Carrer de Colom, s/n, ☏ +34 964 547 216, mercat@vila-real.es. Jun-Sep: M-Sa 08:00-14:00; Oct-May: M-Sa 08:00-15:00. A standard food market selling local produce, meat, and fish. (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 Mercadillo (street market), Plaça Colom. W and Sa mornings. A bi-weekly market for fresh local produce and other goods. (updated Dec 2017)

Connect

As of June 2022, Villareal has 4G from MasMovil/Yoigo, Orange and Vodafone, and 5G from Movistar.