Thursday, August 13, 2009

A day out to Ortells...

It had been a long time coming but we finally got around to having a day out with Floyd and Jordi to see a monastery and have lunch at a restaurant in Ortells, 76 kms from Torre del Compte to the south west.

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We arrived at the monastery just north of Zorita del Maestrazgo only to find it was closed for refurbishment. It had been a monastery and then converted into a café so what would it be after the refurbishment?

That's the monastery behind us, being refurbished.
However, it was in a superb spot and the views were worth the visit.


So we settled for a walk around the village of Zorita instead where, just as with any other medieval village around here, there was plenty of rebuilding work going on.


And so to Casa Ramón and a very special lunch which was well worth the journey as the meats, steak and pork, were cooked to our liking, (by ourselves), on a very hot stone, or as Casa Ramón says, "Especialidad en carnes a la piedra".



I can still smell and hear the sizzle of the meat. Delicious!


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