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

Get in

By train

  • 🌍 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)

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Museu de la Ciutat (Museo de la Ciudad / Casa de Polo / City Museum), Carrer Joan Fuster, 33, ☏ +34 964 547 222, . 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.

Buy

  • 🌍 Mercat Central (Mercado Central / Central Market), Carrer de Colom, s/n, ☏ +34 964 547 216, . 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)
  • 🌍 Mercadillo (street market), Plaça Colom. W and Sa mornings. A bi-weekly market for fresh local produce and other goods. (updated Dec 2017)

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect

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

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