To be in Albarracin feels fairy-tale like – as the sharp winds blow off the Sierra Albarracin to the north, one feels transported in time through the blind alleys, sharp turns and cobbled streets. Albarracin feels loaded with history and uniqueness, because it has both. Ruled by the aforementioned Aben Razin family as a tiny hilltop kingdom for less than a century, then invaded and taken by the Christian reconquistadores, it is easy to see why it was so prized and so impenetrable. To spend time in Albarracin is to wander in a picture book medieval village seemingly suspended in both time and space. As the buildings loom and lean, so one gets a feel for the weight of history in such a seemingly improbable place, often voted one of Spain’s most beautiful villages by the Spanish themselves. If you’re in the area, you’re in for a treat.