In the Vallebrón area there were two hermitages, one of them devoted to Nuestra Señora de Gracia and the other one to “San Juan” (Saint John) up to 1735 when the latter was destroyed. Saint John’s image was then brought to the “Nuestra Señora de Gracia” hermitage that changed its name to the “San Juan” hermitage, probably because “San Juan” is the patron saint of Vallebrón.

Built in the early 1700’s in the “La Majada” massif slopes, it has a single nave with a pitched roof and two access doors, whose doorframes are made in light masonry.
The main façade has geometrical ornamental elements made in red and light masonry.
The vestry is attached to the main building.
The following items form part of the hermitage:
• A 1758 baroque style Altarpiece made in polychromatic wood. Several niches within the Altarpiece hold sculptures of the “Inmaculada Concepción”, “Santo Domingo” and “San Francisco”.
• A XVIII c. wooden sculpture of San Francisco, made in polychromatic wood.
• A XVIII c. sculpture of Nuestra Señora de Gracia.
• A XVIII c. wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ on the Holy Cross, made in polychromatic wood.
• A foldable cupboard shaped confessional booth made in wood.
• A baptismal font, attached to the temple’s walls. It is made in light masonry.
• A silver chalice of the XIXc.
• A plaster image of San Pedro made in the 1930’s.

Vallebron village is located in a deep valley with steep slopes that the men and women of the village have transformed into a dry farming area where wheat and barley was produced. In the lower grounds of the valley there are some wells that provide enough water to keep some fruit trees.

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