Aragon Guide

Aragon is a mainly mountainous region. The Aragon Pyrenees (where the majority of the three-thousands of the whole Pyrenees can be found), the Outer Mountain ranges (from the Sierra of Santo Domingo to the Sierra of Guaralas), the Iberian mountain ranges (The Moncayo, La Virgen, Vicort, Cucalon, among others) or the mountain ranges of Teruel, such as Albarracin, Javalambre, Maestrazgo and Gudar, offer us the best scenario to satisfy all our desres of aventure, going for short walks through luxuriant woods, visiting small mountain lakes, going on crossings or climbing up hills and peaks. In these parts, a simple walk can be an adventure for curious person who is eager for new sensations, and the possibility of the unexpected is always an incentive.

Health Spas - Aragon has many health resorts which do not only offer peaceful rest and comfortable accommodation, but also their medicinal waters which are especially appropiate for many ailments. At the same time, they are important tourist centrs in lovely surroundings and close to cities of great interest to ...

Golf Courses - Aragon is an emerging golf destination. Golf lovers can enjoy this activity in five places in Aragon: La Peñaza, Air Base and Pinseque in Zaragoza, Nueno and Valley of Benasque in the Aragon Pyrenees. The largest golf course is the Peñaza, with 18 holes, although the rest, with 9 ...

Climbing - The Aragonese geography possesses a wide variety of areas for practising all the climbing disciplines. Large walls in wild captivating beauty spots such as Ordesa, Riglos or Montoro, where one can enjoy a good dose of adventure and where sufficient physical preparation and technical knowledge are ...

Orienteering - This is an attractive and interesting activity, which is carried out outdoors, in a wood or on a piece of land with varied relief. It can be practised by people of all ages. With the aid of a map and a compass, the orienteer must discover, in the least possible time, a series of marks, which have ...

Cycling - Aragon is cycling country: push your pedals through spectacular landscapes, villages and towns - for the most part on surfaced roads with little traffic. Swing into your saddle - Aragon cycling country is well worth a ...

Horse Riding - This environmental-friendly sports activity is another good way of living close to nature, enjoying riding through many different beauty spots, through a varied network of traditional paths, forest trails, cattle tracks, bridle paths, paths, etc. This network is very extensive in Aragon and several ...

Hang Gliding and Parapenting - In both these modalities, the person can take off and land using his/her legs. With parapenting, with a little more than 30 m2 of nylon, anyone can make man’s oldest dream come true: flying like the birds without needing complicated apparatus or powerful engines. Their lightness, transport ...

Power Gliding, Ultralights and Parachuting - An aerodrome is necessary for any of these three modalities. The first two, with less limitations than the other air disciplines, enable permit flying longer distances In parachuting, which combines flying and falling, you imagine that you are sustained in the air, but at a speed of about 180 ...

Soaring of Gliding - This consists in moving through the air on gliders or with sails, which use the ascending currents of the atmosphere to fly. They do not require an engine, just the pilot’s skill and suitable atmospheric conditions. Aragon has excellent conditions for soaring, due to the diversity of its ...

Aerostation - This is one of the oldest ways to fly. This consists in raising a balloon by means of light gas or hot air. It is stable, silent and, above all, one can contemplate the scenery without stress and without haste. In Aragon one of the traditional activities is the balloon crossing in the ...

Caving - The underground world has always been surrounded by mystery, legend and an irresistible attraction, as it is one of the most suggestive and unusual spectacles that nature can offer. The Aragonese territory is excellent to practise caving as it has a wide range of possibilities. From the large deep ...

Canyoning - This activity involves overcoming the difficulties offered by the narrowest parts of a river: waterfalls, ledges, kettles, tight corridors, etc. by means of jumping, rappelling, swimming, diving or walking along the river course. This activity requires extensive knowledge about the area and about ...

Canoeing - The canoe provides a different and varied tourist option, as we can enjoy both attractive sails on calm waters (reservoirs) and also the exciting white-water canoeing. There are different white-water sports modalities, descending high mountain rivers, using some kind of craft; the most common being ...

Sub-Aquatic Activities - Although Aragon does not have the privilege of having a sea, we can practise several sub-aquatic activities: swimming with flippers in a swimming pool, sub-aquatic orienteering in reservoirs (El Grado or Mediano, are the most common) and a third, which is beginning to take on, with Aragon as a ...

Fishing - The abundance of fish is another attraction in the Pyrenees. There are the famous rivers fished by Hemingway when he was attending the Sanfermines bullfighting fiestas in the 20's and again in the late 50's. With over 800 miles of water courses to choose from, there is every possible combination of ...

Aragon Birding - The region of Aragon covers an area of some 30,000 square miles and consists of three provinces, Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel. Each with its own unique physical characteristics, fauna, flora and climate which provides birdwatchers with an opportunity to see many different species of birds within a ...

Motor Racing - The Motorland Aragon circuit is a new international-standard circuit built in Spain. Motorland Aragon is the result of Aragon’s powerful automotive industry that emerged after General Motors opened its Zaragoza plant in 1982. The track layout was designed by Hermann Tilke, considered ...