Aragon Guide

The transition area between the Ebro valley and the Pyrenees mountains includes a large section of the Province of Zaragoza, which reaches as far as the valleys of Anso and El Roncal in the north and penetrates into Catalunya terrain in the east.

The scenery of the Province of Zaragoza is very varied: from the spurs of the Pyrenees to the high, snow-capped peaks of El Moncayo in the Iberian mountains, from the extensive wheat-growing plains of Las Cinco Villas and the sober Monegros (black mountains) to the fertile valleys of the Gallego, the Jalon and the Jiloca.

Calatayud - Calatayud, the old Roman Bilbilis, has a collegiate church - Santa Maria la Mayor-, the churches of San Andres, San Pedro and San Martin, the arch of Furiega and the ruins of a castle. The ruins of its predecessor, the Roman Bilbilis, rise defiant a few kilometres away. After its definite decline, ...

Alhama de Aragon - Alhama de Aragon is an important health resort. The town has been known for over two thousand years, primarily because of the hot springs of the area. In the Roman era it became known as Aquae Bilbilitanorum, a reference to the waters of Augusta Bilbilis (Latin name for Calatayud). The modern name ...

Borja - In Borja the Collegiate Chuch of Santa Maria, San Miguel's and Las Conchas House are outstanding. Borja is the capital of a prosperous territory thanks to the high quality of its agricultural products, especially its wine and oil, and to the growing tourist demand in search of novelties, such as ...

Carinena - Carinena is a large, old town, famous for its wine bodegas. Out on the main road behind the church (cross the bridge onto the carretera and turn left), the Bodega Morte (daily 8am-8pm; free) welcome visitors to sample its wines, and buy bottles, or fill their own for next to nothind from the huge ...

Daroca - Daroca is a city in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, situated to the south of the city of Zaragoza. It is located in the basin of Calatayud, the valley of the Jiloca River. According to certain writers, the primitive Celtiberian village in this location was named Darek. The Romans named it ...

Caspe - Caspe, the historical city where the Treaty that united the Crowns of Aragon and Castile in 1412 was signed, is the main city East of Zaragoza Province; it centralises the activity of an area of hard climate, of poor non-irrigated land agriculture, only mitigated by the orchards in the riverside of ...

Laguna de Gallocanta - 20km of Daroca (Zaragoza Province) and a similar distance west of Calamocha (Teruel Province) on the N-234, Laguna de Gallocanta is Spain’s largest natural lake, a about 15 sq km in area (though it can almost dry up in summer). It’s a winter home for some 60,000 cranes and many other ...

Muel - Muel is an important craft centre with many workshops and the Ceramic Workshop-School of Muel, belonging to the Local Government of Zaragoza. The chapel of La Virgen de la Fuente preserves wall paintings from young ...

Piedra Monastery - The Natural Park of the Monasterio de Piedra (Stone Monastery), 20 kilometres away from Calatayud, contains the waterfalls of the river Piedra and it is one of the most beautiful places in Spain. The Cistercian Monastery founded in thr 13th century is a National Monument and it harbours the Museum ...

Sos de Rey Catolico - One of the most beautiful towns in the province is Sos de Rey Catolico, which has a charming medieval air and was the birthplace of the King Fernando, the Catholic Monarch. Its most interesting sights are a parish church and Sada ...

Rueda Monastery - Rueda Monastery is also of interest to art and architecture. It dates from the 13th century and the predominating style in the church, cloister and reflectory is that of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The Gothic Byzantine chapter house is the best room in the monastery. At a short ...

Tarazona - Tarazona, also known as the Mudejar town, has very interesting sights, such as the cathedral, which was begun in the 12th century, La Magdalena's, the Episcopal Palace and the Town ...

Uncastillo - Uncastillo, 109km from Zaragoza on the Sadaba-Uncastillo road. This place, stepped in history and full of sights, has two buildings which are protected as Sights of National Importance: Santa Maria's and San Juan's. The former has a beautiful, fortified tower, which is 14th century Gothic, and an ...

Veruela Monastery - Veruela Monastery is the oldest in the Province of Zaragoza, founded in 1146 by Pedro de Atarés. It is surrounded by crenelleted walls framed by round towers, which give it the air of a fortress. The original Cistercian architecture is hidden by other styles. The facade has a splayed ...

Ejea de los Caballeros - Ejea de los Caballeros (Aragonese Exea, commonly known by simply Ejea) is a town and municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It is one of the 5 main towns in the Municipality of the 5 Villages, of which the most important are Ejea de los Caballeros, Tauste, Sadaba, Uncastillo and ...

Illueca - Just a short trip from Zaragoza, Illueca, were the Pope Benedict XIII, known popularly as Papa Luna was born, is a historic village with a rich Medieval heritage. One of the most famous landmarks is its castle, which stands on the top of Illueca and dates back to the ...

Fraga and the Baix Cinca - The Bajo Cinca (Spanish) or Baix Cinca (Catalan) is a comarca (roughly equivalent to a US "county" or an English district) that occupies parts of the provinces of Huesca and Zaragoza and includes the following towns and villages: Ballobar, Belver de Cinca, Candasnos, Chalamera, Fraga, ...

Belchite - Belchite is a village in Zaragoza province, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. On June 15, 1809, French and Spanish forces in the Peninsular War fought the Battle of María near Belchite. Between August 24 and September 7, 1937, Republican and Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil ...

Fabara - Fabara is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza. The Roman Temple of Fabara is probably the greatest and best preserved mausoleum -funerary temple- at the Peninsula. It was built at the end of 1st century or beginning of 2nd one, though many scholars think it was built at the end of ...

Sadaba - Sadaba is a municipality located in the perfect setting of the Cinco Villas, within the lands of churches and castles, and of which this locality offers excellent examples. Sadaba is 47 kilometres from Tauste and 22 kilometres from Ejea de los Caballeros following the A-127 road. This border ...

Trasmoz - Trasmoz is a small town in the region of Tarazona y el Moncayo located in the province of Zaragoza. Trasmoz castle, is known as the "Castillo de las Brujas" as it is believed that witches used it for their meetings. Becquer mentions it in some of his stories. There is an archaeological ...

Fuendetodos - Fuendetodos is a small town in Aragon, located about 44 kilometers south-east of Zaragoza. It has a population of approximately 170, yet has nearly 25,000 visitors each year. The famous Aragonese artist Francisco de Goya was born there in 1746. The artist's birth house and a museum dedicated to ...

Moncayo Natural Park - The Moncayo is the mountain “par excellence” of the Zaragoza Province landscape. Everyone attempts to see its mythical summits from any high spot of the province, and children learn very early on how to distinguish its silhouette, which rises solemnly up between steppes and ...