Aragon Guide

Aragon Pre-Pyrenees Route - Route: Sos del Rey Catolico (Petilla de Aragon, Castiliscar, Val de Onsella), Uncastillo (Biel, Luesia), Ayerbe (Loarre, Mallos de Riglos), Huesca (Guara Park, Casbas, Bolea), Barbastro (Torreciudad, Monzon, Alquezar), Graus (Roda, Obarra), Benabarre, Puente Montanana (Alaon). Area: In the Aragon ...

Banks of the Ebro River, Aragon - Tarazona (Monastery of Veruela, Moncayo), Borj, Alagon (Remolinos, Figueruelas, Epila), Zaragoza (Cariñena, Fuendetodos, Belchite), Quinto, Caspe (Bujaraloz, Maella), Mequinenza. Area: The Ebro river divides Aragon in two parts from northwest to southeast, forming a corridor through the ...

Cinco Villas Romanesque route, Aragon - In this region the Romanesque style developed above all, from the 12th century. On being a frontier area, the structure of its buildings were almost, always adapted to the defensive of military function. Sos del Rey Catolico. It preserves the walled aspect of a fortress and its mediaeval ...

Ebro River Basins, Aragon - Ariza, Alhama (Monasterio de Piedra, Nuevalos, Jaraba), Calatayud (Aniñon, Illueca, Morata), Daroca, Caminreal (Monreal, Peracense), Montalban (Aliaga, Ariño), Calanda, Alcañiz (Andorra), Calaceite (Valderrobres, Beceite). Area: Grouped in this tour are the basins of ...

Goya and his Work in Aragon - “Fantasy abandoned by reason produces monsters, but together with it, it is the mother of the Arts” (Francisco de Goya). Francisco de Goya y Lucientes was born in 1746 in Fuendetodos, a small village in the province of Zaragoza. His beginnings were in master Luzan’s studio. ...

Jacetania Romanesque route, Aragon Pyrenees - At the end of the 11th century, Romanesque art had already evolved from the original Lombard style towards different and much more complete forms. The construction of the Cathedral of Jaca, the first large Romanesque construction in the peninsula, marked the bases of a style –The ...

Jewish Route in Norhwest Aragon - The Jewish settlement in the Cinco Villas (Northwest Aragon) was characterised by its high density and its rich legacy which in many cases has remained nearly intact since medieval times. These Jewish quarters established between the 11th and 12th centuries as the Reconquista advanced, spread ...

Jewish Route in Southern Aragon - Caspe —where the tradition assures that the Jewry was located in the street Barrio Verde—, together with Maella, la Fresneda, Mazaleón, and Castellote, integrated in the collecta of Alcaniz, born in 1304 thanks to a privilege given by Jaime II to the Calatrava Order. In whole had ...

Old Aragon Kingdom Route - Embalse de Yesa (Hecho, Anso, Selva de Oza), Puente La Reina de Jaca (San Juan de la Pena, Santa Cruz de la Seros, Canfranc, Astun), Sabinanigo, Biescas (Panticosa, Sallent, Formigal, El Portalet), Broto (National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido), Ainsa (San Vitorian, Pineta, Bielsa), Castejon de ...

Route of the Drum, Teruel - Date: Easter Week. Fiestas of tourist interest. They go through Albalate del Arazobispo, Alcaniz, Alcorisa, Andorra, Calanda, Hijar, La Puebla de Hijar, Samper de Calanda and Urrea de Gaen. In Hijar they are very severe, and black is the predominant colour in the tunics and terceroles (pleated ...

Route through the Parque Cultural de Rio Martin - The route starts out in Montalban, a town with a medieval centre and many nooks and buildings that are worth visiting.  Access to the centre is through the Portal de Daroca (14th century) or Torreón de la Cárcel. In plaza Mayor is the magnificent church of Santiago (13th-14th ...

Serrablo Romanesque route, Aragon Pyrenees - During the 11th century, numerous Romanesque churches, characterised by an intense Mozarabic influence, were built. Mozarabic art, developed by the Christians in times of Moslem control, is prior to the appearance of Romanesque. Thus, for example, the Mozarabic part of St. Juan de la Peña ...

Sierras of Teruel Route, Aragon - Albarracin (Bronchales, Orihuela), Teruel (Cella, Puebla de Valverde), Mora de Rubielos (Rubielos de Mora, Alcala de la Selva, Valdelinares), Cantavieja (Iglesuela del Cid, Villarluengo, Mirambel). Area: The southernmost area of Aragon. From the Montes Universales, the source of the Tajo river ...

Sobrarbe and Ribagorza Romanesque route, Aragon Pyrenees - At the start of the 11th century, in the old County of Ribargoza and in the region of Sobrarbe, masters from Lombardy made an architectonic style with its own particular features flourish. This style was called Lombard Romanesque and was the first sign of Romanesque in Aragon. Obarra. In the ...

Walking Routes - Aragon offers all that's best in walking: fantastic scenery, great places to stay, good weather and, above all, variety. Serious walkers will relish the chance to seek out the unexplored valleys in the Aragon Pyrenees. Those who prefer an easier pace can stay closer to civilization, enjoying the ...

Zaragoza City Walks - The cultural heritage of Zaragoza is rich and varied, having more than two thousand years of history and being the result of an exchange and mix of cultures. Over the Iberian fortress of Salduie was founded the only Roman city with the privilege of having received the full name of its founder, ...