Aragon Guide

Balneario La Virgen - La Virgen Spa is located in historic Jaraba Springs, in the Zaragoza Province (Aragon). The natural hot springs in Jaraba have been recognized for their therapeutic properties since their use by the Romans. The elegant Spa Hotel was built in 1898 and fully renovated in 1995. The waters contain ...

Banos de Seron Spa - The Baños de Seron Spa is well located on the banks of the River Mesa and is convenient to the Jaraba village (120 km from Zaragoza City), historic sites, and natural areas . This traditional Aragon destination spa for total well-being, it focuses on five areas - hydrotherapy, beauty, stress ...

Basilio Paraiso - Basilio Paraiso was an Aragonese businessman and politician born in 1849 in Laluenga, a small village in the province of Huesca. The son of a teacher, he studied in Huesca and Zaragoza, where he obtained a degree in medicine and began his career as a businessman. He was the president of the ...

Calatayud Wine & Wineries - The Calatayud wine region is situated in the province of Zaragoza and covers an area of 5,600 hectares. The Calatayud wine region consists of 15 vineyards (Bodegas), which produce 14 millon liter of wine annually. It borders with the Cariñena (DO) in the east and with the province of ...

Calatayud Wine Region - The Calatayud wine region is situated in the province of Zaragoza and covers an area of 5,600 hectares. The Calatayud wine region consists of 15 vineyards (Bodegas), which produce 14 millon liter of wine annually. It borders with the Cariñena (DO) in the east and with the province of ...

Campo de Borja - Since this area acquired DO (Designation of Origin) status in 1980, it has been progressively acquiring an identity of its own. Its wines are well-made, full-bodied and dense, with clear, fruity aromas. Whilst most production continues to be red wines, the number of crianzas is steadily ...

Campo de Borja Wine & Wineries - Since this area acquired DO (Designation of Origin) status in 1980, it has been progressively acquiring an identity of its own. Its wines are well-made, full-bodied and dense, with clear, fruity aromas. Whilst most production continues to be red wines, the number of crianzas is steadily ...

Cariñena Wine & Wineries - The Cariñena wine region is situated in the province of Zaragoza, well south of the river Ebro, northeast of Calatayud and covers an area of 16,600 hectares. The Cariñena wine region consists of 60 vineyards (Bodegas), which produce 72.6 millon liter of wine annually. The ancient ...

Cariñena Wine Region - The Cariñena wine region is situated in the province of Zaragoza, well south of the river Ebro, northeast of Calatayud and covers an area of 16,600 hectares. The Cariñena wine region consists of 60 vineyards (Bodegas), which produce 72.6 millon liter of wine annually. The ancient ...

Castilian Spanish - Known around the world as Spanish, it is the official language of the country as it is stipulated in the Article 3 of the Spanish Constitution. All Spaniards have the duty to know it and the right to use it. Castillian is also spoken in many countries around the globe which where former colonies ...

Castilian Spanish Basics - ENGLISH-CASTILIAN SPANISH-PRONUNCIATION COURTESY: Please-Por favor-Pohr fah-VOHR Thank you-Gracias-GRAH-syahs You're welcome-De nada-Deh NAH-dah Excuse me-Disculpe-Dees-KOOL-peh It doesn't matter-No importa-Noh eem-POHR-tah No-Non-Noh GREETINGS: Hello-Hola-OH-lah Good morning-Buenos ...

Cava Sparkling Wine & Wineries - The first Cava (sparkling wine) was made in 1872 in Sant Sadurni d’Anoi, Province of Barcelona. Nowadays Cava is produced in Catalonia, Aragon, Navarra, La Rioja, Extremadura and Valencia. Aragonese Cavas are straw yellow in colour, with steely glitters. Their bubbles are elegant and ...

El Privilegio de Tena Spa - The 4 star El Privilegio de Tena situated in Tramacastilla de Tena in the Aragon Pyrenees was built by using the original stone walls of an abbey that dates back to 1470, integrated and designed to comply with the local traditional architecture. This beautiful Hotel has been decorated in a modern ...

Foreign Embassies & Consulates in Spain - AUSTRALIA EMBASSY: Pza Descubridor Diego de Ordás, 3 (a la altura de Santa Engracia, 120) 28003 MADRID Tel: (91) 441 9300 Consulates: Barcelona Gran Vía Carlos III, 98, 9 piso 08028 BARCELONA Tel. (93) 330 9496 Sevilla Federico Rubio, 14 41004 SEVILLA Tel. (95) 422 ...

Formigal Ski Resort - The ski resort of Formigal is located in the Aragonese Pyrenees. It's a lively purpose-built resort suitable for beginners, intermediate skiers and families. You don't come here to rub shoulders with the rich and famous but it's a friendly and relaxed resort with good facilities provided at ...

Formigal Ski Resort - The ski resort of Formigal is located in the Aragonese Pyrenees. It's a lively purpose-built resort suitable for beginners, intermediate skiers and families. You don't come here to rub shoulders with the rich and famous but it's a friendly and relaxed resort with good facilities provided at ...

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 ...

Hotel & Spa Castillo de Ayud - Castillo de Ayud is a small luxury hotel located in the center of the charming and picturesque town of Calatayud, only 1hour from Madrid  and 30 minutes from Zaragoza. Hotel Castillo de Ayud is a lovingly restored Belle Epoque luxury country house, a retreat that manages to be chic ...

Hotel & Spa Termas Pallares, Alhama de Aragon, Zaragoza, Aragon - The 3 star Hotel and Spa Termas Pallares was established in 1863, at a distance of 116 kilometres from Zaragoza. A referent among the large 19th century Spanish spas, with the charm and greatness of its years of splendour, it is surrounded by a natural environment, which would be difficult to find ...

Hotel Hispania, Zaragoza City, Aragon - Located in the historic centre of the city of Zaragoza, close to the Plaza del Pilar, the hotel offers modern accommodation. Hotel Hispania features modern and attractive amenities, a breakfast room in a typical Aragones wine cellar, meeting rooms and a lounge where you can relax after a ...

Hotel Hispania, Zaragoza City, Aragon - Located in the historic centre of the city of Zaragoza, close to the Plaza del Pilar, the hotel offers modern accommodation. Hotel Hispania features modern and attractive amenities, a breakfast room in a typical Aragones wine cellar, meeting rooms and a lounge where you can relax after a ...

Hotel Reina Felicia Spa, Jaca, Aragon - The 4 star Hotel Reina Felicia Spa sits in a magnificent setting, surrounded by a privileged natural environment that is ideal for winter sports enthusiasts, nature lovers and all those seeking a peaceful, relaxing stay. With 4 meeting rooms, 54 double rooms, 16 duplex and 6 junior suites, spa and ...

Hotel Spa Paracuellos de Jiloca, Paracuellos de Jiloca, Aragon - This attractive spa hotel stands at an altitude of over 550 metres and is situated in a wonderful and picturesque valley where natural mineral water springs from gypsum rich rocks. The Paracuellos de Jiloca’s resort offers a wide choice of top quality leisure and activities. Just 2 km away ...

Hotel Torre del Visco, Fuentespalda, Teruel - Just 80 kilometres from the hectic Mediterranean, hidden behind the mountains, there is another World, Teruel: medieval villages, vineyards, eagles, genets and otters in the rivers. The Torre del Visco, dated 1449 is in a stunning situation overlooking the Tastavins river and surrounded by ...

Los Monegros - Los Monegros is a Spanish comarca located within the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. The area is prone to chronic droughts, and much of the area is semi-desert. The sierra de Alcubierre mountain chain crosses the comarca from Northeast to Southeast. Its maximum elevation is 822 meters, which can ...

Matarranya Walking Route - This undiscovered, historic region where the ancient kingdoms of Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia met is defined by the mountains of the Maestrazgo to the West and the Puertos de Beceite, Picasso's inspiration, to the East. This Spanish equivalent of Tuscany, the pretty medieval villages are set in a ...

Newspapers & Magazines - Of the Spanish newspapers the best are the centre-left El Pais and the centre-right El Mundo, both of which have good arts and foreign news coverage, including comprehensive regional "what's on" listings and supplements every weekend. Other national papers include the solidly elitist ABC ...

Panticosa Ski Resort - The Pyrenees ski resort of Panticosa is located in the centre of the Spanish Pyrenees Mountains in the region of Aragon. A band of local inhabitants of this lovely, centuries-old village came up with the idea of installing a chair lift to access the local mountain peaks as far back as 1970. Recent ...

Panticosa Spa Resort - The Panticosa Resort is located at the Northeast of the Tena Valley, in the Aragon Pyrenees. It is only a few minutes away from France and from the Aragon Valley and it is very close to many attractions including Monte Perdido National Park. Surrounded by peaks of more than 3000 meters of height, ...

Pavilion of Spain - The Pavilion of Spain during the Expo Zaragoza is committed to ethical architecture in pursuit of environmental protection and sustainable development. It is an artificial forest made of columns and glass. The pavilion is designed to save energy and to use environmentally friendly materials and ...

Pertegaz, one of the classics of Spanish fashion design - Considered to be one of the classics of Spanish fashion design, Manuel Pertegaz was born in 1917 in Olba (Teruel), although just a few years after his birth his family moved to Barcelona. It was there that he had his first job in a shop in Carmen Street. He discovered that his true vocation lay in ...

Saliecho Spa & Hotel - Located in the Valley of Tena, just 3 km from Formigal ski resort, in an area of the Aragon Pyrenees where the woods, the snow-capped peaks in winter and the freshness of the green in summer are the true protagonists of the landscape. Saliecho Spa & Hotel is a welcoming traditional Pyrenees ...

Selgua - Selgua is home to one of the few Romanesque funerary monuments in the province of Huesca. It can be found in the nearby San Salvador Chapel and it keeps most probably the remains of a son of King Jaime the First of Aragon. ...

Somontano Wine & Wineries - The Somontano de Barbastro is a county in the Province of Huesca, in Aragon, north-eastern Spain. In recent years the area has come to enjoy world renown as one of Spain's finest viticultural regions, earning it Denominación de Origen certification. The name Somontano actually means ...

Spa Monasterio de Boltana - The 5 star Hotel & Spa Monasterio de Boltana is a restored 16th Century old stone magnificent building that had originally been monastery, sanitarium and shelter located on the banks of the Ara River, northeast of the province of Huesca. This property has been transformed as an ...

Spain Embassies & Consulates Overseas - ANDORRA EMBASSY: Prat de la Creu, 34 Tel: 820013 - Fax: 868500 Consulates Office - Prat de la Creu, 34 - Tel: 86 87 86 - Fax: 86 85 00 AUSTRALIA EMBASSY: Canberra - 15 Arkana St. Yarralumla. P:O: Box 9076 Deakin. ACT 2600 Tel: 73 35 55 - Fax: 73 39 18 Consulate - Sydney - Level 24 St. ...

Spanish-French Exposition Zaragoza of 1908 - The Spanish-French Exposition was an exposition held in Zaragoza from May to December 1908 to commemorate the hundred-year anniversary of the first siege of Zaragoza. In 1902, the city of Zaragoza decided to celebrate the first centennial of the siege, and to make the celebration a regular ...

Tapestry Museum - Located in La Seo Cathedral, the museum is home to a major collection of tapestries belonging to the Cathedral Chapter, which experts consider to be the most important of its kind in the world. It comprises 63 Flemish tapestries and 6 pieces of heraldic embroidery. They are of very high quality, ...

Termas Pallares Spa - Termas Pallares Spa is located in a beautiful natural surroundings, and only 204 km from Madrid and 116 km from Zaragoza, surrounded by 68.000 m2 of parks and gardens. Balneario Termas Pallares buildings were built in 1863, and faithfully reflect the architectural taste of its time. The Spa has ...

The Somontano Wine Region - The Somontano vineyards, located in the province of Huesca, in the foothills of the Aragonese Pyrenees, have an ideal altitude and climate as well as an interesting range of grape varieties and wineries intent on making unique, high-quality wines. The excellent results obtained are reflected in the ...

Vilas del Turbon Spa - The waters of Vilas del Turbon Spa contain bicarbonate and calcium. They emerge at a temperature of 4ºC to 7ºC. The treatments available are anti-stress and therapies for the digestive and urinary systems. The only thermal element is the fountain whose waters can be drunk. Apart from ...