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The 'Camino de Santiago' (Santiago's pilgrims pathway)
offers an intersting experience as it crosses the
aragonese region.
Goya is the most international artist
born in Aragón.
Adventure travel in Aragon's Pyrenees
The 'Camino de Santiago' (Santiago's pilgrims pathway)
offers an intersting experience as it crosses the
aragonese region.
Goya is the most international artist
born in Aragón.
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ABOUT ARAGÓN |
Aragón is divided
into three different provinces: Huesca, Teruel
and Zaragoza. It's an area rich in landscapes
and one with the most mountains in Spain.
Aragón offers different touristic routes
like the castles' one, one of Arab art, 'Mariana'
route, Romanic route or a 'Goya in Aragón'
route. The Pyrenees are the perfect location
for adventure sports. Ordesa and Monte Perdido
national parks are part if its natural heritage.
HUESCA
 Adventure
sports at the Pyrenees in Huesca
Tourism office:
Pl. de la cathedral,1
Tel. 974 29 21 70
Highlights: Aragón's Pyrenees
, Monegros area (desert like).
Monuments: 'San Pedro' (12th century),
gothic cathedral from the XIII century,
episcopal palace, church of the 'Compañía
de San Vicente', 'San Lorenzo' church, 'San
Pedro el Viejo' church, church of 'Santa
María de Foles', church of 'San Jorge',
city walls, city hall building, old Sertorian
university and the church of 'San Miguel'.
Monasteries of 'San Pedro de Siresa',
'San Juan de la Peña', 'Alquezar',
'San Pedro el Viejo', 'Sigena'.
Food: typical stews like 'pollo al chilindrón'
(chicken stew), 'carne a la pastora', 'ternasco
asado' (beef) and 'migas a la pastora'.
Local desserts include peaches in wine and
marzipan with chestnuts. Wines from Somontano
have built a reputation in the last years.
Highlights: Ruta Mudéjar
(Arabic style of architecture). Since
1986 this route has been classified World
Heritage by UNESCO.
Monuments: Mudéjar style
buildings, cathedral, church of 'El Salvador',
church of 'San Andrés', church
of 'San Martín', church of 'San
Pedro', convent of the 'Carmelitas', defense
walls, archaeology Museum, church of 'La
Merced', convent of 'San Francisco', City
Hall, Aqueduct of the arches and the Viaducto.
Monastery of 'Nuestra Señora del
Olivar'.
Food: Fat-rich meat is common in
the diet of the region as well as garlic
soups, lamb dishes and beef. Local wines
are strong.
Highlights: Zaragoza is the capital
of Aragón and sits on the riverside
of the Ebro river (the one that most volume
of water carries in the Iberian peninsula).
Its one of Spain's main cities and has
a significant interest for tourists. The
painter Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
(Goya for short) was born in Fuentedetodos,
a village of Zaragoza.
Monuments: the 'Basílica
de Nuestra Señora del Pilar' is
a jewel of Aragón's barroque epoch
and achitecture that shelters the much
venerated 'Virgen del Pilar' image. Zaragoza
—together with Santiago de Compostela—
is one of the most important espiritual
enclaves in Spain, attracting millions
of visitors. Other interesting sites are
the Roman theater, Palace of the 'Aljafería',
Tower of 'Fortea', the food auction hall,
Palace of 'Villahermosa', 'Puerta del
Carmen', th ecentral market or the monument
to 'Agustina of Aragón'.
Monasteries: Monasterio
de Piedra is a vast and monument located
in a surprisingly beautiful natural landscape.
Worth a daytrip to the area. Its 118 Km
from Zaragoza, towards Madrid. Other monasteries
are: Veruela, 'Cartuja Aula Dei', 'Nuestra
Señora de Rueda'.
Food: Very strong dishes like in the
rest of the region. Garlic soup is a classic,
'migas a la pastora', 'borraja', 'bisaltos',
'cardo', 'pollo a la chilindron', 'ternasco
asado con patatas y madejas'. The typical
desser are the fruits of Aragón.
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Mudéjar
(Arabic) art route
Basilica
of Nuestra Señora del Pilar