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Camino de Santiago - The Aragón Road

by KiNyA

Via de Arles continues from Oloron Sainte Marie (France) to pass Somport (1640 m) where starts the Spanish Aragón tram of the St James pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela. The Aragón Road (Camino Aragonés) is only 170 km long. It starts, as already mentioned, in Somport and it ends, or better said, it joins the Royal French Road in Puente la Reina in the community of Navarra. In the community of Aragón, it passes some lovely towns and villages such as Canfranc, Castiello de la Jaca, Jaca , Santa Cilia de Jaca, Puente la Reina de Jaca, Berdún...

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Ponder on the Horrors of War in Belchite

by DanielF

Belchite used to be a splendid mudéjar town, crammed with monumental churches and heralded residences. Between August and September 1937, one of the cruellest battles in the Spanish Civil War happened to be fought there resulting in more than 6000 civilian casualties and the almost total destruction of the town and its stunning artistic legacy. After the war, a new settlement (New Belchite) was built a few metres down the road. Old Belchite was left untouched. It remained as a collection of impressive ruins; a unique place that makes you ponder on the horrors of war.Generally speaking, war memorials and monuments fail to induce me any emotion other than frustration. I find that, in most cases, they ultimately glorify patriotism and all the qualities that have so often been used to justify all kinds of violent conflicts. The ruins of Belchite, however, are one of the most emotional places...

The Ebro river

by DanielF

The river Ebro has the most important debit of all Spanish rivers. It is also the longest of all the rivers that run exclusively across Spanish territory. Although it has its source in the mountains of Cantabria, and despite being shared by other five Autonomous Communities in Spain, it is Aragon that has developed a stronger link with the river. It flows through the entire province of Saragossa from West to East, forming a depression which is one of the driest areas in Europe. The contrast between the surrounding barren land and the lush banks of the river is so blatant that it is easy to compare the importance of the Ebro in Aragon as a source of life with the role of the Nile in Egypt.The Ebro’s importance goes actually beyond the borders of Aragon, as the entire Iberian Peninsula is named after the river (Iberus) and not the other way around. That name is thought to derive from the...

Witness the Rebirth of Saragossa

by DanielF

Several Spanish cities, like Bilbao or Valencia, have successfully used the architecture-spectacle formula to get out of their ostracism and become relevant players in the global scene. Now, Zaragoza is also attempting (somewhat more modestly than its predecessors, though) to get the world's attention with cutting-edge contemporary architecture and the organisation of a big event: a world expo focusing on water and sustainable development. Zaragoza is a city of considerable size - with 650,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth in Spain - and great historical relevance – it was founded by the Romans and became capital of the ancient Kingdom of Aragon. And yet, most people outside of Spain would be unable to relate it with any building, craft, tradition, culinary speciality. Zaragoza is confident in its claim to become Spain's new stellar city. After all, its delightful historical district,...

Fanlo Village

by FruitLover

Fanlo has preserved its traditional Pyrenean character. Several nobles' houses remain, which have a round fortified tower with battlements, and an impressive defence tower - give Fanlo a majestic look.In the Gothic church of the village we can see a polychrome altarpiece from the 17th century.

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The Jiloca Valley

by DanielF

The mudéjar style is almost omnipresent in the whole of Aragón, but one of the areas with a highest concentrations of monuments in this style is the Jiloca river Valley. In this area, famous also for the quality of its fruits, you can visit interesting towns, like Maluenda, Paracuellos de Jiloca or Fuentes de Jiloca, pictured here.

The Stone Monastery

by DanielF

When you drive into the Monastery of Stone, near Nuévalos, you can only think that all those cascades and waterfalls, creeks and lakes in the middle of a dry scrub land can only be the result of a miracle. The only divine intervention, though, is the existence of a monastery that provides accomodation for the travelers in search of scenic areas.

PROVINCE OF HUESCA

by DanielF

The natural beauty of the Pyrenees and the Prepyrenean ranges, the excellent offer in winter and adventure sports have put the Northern province of Aragon into the map of tourism, at least as regards Spain and Southern France.This picture shows one of the many scenic waterfalls in the Ordesa Valley.

PROVINCE OF TERUEL

by DanielF

Rugged, broad, harsh, empty...All these and any other adjective that refers to inifinity or spirtuality would fit into a description of the province of Teruel, whose aging population struggles to survive and to keep arts of life that have existed for centuries but that cannot cope with the XXI century way of life.In this mountainous southernmost part of Aragon, any place you choose has at least one reason to be visited and they all have reward the traveller with the feeling of truly be "off the beaten track".

L'Ainsa

by DanielF

The hilltop old town of L'Ainsa is a quintessencial Medieval mountain town, filled with robust stone buildings that embrace a picture-perfect arcaded square.L'Ainsa is the capital of the Sobrarbe region, the craddle of the former Kingdom of Aragon, and a perfect base for exploring the central Pyrenees, including the National Park Ordesa and Lost Mountain.