Places of interest
The Artouste touristic train
This miniature train, which is like a giant
toy, is the highest in Europe used for
tourism. It will open your eyes wide, sharpen up your hearing and stimulate
your sense of smell.
More informationMuseo - Castillo Larres
A fortified stately home typical of the Lower
Middle Ages, renovated significantly in the 16th century.Restored by the Asociación Amigos de
Serrablo, which still manages the museum today, the new premises were
inaugurated in 1986.
Iglesia de la Asunción (Church of the Assumption)
Iglesia de la Asunción de Sallent de
Gallego: in late Gothic style, this church was built in the 16th century
and paid for by Don Juan de Lanuza, magistrate of Aragon and Viceroy of
Valencia, Catalonia and Sicily. Its large plateresque altarpiece dates back to
the 16th century. It is also worth mentioning the Puente del Paco,
built in 1570.
Iglesia Mozárabe de Bazaran (Mozarabic Church of Bazaran)
The 11th-century Mozarabic Church
of Bazaran in Formigal: this monastic church belonged to the town of Basarán, located in the
Sobrepuerto area, but having been abandoned, it was recently moved and rebuilt
in the ski resort of El Formigal, in the Tena valley.
Ruta de las Iglesias del Serrablo (Trail of the Churches of the Serrablo)
These churches form a group of fourteen
examples unique in the world of art, since they exhibit their very own
peculiarities which really make them stand out. All can be found on the left
bank of the Gállego river; from south to north, they are: Ordovés, Lasieso,
Arto, Isún, Satué, Lárrede, S. Juan de Busa, Oliván, Orós Bajo, Susín, Basarán
(moved to Formigal), Otal, S. Juan de Espierre and San Bartolomé de Gavín.
Jaca
Jaca (50km):
this is the capital of the Jacetania area, a historic territory which
extends across the north-western slopes of Aragon. It is home to the country's
oldest Romanesque cathedral (11th century), built to bring the city
together as a strategic enclave on the Camino de Santiago. It then became the
first capital city in the early Kingdom of Aragon, chosen by King Sancho
Ramírez (1077). Its border location led to it being used for defence for
several centuries; architectonic evidence may still be seen, including the
Ciudadela, the only 16th-century pentagonal fortress.
Pirenarium - Sabiñánigo
Pirenarium – Sabiñánigo: "the Pyrenees
in miniature": the scale representation of the various natural areas and
typical buildings characteristic of Aragon's
Pyrenees.
More informationParque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido (Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park) (56km):
The Parque Nacional is a first rate
geographical feature. The peak of Monte Perdido (3,355m) dominates the area;
with the peaks of Las Tres Sorores or Treserols (Monte Perdido, Cilindro and
Pico de Añisclo -Soum de Ramond), it is the highest calcareous mountain peak in
Western Europe.
Monasterio San Juan de la Peña (Monastery of San Juan of the Rock)
Shadowed by the enormous rock which gives it
its name, the monastery is rich in history which dates back to the 10th
century and is perfectly camouflaged by its amazing natural surroundings. It
houses a pre-Romanesque church, paintings of San Cosme and San Damián, from the
12th century, the so-called Panteón de Nobles, the high church,
consecrated in 1094, and the Gothic chapel of San Victorián; but above all, the
magnificent Romanesque cloister, which is this the work of two different schools
of art, will catch your eye.
Parque Faunístico de Lacuniacha
Lacuniacha is a nature reserve, a forest
which is entertainment in itself, with its flora and fauna, a place where
visitors are not mere spectators, but actors in their very own outdoor play,
right in the forest, in the heart of the Tena valley.
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