Pyrenees Guide

Ainsa - Ainsa is the historic capital of the Sobrarbe region. Located between the Ara and Cinca rivers, points the access to Broto and Bielsa valleys. Ainsa main square is one of the biggest and well conservated of Spain. You can see part of the old defensive walls of 11, 12 and 14 centuries. Ainsa ...

Alaon - In a picturesque circular valley rose the old Benedictine monastery, founded in the 11th century. The church of Santa Maria belonged to the monastery. This 13th century building has been declared Monument of Cultural Interest. The church has influences of the Jaca style in its Lombard ...

Aneto - Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees. It lies in the Aragonese province of Huesca, in the north of Aragon. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladet massif. Its French name, Néthou, is falling out of favor as the mountain lies entirely within Spain. The mountain's ascent ...

Anisclo - The Anisclo Vally (Valle de Anisclo), 13 kilometres by road through the gorges of river Bellos until the car park of San Urbez. From there we will reach the chapel of San Urbez walking over a roman bridge. There is a very well marked path following the river up to the Ripareta (3 hour walk). ...

Ara Valley - The River Ara source is at the foot of Mount Vignemale, flowing freely until it meets the River Cinca in Ainsa. This river is the longest in the Pyrenees, going through the Bujaruelo valley, and the countryside of Torla, Broto, Fiscal and ...

Aragon Valley - The Route to Santiago, European Cultural Itinerary, passes through this area. Jaca is the largest town in the valley, rich in cultural and artistic heritage and equipped with top quality tourist infrastructures. Castiello de Jaca is the port of access to the National Reserve and Estate of La ...

Arguis - Having a strong relationship with Chain of Guara represents the entrance fee of Aragon Pyrenees. This village let us enjoy, just 15 min. away, places like Ordesa Natural Park, Loarre Castle, Panticosa and San Juan de la Pena. San Juan de la Pena it’s a religious monument since 1705 and ...

Ayerbe - Ayerbe was an important centre, especially at the Middle Ages, because of its location in the way to the Pyrenees. Although it was a fortified town, only the Arab castle ruins remain. Walking around the streets of its old quarter recalls the past, something that is a real pleasure. Likewise, it is ...

Barbastro - Located in the Spanish province of Huesca in the Aragon Pyrenees. The city (originally, perhaps, Bergidum or Bergiduna) is at the junction of the rivers Cinca and Vero. In the time of the Romans it was a part of Hispania Citerior. It was taken by the Arabs, under the leadership of Muza (711), and ...

Benasque - Benasque is a village of 1400 inhabitants located at the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees. During the winter the slopes of Cerler (4 km from Benasque) transforms the valley of Benasque into a skiing resort. The village preserves buildings from the gothic period (Palacio de Ribagorza, XIV century) and ...

Bestue - Following the GR15 you will reach the beautiful village of Bestue, with its newly opened Albergue Tresserols, where you can get good accommodation and ...

Bielsa - Bielsa village was founded in the 10th century. It has a privileged location where the Cinca and Barrosa rivers conflude. This typical Aragon Pyrenees town still mantains all its most singular traditions: the "belsetan", a variety of the Fabla dialect spoken in the region, and its ...

Biescas - The pleasant village of Biescas is a convenient starting point for visits to the National Park of Ordesa, Jaca, San Juan de la Pena Manastery, ski resorts of Formigal and ...

Boltana - Boltana is located 7 kilometres from Ainsa, on the banks of the Ara River. The village of Boltana is the capital of the region of Sobrarbe, where the natural parks of Ordesa and Monte Perdido are ...

Broto - The most unusual building in Broto (4 kilometres of Torla) is “The Prison”, which is a 16th century tower overlooking the Gothic bridge over the river Ara. The bridge was blown up in the Spanish Civil War.You can still see the prisoners’ drawings on the walls made in 18th century. ...

Canfranc Pueblo - The name of the village is from Campus Franci, literally the field of foreigners. It was originally a small market village, as well as providing pilgrims on the Arles route of the Way of St. James their first respite after the difficult crossing of the Pyrenees over the pass of Somport. It was ...

Castejon de Sos - Castejon de ...

Cave of La Guixas - Cave of La Guixas is a valuable natural area which began to be formed during the glaciations of the Quaternary period and that still these days continues evolving and changing due to the action of water, which has transformed this place creating countless calcareous structures you can see and ...

Chistau - Renowned throughout Spain as a repository of medieval Aragonese folk culture, the Valle de Chistau (alias Gistau or Xistau) makes a worthwhile rest-stop if you are trekking between Posets and the National Park of Ordesa. Tourism came late to the area, but facilities are improving and remain ...

Echo - The Anso and Echo Valleys can be accessed from Huesca, either through Ayerbe, Riglos and the port of Santa Barbara or around the Arguis reservoir, through the port of Monrepos and Sabinanigo. Both lead to Puente la Reina and enter the Valley of Echo that saw the start of the county and later ...

Escuain and Anisclo Canyons - To this day, on the Northern façade of Monte Perdido there remain small glaciers, geological jewels which are rapidly becoming scarce. Monte Perdido is integrated in the massif bearing same name, also known as the Tres Sorores, which are at the origin of Ordesa’s valleys, traversed by ...

Esera Valley - Esera Valley, Aragon ...

Gistain - North of the Chistau Valley, Gistain is dominated by the 16th-century San Vicente Martir Church and the defensive construction of Casa El ...

Graus - The Graus region has been populated since the Age of Bronze. You can visit the old Olve caverns, surrounded for impressive cliffs, where have been found resting places of Celtic-Iberic tombs and roman ruins. With almost 3000 inhabitants, being on the way to Roda de Isabena or  Benasque, and ...

Guara Natural Park - This protected natural space since 1991, contains the Guara mountain range, between the Guatizalema and Alcanadre rivers. In this place you will find great contrasts, because the different elements you will find in conjunction, like Mediterranean forest, narrow cliffs, prehistoric monuments, ...

Hostal Dos Rios, Ainsa, Aragon Pyrenees - A very welcoming Hostal situated in a privileged point, right in the center of Ainsa, close to the Ordesa National Park, and to the Postes Maladeta y de Guara Natural parks. The rooms have been recently refurnished, and the have for your disposal a full bathroom, TV, wireless internet connection. ...

Hotel Dos Rios, Ainsa, Aragon Pyrenees - The 3 star Hotel Dos Rios is located in the center of Ainsa and provides the maximum comfort in a modern building. Perfect for resting and enjoying the natural surroundings. The Dos Rios offers 18 fully equipped rooms. Wi-fi internet connection in the rooms and public areas. The hotel’s ...

Hotels in Baros - Hotels in Baros, Aragon ...

Huesca - The founding times of Huesca, capital of the Aragonese Pyrenees, are lost in the mists of prehistory. It stands on a hill overlooking the rich orchard lands of the river Isuela. Next to old buildings, there are other of modern construction, which were built following the example of civil Aragonese ...

Jaca - This important city has different origin theories. In the 16th century, the Spanish imperial reporter Florian de Ocampo said that Jaca was founded by the Greek captain Dionisio Baco (know by the name Yaco) in 1325 before Christ. This theory was supported for the famous historian Alonso de Nebrija. ...

Lafortunada - There are eleven villages distributed in several valleys belonging to the Tella-Sin municipality. One of the most interesting is Lafortunada, where you can visit the Pyrenean Electricity ...

Monte Perdido - The summit of Monte Perdido (3355m), the great lost mountain of the Pyrenees, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques de Gavarnie and Estaube. The Monte Perdidofills the heads of the four major valleys - Ordesa, Pineta, Anisclo and Tella - which drain away ...

Obarra - In the valley of the river Isabena, easily accessible from Graus, the ancient monastery of Santa Maria de Obarra lies. Its origin dates back to the 9th Century. The church of Santa Maria, in the purest Lombard style, is from the first third of the 11th century. It has basilical plan divided in ...

Ordesa National Park - Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park is the enchanted mother of the Spanish national park system. Set aside in 1918 by royal decree, the park has been progressivly expanded to include more than 16,000 hectares of lush valley forests and meadows, steep limestone slopes and delicate alpine reaches. ...

Ordesa Valley - The Ordesa valley is a spectacular cannon created for centuries for the Arazas River (It has been compared with the Colororado one). This is one of the most visited areas of the Pyrenees because of its diversity. There are wonderful climbing areas too, like the Gallinero or the Tozal del Mallo, ...

Panticosa - Panticosa is located in the Tena Valley, which is a a highly important spa. Panticosa is a very good point of departure on the way to reach the numerous peaks and lakes which form the cirque of the same name: the peaks of El Infierno (hell's peaks), tendenera, Sabacos, Piriecho, Zarre, Garmonegro, ...

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 ...

Pineta - The beautiful and big Pineta Valley is one of the most well known and visited places in the Aragon Pyrenees. The valley V form is because its glaciar origin. Its 14 kilometers in length through the Sucas and Espierba mountain ranges. At the beginning of the valley you can find Monte Perdido (Lost ...

Plan - The main town of the valley is Plan, a municipality with an eminently medieval layout, which is notable for its parish ...

Ribagorza - The Ribagorza and Sobrarbe Valleys are accessed from Graus. The valley of El Noguera-Ribagorzana are heading towards Benabarre, a town known for its castle, its interesting centre and the Plaza Mayor, or main square. In the town of Tolva, its church has a magnificent Romanesque doorway. The ...

Riglos - This area, which enjoyed the status of an independent kingdom in the Middle Ages (in the 12th Century), owes its name to the remarkable geological features which rise majestically over the surrounding land, providing a perfect home for vultures and acting as a magnet for rock climbers from all over ...

Roda de Isabena - Some kilometers before Obarra, in the same valley of the river Isabena, we find the ancient see of the Ribagorza’s bishopric, now declared Monument of Cultural Interest because its artistic and historical importance. The old cathedral of Roda is from the 11th century, though its construction ...

Sabinanigo - If you have kids along, visit the Pirenarium miniature ...

Sahun - Sahun, Aragon ...

Salinas de Sin - Salinas de Sin, Aragon ...

Sallent de Gallego - Sallent the Gallego is consider the head of the Tena Valley. Its privileged location at 1305 metres of Altitude, makes it the starting point of numerous excursions to Piedrafita Circus, Picos del Infierno (Hell Peaks) and Anoyet lake. These routes offer exceptionally quiet paths where you will ...

San Juan de Plan - Traditional village with the interesting Romanesque church of San Juan Bautista and an Ethnographic ...

Saravillo - The small village of Saravillo has well preserved old quarter of solid stone ...

Serveto - Serveto, Aragon ...

Tella - There is a lovely walk which will take you to the Romanesque hermitages in Tella, a tourist circuit which is rounded off by the Visitors’ Centre (Molino House and Maestra’s House). You can also see Tella’s famous dolmen, very near the village, and cave of the Cave ...

Tena Valley - Through the route of El Serrablo with beautiful Lombardy-style Romanesque churches, such as those of Larrede, Olivan or Gavin, is Biescas, a town with outstanding tourist infrastructures. From Biescas we can visit the chapel of Santa Elena and the holiday centre of Bubal on the banks of the ...

Torla - Located at 1032m of altitude on the right side of the Ara River, Torla with its 233 inhabitants is the capital of the region. The village is the natural entrance to the Ordesa and Bajaruelo valleys. The architecture is typical of the Aragon Pyrenees, with the impressive view of the Mondarruego Peak ...

Tramacastilla de Tena - Tramacastilla de Tena is located at 1.224 meters of altitude, in the valley of Tena, in Pyrenees of Aragon, it is a small typical mountain town that rests in a sunny slope that dominates the bottom of the valley. Between large houses of family of noble bearing, a small Romanic church of 12th ...

Vio Valley - Situated at 1.210 meters, is a good example of Typical Pyrenees architecture with its high chimneys. We recommend visit "Casa Lardies" from the 17th century architecture and some 15th century decoration. The tradition says that in this place lived San Urbez. Another interesting place is ...