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Alcaniz, Teruel - Alcaniz is the second city in the Teruel Province, under continual industrial and commercial development and located in a privileged position. In the Plaza de Espana in the town are buildings such as the Gothic Market Hall, the Renaissance Town Hall and the Baroque collegiate church of Santa Maria ...
Cartuja de Aula Dei - On the walls of the church of the Carthusian monastery of the Aula Dei (12km north of Zaragoza City), Goya painted a cycle of scenes in oils of the Life of the Virgin Mary. It is the most extensive of his works, although of the eleven passages, only seven remain and some of those with partial ...
Hospederia Castillo Papa Luna, Illueca, Zaragoza Province, Aragon - The 3 star Castillo Papa Luna, listed as a National Monument since June 1931, is located on a rocky cliff in the highest hill of Illueca. Its construction during the 13th century was ordered by Juan Martínez de Luna whose son, Pedro Luna, gained a name in history as Benedict XIII, Pope Luna. ...
Hotels in Aragon - The Aragonese Pyrenees form the central region of Spanish Pyrenees in Huesca, in the northern Aragon province. Being so close to the mountains, it is ideal for Pyrenees summer Trekking and winter Skiing.
Aragon is an ancient land composed of three provinces: Zaragoza (Saragossa); remote ...
Laguna de Gallocanta, Zaragoza Province - 20km of Daroca (Zaragoza Province) and a similar distance west of Calamocha (Teruel Province) on the N-234, Laguna de Gallocanta is Spain’s largest natural lake, a about 15 sq km in area (though it can almost dry up in summer). It’s a winter home for some 60,000 cranes and many other ...
Monasterio de Piedra, Zaragoza Province - The Natural Park of the Monasterio de Piedra (Stone Monastery), 20 kilometres away from Calatayud, contains the waterfalls of the river Piedra and it is one of the most beautiful places in Spain. The Cistercian Monastery founded in thr 13th century is a National Monument and it harbours the Museum ...
Rueda Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Rueda Monastery is also of interest to art and architecture. It dates from the 13th Century and the predominating style in the church, cloister and reflectory is that of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The Gothic Byzantine chapter house is the best room in the monastery. At a short ...
Veruela Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Veruela Monastery is the oldest in the Province of Zaragoza (founded in 1146). It is surrounded by crenelleted walls framed by round towers, which give it the air of a fortress. The original Cistercian architecture is hidden by other styles. The facade has a splayed Romanesque portal with five ...