Huesca Attractions
Huesca, chief town of its province and the see of a bishop, lies on the slopes of a hill above the Río Isuela. A typical Pyrenean town, it is an important market center for the agricultural produce of the surrounding area.
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Episcopal Museum
The Museo Episcopal of Huesca, in the chapterhouse, displays Romanesque and Gothic wall paintings, reliquaries, book illuminations and an alabaster group by Damián Forment, ''Adoration of the Kings''.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | Closed |
| Close | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
Parish Church
In the parish church of Huesca is the famous alabaster Retablo de Monte Aragón, a masterpiece by Gil Morlanes (1495) which was originally in the fortified monastery of Monte Aragón.
San Lorenzo
The church of San Lorenzo (17th century) in Huesca, to the south of San Pedro, has a fine carved and gilded altar.
San Pedro el Viejo
In the Mercado Nuevo, to the south of the cathedral, is the church of San Pedro el Viejo, one of the oldest Romanesque churches in the region, built in the 12th century on the remains of a Benedictine abbey, with a hexagonal tower. In the tympanum of the main doorway is a representation of the Three Kings. In the Capilla de San Bartolomé are the tombs of Ramiro II and Alfonso I of Aragon. The Romanesque cloister has finely carved capitals.
Town Hall
Opposite the Huesca Cathedral is the 16th century Casa Consistorial, with a Renaissance facade. On the first floor is a gruesome representation of the "Bell of Huesca".
Huesca Surroundings
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Castillo de Loarre, Spain
On a crag over looking the town stands the Romanesque Castillo de Loarre, built in the 11th C.
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Fraga, Spain
Located on the left bank of the Río Cinca, the little town of Fraga contains some lovely old mansions and the church of San Pedro.
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Gargantas de Escalar
(Into the Pyrenees)
A road leads through the Gargantas de Escalar and on to Balneario de Panticosa.
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Into the Pyrenees
The road C 136 winds its way up the Río Isuela valley and into the Pyrenees, past some beautiful scenery.
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Puerto de Santa Bárbara
From the Puerto de Santa Bárbara on N 240, at a height of 864 m, there are fine views out over the surroundings.
Alquezar, Spain
Sitting on a hilltop, Alquézar is a charming maize of streets dominated by collegiate church. It was first named Alcázar when built by the Moors in the late 11th and early 12th century. Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragón captured the town. The Colegiata was then rebuilt as a church in 1530.
Alto del Pino
After passing through El Grado and Naval (ruined castle) the road climbs to the Alto del Pino (857m/2812ft), from which there is a view (below, to the right) of the Embalse de Mediano.
Ayerbe, Spain
From Huesca, N 240 runs northwest over the fertile plain of La Hoya and then climbs, with many bends and fine views of the Pyrenees to the right, on to the Meseta, and comes to the little town of Ayerbe (alt. 560m/1837ft), with the 15th century Palacio de los Marqueses de Ayerbe.
Barbastro, Spain
From Huesca N 240 leads east to Barbastro (51km/32mi), beyond which we turn left into C 138, a narrow and winding road which heads north up the valley of the Río Cinca.
Boltana, Spain
At Ainsa C 138 turns west and comes to Boltaña, a pretty little town in the valley of the Río Ara. It then continues up the valley, with the Sierra de Bolave on the right. Beyond Brotó it runs into the road coming from Biescas, which it follows north to the Parque Nacional de Ordesa.
Mallos de Riglos
Beyond Ayerbe, N 240 crosses the Río Gállego and traverses a gorge-like valley, with the mighty crags of the Mallos de Riglos on the right, followed by the Embalse de la Peña.
Monzon, Spain
(In Barbastro, Spain)
Rio Cinca
The Rio Cinca is pounded by dams to form a series of artificial lakes.
The area has a number of waterfalls and is also a good birdwatching area.
The area has a number of waterfalls and is also a good birdwatching area.
Santuario de San Jorge
2km/1.25mi southwest of Huesca on N 123, above the road on the right, is the Santuario de San Jorge, built in 1554 on the remains of earlier walls on the site of the battle of Alcoraz (in which Pedro I of Aragon defeated the Moors in 1096). From here there is a fine view of Huesca.
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