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Aragon in northeastern Spain is the gateway to Europe from central Spain and Portugal.
Its strategic location makes it natural link between two of the most important areas of development in Europe: the Atlantic Axis and Axis Mediterranean.
Aragon, pierced in the middle by the Ebro Valley, is surrounded by autonomous regions such as Catalonia, Valencia, Basque Country and Navarra.

Provinces in Aragon : Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel

Castillo de Loarre, Los Valles, Monasterio de Jan Juan de la Peña [ long ago they kept her the Holy Grail ], Nationale park Ordesa y Monte Perdido [ Pyreneeën ], Tarazona, Teruel, Waterfalls at Monasterio de Piedra, Zaragoza.

Capital City of Aragon : Huesca


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Car Rental Aragon 

  Holiday Autos   -     
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Camp sites Aragon / Caravanning Aragon

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI Camping Guide 
  Camping & Caravaning en Espana

Holiday rentals / Apartments in Aragon

  Interhome   -   Holiday homes in Aragon
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

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Hotels Aragon

  Hotels in Aragon
Hotels in Zaragoza, Jaca, Aínsa, Teruel, Huesca, Bielsa, Formigal, Illueca, Benasque, Albarracín, Fraga, Cerler, and more ...

 

  Booking   -   Hotels in Zaragoza   -   Hotel Guide Zaragozza

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  Eurostars Plaza Delicias ***, Calle Los Fayos, 11, 50017 Zaragoza
The hotel is located close to the Delicias Train Station, only 5 minutes from the city centre and with easy access to Zaragoza's main business districts.
The hotel offers 70 rooms, completely equipped with a minibar, satellite TV, internet, a desk, piped music and a complete welcome set with different items. The hotel also has a bar/restaurant, luggage deposit and an own garage. The shared areas are also provided with WiFi internet.

 
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National Parks

  Natural Park of the Monasterio de Piedra  [ Stone Monastery ]
Located 20 km away from Calatayud. The Piedra river canyon in the vicinity of the monastery is a place of extreme natural beauty, a lush, garden-like environment of waterfalls, mosses and rivulets in the midst of an arid wilderness.
  Monte Perdido National Park   -   National Park Ordesa & Monte Perdido
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Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 
Formigal, an up-and-coming destination with majestic mountains, traditional family-run hotels, a warm welcome and fabulous food at inexpensive prices. Nobody does it quite like the Spanish – they wanted to put this resort back on the map and they have certainly done it in style! For the ultimate in relaxation, sunshine, tapas and skiing – then look no further!
This small, purpose built village lies in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenean Mountains in the region of Aragon. It nestles on the sunny south facing slopes of the valley, looking out over the well managed slopes on the opposite side reached by the frequent free ski bus.

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Zaragoza, Spanish Pyrenees Ski



  Eco Turism in Aragon
Turismo Rural Aragon provides all the information needed for your rural visits [ Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel ]. Information on towns, roads and areas, in short, everything for your trip.
  Fantasia Adventure Holidays
Based on the Spanish Costa de la Luz, Fantasia Adventure Holidays currently specializes in exciting horse riding holidays for the experienced rider

Travel Guide Aragon / Related books

  Zaragoza Travel Guide [Kindle Edition]
Format: Kindle Edition; File Size: 406 KB; Publisher: Offbeat Guides (2 Nov 2010); Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.; ASIN: B0027KRPXG.

  Northern Spain Footprint Handbook
Andy Symington (Author)
Hardcover: 556 pages; Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; 5th Revised edition edition (29 April 2011); ISBN-10: 1907263357.

  La senda de Camille Wanderkarte 1 : 25 000
Parque Natural de los Valles Occidentales. Huesca. Pirineos. Parque Nacional de los Pirineos. Francia [Map]
Map; Publisher: Alpina Editorial (Nov 2010); ISBN-10: 8480903872

  Complete Guide to Aragon

Transport / How do I travel to Aragon

  Saragossa Airport  -  Aeroporto de Zaragoza  -  9 km from the town of Zaragoza

See AENA for information about these Spanish airports.

  

 
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  Airline Tickets Aragon / Cheap flights Aragon 


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  CAI Tourism of Aragon

  Turismo Aragon   -   Aragon Tourism

  Turismodearagon.com 

  Huesca City Tourism   -   capital of Aragon
The city of Huesca lies at the edge of the gently sloping plains which lead to the River Ebro, and near the foothills of the impressive Pyrenees. The area where these meet is called "la Hoya" [ meaning "the river basin" ), and it is here that the essence of Aragón can be found: the inviting plains and the proud and noble mountains.
Huesca, capital city of the Alto Aragon region, is a small city with all the services and facilities necessary for a pleasant stay. It maintains its peace and proximity, its thousand-year history, and invites you to live its traditions, whilst incorporating the avant-garde and showing its vitality.

  Huesca Province   -   Diputación Provincial de Huesca
Here you will find majestic scenery, the tallest mountain in the Pyrenees [ the Aneto], eternal glaciers, such as at Monte Perdido and the National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido, rich in flora and protected fauna. Popular with mountaineers, spelunkers, paragliders, and white water rafters it is also a popular snow skiing destination with notable resorts in Candanchú, Formigal, Astún, Panticosa and Cerler.
  Teruel Province   -   Diputación Provincial de Teruel
The province of Teruel, in the south of Aragon, is home to most of the Sistema Iberico mountain range area.
  Saragossa Province   -   Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza
The province of Zaragoza surprises every visitor. Beautiful valleys with many vineyards, desert landscapes, high mountains (the Pyrenees lie north of Zaragoza) and areas filled with miles of lakes between medieval castles, monasteries and towns to be found.
Around the province of Zaragoza are 10 wine regions.

  Jaca   -   Jaca    -   near the border with France
Jaca was the capital of Aragon until 1097 and also the capital of Jacetania. Located in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca on the Aragón River at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Pau to Zaragoza. A city out of which the County and Kingdom of Aragon developed.
"To whom it may concern, from the East to the West, from North to South that I want to built a city in my village that will be called Jaca". Those were the words of king Sancho Ramirez, turning Jaca the first city of the way of Saint James and the capital of the Aragon Kingdom. The monarch, from 1077 a. C. Granted its inhabitants and every person who settle down in Jaca a "fuero" a juridiction that regulated the population space and the relationship among its inhabitant. It would be used as model for other foundations of the same king inside the way of Saint James, e.g. Estella and Sangüesa.
  Saragossa City   -   Municipality of Zaragoza
City located on the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and Gállego, near the centre of the region, in a valley with a variety of landscapes. Saragossa is famous for its folklore, a renowned local gastronomy, and landmarks such as the Basílica del Pilar, La Seo Cathedral and the The Aljafería Palace.
Due to the extremely favorable situation of the city, centrally located between the major Spanish cities and with excellent rail, Zaragoza has become a major commercial and industrial city. With the high speed train you're within half an hour in Madrid and Barcelona.
  Tarazona   -   Municipality of Tarazona 
Tara is in the middle of the river valley Queiles, located in the foothills of the Moncayo. It is a crossroads between Aragon, Navarre, Castile and La Rioja.
  Teruel City   -   capital of Teruel Province   -   Community Teruel
It is noted for its harsh climate, its jamón serrano (cured ham), its pottery and its famous Fiestas [ La Vaquilla del Angel during the second weekend of July and "Bodas de Isabel de Segura" around the third weekend of February ].

  Camino de Santiago
  Dinopolis [ in Teruel ]
Dinopolis Teruel is a combined theme park and museum centred around dinosaurs. Promoted as a paleontological park, it includes a life-size robotic model of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The museum also owns three other museums in the surrounding area, which display the remains of dinosaurs discovered in the region.
  Escucha Mining Museum [ in Teruel ]
An experience that recounts the living history of a village that, since the 19th century, has lived from, and for mining, revealing all the effort, involved in the work performed by its inhabitants, in extreme conditions.
  Lacuniacha Park, Tena Valley
Lacuniacha Park is a 30-hectare mountain biopark where you can enjoy closeness of wild animals in semi -wild conditions: chamois, Spanish Ibex, European bison, Prezwalski horses, Northern Lynx, fallow deer, reindeer, wolves and many more.
  Los Valles
  Monasterio de Piedra [ national monument ]
The monastery was founded in 1194 by thirteen Cistercian monks from Poblet Monastery, in an old castle next to the Piedra river, and was dedicated to St. Mary the Fair [ Santa María la Blanca ]. See Parque Natural del Monasterio de Piedra en Zaragoza
  Monasterio de San Juan de la Pena [ Holy Grail ]
Past, present and future of Aragon in a same space. The monastery is a religious complex in the town of Santa Cruz de la Serós, at the south-west of Jaca, in the province of Huesca. It was one of the most important monasteries in Aragon in the Middle Ages.
  Valle de Benasque   -   Benasque Valley
l Benasque Valley is located northwest of the province of Huesca, a little over 100 km from the capital of the province.  The valley has road connections to Lleida (133 km), Zaragoza (220 km) and Barcelona (300 km), the latter two international airport and all are well connected with national and international network of motorways and railways.
  Valle del Aragon   -   Aragon Valley   -   El Reino de los Pirineos
  Valle de Tena   -   Tena Valley
El Valle de Tena, localizado en el centro del Pirineo Aragonés, ofrece una gran diversidad paisajística. Surcado por el río Gállego, el Valle está configurado por altas cumbres, glaciares, macizos, pequeños ríos y barrancos, y uno de los más importantes conjunto de lagos (ibones) del Pirineo. Para los amantes de la naturaleza y del turimo activo, el Valle ofrece infinidad de alternativas.
  Waterfalls near Monasterio de Piedra

  Balneario La Virgen
La Virgen Spa is located in historic Jaraba Springs, in the Zaragoza Province.
  Balneario Sicilia
The Romans were the first to appreciate the health giving qualities of Jaraba's warm spa springs.
  Banos de Seron Spa
The Baños de Seron Spa is well located on the banks of the River Mesa and is convenient to the Jaraba village.
  Panticosa Spa Resort
The Panticosa Resort is located at the Northeast of the Tena Valley, in the Aragon Pyrenees. It is only a few minutes away from France and from the Aragon Valley and it is very close to many attractions including Monte Perdido National Park.
  Saliecho Spa & Hotel
Located in the Valley of Tena, just 3 km from Formigal ski resort, in an area of the Aragon Pyrenees where the woods, the snow-capped peaks in winter and the freshness of the green in summer are the true protagonists of the landscape.
  Termas Pallares Spa
Termas Pallares Spa is located in a beautiful natural surroundings, and only 204 km from Madrid and 116 km from Zaragoza, surrounded by 68.000 m2 of parks and gardens.
  Vilas del Turbon Spa
The waters of Vilas del Turbon Spa contain bicarbonate and calcium.
  Termas de Tiberio
The magical properties of Panticosa's hot springs were already widely acknowledged during the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.

  Wintersport Aragon   -   Nieve de Aragon   -   Snow Holidays Aragon
Cerler [ Estación de Esquí Cerler ], Formigal [ Estación de Esquí Formigal ], Ski resorts of Javalambre and  Valdelinares [ Neive de Teruel ], Aramon-Panticosa.

  Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) [ Formigal, Huesca ]
  University of Zaragoza

Cuisine   -   Aragonese cooking

Meat is the basis of the Aragonese cuisine and chilindron, its most typical formula.

The four wine regions in Aragon are Borja, Calatayud, Cariñena and Somontano.

  Aragonese_cuisine [ Wikipedia ]

History of Aragon

Aragon was born as a kingdom in the eleventh century, although its origins can be traced to Roman times.

  Saragossa's history   -   see Wikipedia
Long ago Aragón was a Frankish feudal county Jaca before becoming a self-proclaimed kingdom, which was united with the kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre) in 925...
  Saragossa's history   -   see Wikipedia 

  Jaca, historia de una ciudad    -   Domingo Buesa Conde

Music, Art & Culture, Festivals & Events

Aragon has given the world politicians, philosophers, scientists and artists, representatives of a rich culture as universal as his own: Martial Avempace, Miguel Servet, Gracian, Goya, Ramon y Cajal, Buñuel, Carlos and Antonio Saura, etc..

  Cerámica de Teruel
  Museums in the Province Teruel
  Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon   -   an aesthetic trend in the Mudéjar style
Some representative buildings have been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The term "Mudejar" comes from the Arabic word mudayyan, which translates as "one who is allowed to stay". It reflects the conservation of Arogonese style in the Spanish style. See ¿ Qué es el Mudéjar ?

  Saint John
  Day of Aragon   -    on the 23rd of April (Saint George)

  Easter Week processions

  Albarracin's Mayos   -   At midnight on the 30th of April
During the feast of the Mayo people come to celebrate the arrival of warm weather and the awakening of nature after sleeping during the long and harsh winter. People go serenading through the steep streets of Albarracin and other villages in the region playing love-songs under balconies full of flowers. See Centro de Estudios de la Comunidad de Albarracín [ Spanish language ].
  El 'Cipotegato'   -   festivities in honor of the patron San Atilano
Takes place each year in Tarazona between 27 August and 1 September. See Salida y llegada del Cipotegato [ Youtube ]
  Exaltation of the Anso Dress   -    Last Sunday in August
  Festival Internacional de las Culturas Pirineos Sur [ Huesca ]
Pirineos Sur is a festival specializing world music. An event where modernity is combined with tradition, ethnography, technology, established artists with new values. In short, a festival where is nothing dogmatic.
  Festival Internacional en el Camino de Santiago [ Huesca ]
The festival, which specializes in early music, is intended to contribute to the revitalization of the cultural route and all the monuments that splashes the route of the pilgrimage route in the Jacetania and the Five Towns. The event is combined with the Jaca Medieval Market and Street Theatre Festival.
  Folk Festival of the Pyrenees   -   End of July and beginning of August in Jaca
Over 1,000 participants will meet for one week at the most important folk event of the country and one of the most prestigious folk festivals in the world. Not only enjoy the traditional folklore of the most distant countries of the world, but also enjoy the richest examples of their cuisine. See Festival Folklórico de los Pirineos.
  Route of the Drum, Teruel   -   Easter Week
  Zaragoza City's Fiestas del Pilar   -   Grand festival in Zaragoza
The festival is based on a belief that Virgin Mary appeared to Saint James standing on a pillar. Nuestra Señora del Pilar is a basilica located in the middle of Zaragoza, in the old part of the city. During Fiestas del Pilar the population increasese from 600,000 to over 2,000,000. The most important celebration takes place on the 12th October, "The offering of flowers" to the Virgin, who is removed from the Basilica and exhibited in a platform placed on the square where the temple lies. See Fiestas del Pilar.


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