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ROUTE OF THE CASTLES IN ARAGON: ALCAÑIZ

It belongs to the Bajo Aragon area, 160 km. from Teruel. The castle-convent where the Calatrava order settled dominated the town from its high position. Almost all the styles have left a trace, from Romanesque to Baroque. It was a kind of towered fortress with trapezoid plan, but it was modificated in the 18^th century. Nowadays it has been restored and made into a Parador Nacional (the Paradores Nacionales are state-run tourist hotels in monumental, Historic-Artistic buildings). Through the entrance arch we get to an esplanade in front of the 18^th century Baroque palace. In the north wing of the fortress are the chapel and the keep. In the north-west corner, Lanuza tower. The chapel is the main Romanesque part and it was the first parish in Alcañiz. To the south of the chapel we find the cloister, of small size. Both the chapel and the cloister are from the 13^th century. The keep is Gothic, from the 14^th century and has four floors. The lower one serves as porch for the chapel and conserves beautiful Francogothic mural paintings.

Guided visits: from 9,30 to 13,30 and from 16 to 18. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Tourist Routes in Aragon

Mapa of Castles
Map of Castles.

Ample your information on Aragon

If you want to extend your information on Aragon you can begin crossing another interesting route is the Mudejar, Patrimony of the Humanity, also you can extend your cultural knowledge on Aragon examining its municipal and institutional heraldry without forgetting, of course, some of its emblematics figures as Saint George Pattern of Aragon also book of Aragon.

Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiario that lives in its monuments.

The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces: Zaragoza, Teruel and Huesca and his shines, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo or by opposition the Ebro.

Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon you can persecute the presence of the Santo Grial in Aragon.

Francisco Javier Mendivil Navarro

Alcañiz. Teruel. Castles in Aragon. Tourism in Aragon. In Aragon remains a lot of castles built between the s. IX and XVI. Most formed strategic positions or shelter and some were conceived as noble residence. Few Aragonese castles that sit on a totally flat, being more frecuenteslos castles built on rocks or mountains. JACA, Calatayud, SOS DEL REY CATHOLIC, DAROCA, UNCASTILLO, ALCAÑIZ, LOARRE, Valderrobles SADABA, Peracense, ALQUEZAR, ALBARRACIN, MONSOON, RUBIELOS BLACKBERRY, THE ALJAFERIA, ZARAGOZA, OTHER CASTLES

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