ROUTE OF THE CASTLES IN ARAGON: ALQUEZAR
48 km. from Huesca, taking Barbastro road. Alquézar is an interesting example of a small town that has kept its Medieval lay-out almost intact. It has been declared Historic-Artistic Monument. The primitive castle, from the 10th-11th C., must have been just the tower, with very thick walls, probably Muslim. A bit lower there is a rural Romanesque chapel. In the front there is a calvary with three crosses. On the only accessible side of the cliff there is a picturesque wall conserving its primitive battlements and two rectangular towers. The Collegiate church from the 16th century was built on the upper part, with its two outer walls at the edge of the cliff. Its cloister is remarkable, with capitals from San Juan de la Peña school. The castle and the Collegiate church have been declared National Monuments. Around the town there is a charming Pyrenean landscape. Excursions can be made on foot along the course of the river Vero.
Admission times: From 10 to 14 and from 16 to 19. Closed on Tuesday.
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.
Huesca |
Teruel |
Zaragoza |
Aragon |
Maps |
Fauna |
Flora |
Geology |
Fungi |
Tourism |
Mudejar |
Goya |
Alphabetical Index |
Thematic
Francisco Javier Mendivil Navarro
Alquezar. Huesca. 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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