Pyrenees Guide

Sparsely populated, the old kingdom of Aragon is flanked by several worlds: France, Catalonia, Navarra and the northeastern reaches of Spain's Castilian heartland. If you love mountains, castles and stone villages, this place is for you.

You do need a vehicle to make the best of it, though, as its major rewards come from exploring in villages, small towns and sparsely populated mountain an country areas. Aragon is an ancient land composed of three provinces: Zaragoza; remote Teruel, which is farther south and Huesca;

Most of Aragon constitutes terra incognita for the average tourist- which is unfortunate, since it is one of the most historic regions of Spain. The one big city, Zaragoza City (Saragossa), has a warmth and a collection of monuments and sights that may make you linger longer than you planned and one of the most-visited destination in the region, the reason being because it lies on the main route between Madrid and Barcelona.  The Aragon Pyrenees forms the central region of Spanish Pyrenees in Huesca, in the northern Aragon province. The Pyrenees reaches its highest peaks in Aragon, which include Aneto (3,404 m),  Monte Perdido (3,355 m), Maladeta (3,308 m), Tres Sorores (3,353 m) and Posets(3,375 m). Being so close to the mountains, it is ideal for summer Trekking and winter Skiing. Along the valleys and down into the lower pre-Pyrenees hills is an intriguing mix of canyons, pretty villages, lonely castles and venerable monasteries, with some outstanding Romanesque architecture. Central Aragon consists mainly of a series of treeless depressions and forlorn plateaus. It was the scene of some of the nastiest fighting in the civil war 

Zaragoza Province - The transition area between the Ebro valley and the Pyrenees mountains includes a large section of the Province of Zaragoza, which reaches as far as the valleys of Anso and El Roncal in the north and penetrates into Catalonia terrain in the east. The scenery of the Province of Zaragoza is very ...

Aragon Pyrenees - The northern province of Huesca, is the Aragon Pyrenees area and one of the most valuable assets of Aragon. The variety of geological formations and the climatic constrasts that are registered between the wet valleys of the north and the dry lands of the foothhills in the south give rise to a great ...

Zaragoza City - Zaragoza (Saragossa), the capital of Aragon, has all the attractions of a modern, populous city with excellent avenues, such as that of La Independencia, Sagasta, Gran Via... and squares, such as that of Paraiso, Los Sitios... The Zaragoza's appeal lies in the fact that it has been left relatively ...

Teruel - The province of Teruel, in the south of Aragon, is home to most of the Sistema Iberico mountain range area. Its geography offers abundant contrasts between the plains surrounding Teruel city and mountainous areas such as Gudar, Albarracin or Javalambre. The traces of its rich past are found in ...