Pyrenees Guide

Destinations in Navarra - Navarra Pyrenees The Pyrenees rise up to the North of Navarra in a mountainous region where the visitor will encounter a landscape of soaring peaks and deep  valleys, shady woods and dazzling alpine meadows, ravines and gorges. The Pyrenees Mountain range descends gently from East to ...

Monasterio de Piedra, Zaragoza Province - The Natural Park of the Monasterio de Piedra (Stone Monastery), 20 kilometres away from Calatayud, contains the waterfalls of the river Piedra and it is one of the most beautiful places in Spain. The Cistercian Monastery founded in thr 13th century is a National Monument and it harbours the Museum ...

Rueda Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Rueda Monastery is also of interest to art and architecture. It dates from the 13th Century and the predominating style in the church, cloister and reflectory is that of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The Gothic Byzantine chapter house is the best room in the monastery. At a short ...

Sant Joan de les Abadesses Monastery, Catalan Pyrenees - The visit to the town of Sant Joan de les Abadesses starts with the observation of the perfect line of the streets of the Vila Vella. They were planned and built in the 13th century with names according to the guilds that occupied them (Carrer dels Tints and Carrer dels Canonaires, for example). ...

Veruela Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Veruela Monastery is the oldest in the Province of Zaragoza (founded in 1146). It is surrounded by crenelleted walls framed by round towers, which give it the air of a fortress. The original Cistercian architecture is hidden by other styles. The facade has a splayed Romanesque portal with five ...

Veruela Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Veruela Monastery is the oldest in the Province of Zaragoza (founded in 1146). It is surrounded by crenelleted walls framed by round towers, which give it the air of a fortress. The original Cistercian architecture is hidden by other styles. The facade has a splayed Romanesque portal with ...