{"id":4644,"date":"2018-12-18T11:18:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T11:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gastronomia-aragonesa.com\/graus-and-albarracin\/"},"modified":"2018-12-19T18:14:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:14:19","slug":"graus-and-albarracin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gastronomia-aragonesa.com\/en\/routes\/graus-and-albarracin\/","title":{"rendered":"Graus and Albarrac\u00edn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Graus and Albarrac\u00edn<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The legendary capital of the region of La Ribagorza, located in the heart Pyrenees, it stretches back many years. It has the titles of \u201cVery Noble and Very Ancient\u201d meaning there is plenty to cover discovering many locations where you can get a glimpse of life in eras gone by. Excite your curiosity at some incredible places of historical significance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Graus: The heart of the Ribagorza<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Graus is internationally renowned because of two basic products: its truffle industry and \u201cLonganiza\u201d a kind of sausage.<\/p>\n

A few eighty kilometers from the capital of Huesca, towards the north, Graus serves as a gateway to the Ribagorza and as a starting point to know the Natural Park Posets-Maladeta, the Valley of Benasque, Ordesa National Park and other important protected areas of the Pyrenees. But it is very worthwhile to explore all its charms.<\/p>\n

To its artistic resources must be added the natural environment surrounding Graus mainly focused on the river \u00c9sera and the reservoir of Barasona.<\/p>\n

Its urban area extends at the foot of the Pe\u00f1a del Morral (crag), under the shelter of the Sanctuary of La Pe\u00f1a, one of the architectural references of the town that dominates the whole town. We must also point out the high street \u201cCalle Mayor\u201d that appears arcaded in some of its sections and houses interesting buildings located mainly in the Town Hall Square. This beautiful 16th century Mudejar brick building has been reproduced in the Spanish town of Barcelona.<\/p>\n

But one of the greatest attractions of Graus is the artistic richness of its religious constructions.<\/p>\n

Of all of them is the \u201cBas\u00edlica de la Virgen de la Pe\u00f1a\u201d the top-rated and visited tourist spot.\u00a0 The building was built in the 16th century and is distinguished by its location and its great interior space. We don\u2019t muss forget its important work of stonework and impressive cover. It consists of a starry-ribbed vault and a square-shaped bell tower, although it adopts hexagonal shape at the top.<\/p>\n

Another of the important parochial churches is the one dedicated to San Miguel, an important Romanesque work that keeps in its interior some important Gothic panels altarpieces and a valuable cross of the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

The oldest neighborhood of Barrich\u00f3s keeps many examples of civil architecture which include manor houses like the Mur or that of Solanas, both from the 16th century, located in Coreche Square.<\/p>\n

At the end of the district, in the Plaza de Fant\u00f3n (square) it is founded the the homonymous house.\u00a0 A well-preserved and total ornamental sobriety construction. Here ended the urban enclosure of Graus with the gate of Barbastro, also known as Chinch\u00edn.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Buddhism in the Valley of \u00c9sera River<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The town of Panillo hosts a curious and increasingly frequented Buddhist temple (Dag Shang Kagyu) founded in 1984 by S.E. KaluRimponch\u00e9. Since then, it has become a highly sought resort where the ritual monument that symbolizes the awakened and omniscient spirit of Buddha stands out. No doubt, it is a place whose visit astonishes the most restless of travellers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sausage with Proper Name<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Of all the countless foodstuffs products made in Graus, \u201cLonganiza de Graus\u201d (sausage from Graus) stands out undoubtedly. It is a food product almost considered as a souvenir whose elaboration maintains a strict commitment to the cooking steps used for years.<\/p>\n

Made of natural ingredients and cured innatural drying. Natural ingredients are used and cured in driers under the shelter of the highest peaks in the Pyrenees. It gives as a result a characteristic and distinctive sausage. In its elaboration there is no shortage of lean meat of pork and bacon, jowl or bacon. You can also use condiments and spices, which can be common: salt, pepper, oregano, nutmeg, anise or scented wines, among others, except paprika.<\/p>\n

There are large and well-known firms in charge of producing excellent products besides sausage. This is the case of names like Avent\u00edn or Melsa, both were awarded with the distinctive “C” Food Quality.<\/p>\n

Sausage Festival Graus entered The Guinness Book in 1996 with the development of the world\u00b4s sausage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It boasts of being one of the main tourist spots in our community. In its historical ensemble shows a truly unique and beautiful city with more history than you could shake a stick. The majesty of the stone constructions is melted with the nooks and crannies of its streets and squares.<\/p>\n

Albarrac\u00edn is a world apart, an evocative place, a legendary oasis that instils pride of its past and affection to the future. It is a magnet to visitors, which preserves its historical identity doing it, as a city of undisputed beauty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ramble from Plaza Mayor Square<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Forget your car! To plan a visit to Albarrac\u00edn it is better to leave the car in the lower part of the village where there are several parking areas and take the accesses that lead to the historic city centre.<\/p>\n

It can be reached by the “Cuesta de Teruel”, next to the imposing school of Escolapios, or by the stairs that surround the tunnel and that lead to the street Azagra, one of the routes that lead to the Plaza Mayor, the epicenter of the locality and starting point of our visit.<\/p>\n

The most representative building of the square is the town hall, dated in the 14th century, and whose reproduction is located in the Spanish town of Barcelona.<\/p>\n

From the square, we head towards the \u201cPortal de Molina\u201d street, one of the narrow arteries of the historic quarter that opens on the \u201cPlaza de la Comunidad\u201d where one of the oldest buildings in the city stands, an old noble house.<\/p>\n

Right in front of this square is the Portal del Agua, one of the doors of the wall that allows you to descend to the river. But before arriving at the square, on the right, crossing a small street, we arrive at the garden viewpoint from which a magnificent view of the Cathedral and the castle is contemplated.<\/p>\n

Taking the Plaza Mayor again as a starting point, we can also take the Azagra Street, a narrow way in which it seems that the roofs of the houses come even to rub. As if it were a river, Azagra Street receives many tributaries. Of all of them stands out the alley of the Postigo where the House of the Navarros of Arzuriaga and the Brigadier are located. El Chorro Street is another of these cobbled streets that exalts the splendid medieval panorama of this city designated national Monument and wished-for by UNESCO as a monument of world interest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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