{"id":4705,"date":"2018-12-19T11:07:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T11:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gastronomia-aragonesa.com\/the-valley-of-aragon\/"},"modified":"2018-12-19T18:12:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:12:44","slug":"the-valley-of-aragon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gastronomia-aragonesa.com\/en\/routes\/the-valley-of-aragon\/","title":{"rendered":"The valley of Aragon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Through paths and valleys, amid rivers and slopes, the valley of Aragon offers a fascinating landscape that sculpts beautiful panoramic views added to these we find a wide repertoire of Romanesque architecture, small and large villages full of life, and a multitude of resources capable of seducing anyone. The valley, open and sincere, offers a magical world of sensations.<\/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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Nature and its whims paint in Biello Aragon a canvas full of silhouettes and colours. The villages, from the smallest to the most cosmopolitan (there are some), arise like static stops along the way, the one that the Apostle Santiago once toured. Its tourist resources, as capable as any, are a hearty and substantial cuisine, and a social and cultural life active all year round, making it a valley with an inherent attraction for the walker, the elitist and anyone who crosses its borders.<\/p>\n

Jaca, dominant capital, San Juan de la Pe\u00f1a, a historic monument par excellence, Ast\u00fan and Candanch\u00fa, snow sport centres, Hecho and its gastronomy, Canfranc and the station that has bestowed on it grandeur and magnanimity… attractions that give to this part of the Pyrenees the title of an essential destination when discussing and planning, magical routes.<\/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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A sigh at every step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The N-330 road enters the valley of Aragon parallel to the course of the river that divides the region that takes the same name. Taking this path can serve as a guide for traversing the main points and enjoying at every moment the hospitality and beauty of the valley.<\/p>\n

As an ascending reference point, we take the city of Jaca, the main nerve centre of the valley that, in this case, will serve as the beginning of this fascinating journey. This is the most obvious route, which is usually taken by huge numbers of tourists, but it is also the most comfortable since the road to it is in perfect condition.<\/p>\n

Directly from Jaca, the first stop we will make is Castielo de Jaca. This town, declared a historical and artistic site whose origin is believed to lie around the castle of which there are hardly any remains, keeps the quaintness of a classic mountain town whose outstanding monuments are the 12th century Romanesque church and the shrines of San Bartolom\u00e9, the Virgin and St. Juliana, also I2th century. From here you can access the Garcipollera National Hunting Reserve and a series of forest tracks that run across the valley<\/p>\n

Getting back on the road we arrive in Villan\u00faa, a decisive point on the Camino de Santiago. It is worth making a leisurely stop and taking a stroll through the network of streets that remind us of bygone times thanks to the splendour of the fountain with four spouts, the houses with coats of arms of the lesser nobility, the narrow alleys or the old town hall with its Gothic windows and its doorway. Without a doubt, a place that has been able to adapt to the passage of time with a very ample hotel infrastructure and services.<\/p>\n

And we arrive in Canfranc, first at the village and then the station. In the latter, in addition to the modernist station, an ambassador par excellence, of particular note are the Roman bridge or the Fusillade tower. In any case, they are two places with an attraction capable of leaving the most intrepid or the most curious traveller dumbstruck.<\/p>\n

Finally, having left the Canfranc side, the road begins to slope up and winds to reach Candanch\u00fa, one of the historic points for skiing in the country which, in addition to winter, throughout the year enjoys an intense and restless influx of public. And from there, almost contiguous, the Ast\u00fan resort, one of the options for snows sports in Aragon.<\/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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Very close to Santa Cruz de la Cyrus, eleven kilometres from Jaca stands one of the Romanesque paradises sheltered under a huge massif: the monastery of San Juan de la Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

The building comprises a mixture of architectural styles which, together with the landscape that surrounds it, confirms it as one of the most impressive works of all those erected in the Aragonese Pyrenees. The architecture, overlapping at different levels, is covered by a granite overhang that characterizes it as the sheltered monastery.<\/p>\n

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The fort is perched on a hill from which the city of Jaca can be seen in all its splendour and, in the evenings, offers an unbeatable panorama of the city centre.<\/p>\n

The fort of Rapit\u00e1n, a witness to wars and affrays, is a work of an eminently defensive character that today has become the main hall in the city where important receptions are held. It also houses the Museum of Military Miniatures, one of the most important exhibitions in the world.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, it is worth travelling a few kilometres outside Jaca and can serve as a starting point or as the final destination of any excursion through the valley.<\/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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For something more than an hour and a half that the tour lasts, the visitor is immersed in one of the most spectacular points in the valley of Aragon. This is the grotto where the G\u00fcixas caves are to be found, located on the slopes of the Collarada, next to Villan\u00faa.<\/p>\n

There is a walk full of nooks, stalactites, stalagmites and perfectly lit air shafts. In the largest cave, a small stage has been erected where classical and traditional music concerts are organized every summer. Without a doubt, a magical space which lends itself to being explored by the whole family.<\/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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JACA: Epicentre of the Pyrenees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A mixture of illustrious past and modernity, the capital of the valley of Aragon, it is one of the most interesting tourist and cultural centres in the Aragonese Pyrenees. It offers thousands of possibilities in which art coexists with leisure, history with the present, and services and environment with endless possibilities.<\/p>\n

A stroll through Jaca affords the visitor no conception of time and represents an unforgettable experience. And if you do not believe it, ask any of the thousands of “people passing through” that wander through its streets every day of the year. The versatility of this city can be appreciated in many of its nooks such as the buildings and historical constructions which alternate with wide avenues, parks, shops… Jaca’s incessant activity never stops and makes it possible to take a cultural tour or a gastronomic visit.<\/p>\n

It is one of those versatile places that, wherever you look, it never ceases to amaze. Not for nothing Jaca, besides being a tourist destination, has always been a restless reference point in the lively history of Aragon.<\/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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