Aragon Guide

The Loarre Castle raises some thirty-five kilometers to the north of Huesca towards Ayerbe, whose flat cakes are delicious. It has eight towes, which still keep the sword sounds and protect what was the roayl palace, a convent, and recently a film stage. Loarre is the best preserved Romanesque castle in the world and hs been used as filming locations in films including Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven.

The Loarre castle is part of the Reino de los Mallos, a kingdom with outstanding geological formations, which raise majestically, a paradisefor vultures and mountaineers of the entire world. Impressive, the stone-walls of Mallos de Riglos, the ones of Aguero and Murillo, the Gratal Peak and lakes like the Ardisa o Sotonera, ideal to do nautical sports.

Loarre Castle - Loarre is the most important Romanesque fortress in Spain. It lies in the Sierra de Gratal, an isolated region nestled deep within the foothills of the Pyrenees. The name Loarre is believed to be a derivative from ancient Iberic meaning rocky castle or fortress. Today, the earliest visible ...

Ayerbe - Ayerbe was an important centre, especially at the Middle Ages, because of its location in the way to the Pyrenees. Although it was a fortified town, only the Arab castle ruins remain. Walking around the streets of its old quarter recalls the past, something that is a real pleasure. Likewise, it is ...

Riglos - This area, which enjoyed the status of an independent kingdom in the Middle Ages (in the 12th Century), owes its name to the remarkable geological features which rise majestically over the surrounding land, providing a perfect home for vultures and acting as a magnet for rock climbers from all over ...