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Canfranc Estacion - Not to be confused with Canfranc-Pueblo to the South. Canfranc Estacion is, as they say, the end of the line. Trains (two a day to/from Zaragoza via Huesca and Jaca) don't go beyond this tourist stop, 25 km of Jaca, but the trip up to Rio Aragon vallay is pretty and between one and three daily ...
Canfranc Pueblo - The name of the village is from Campus Franci, literally the field of foreigners. It was originally a small market village, as well as providing pilgrims on the Arles route of the Way of St. James their first respite after the difficult crossing of the Pyrenees over the pass of Somport.
It was ...
Hotel Santa Cristina, Canfranc Estacion, Aragon - The 3 star Hotel Santa Cristina, located high in the Pyrenees Mountains and close to the French border, was built at the end of the nineteenth century. Along the route of the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage and located close to the popular ski resorts of Candanchu and Astun. The restaurant is ...