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Casa de San Martin, San Martin de Solana, Aragon - Casa de San Martin is a lovingly restored old stone farmhouse, a retreat that manages to be chic and rustic. It is situated in the province of Huesca in the heart of the Pyrenees, on the edge of the Ordesa-Monte Perdido National Park. This property has been transformed as an ...

Church of San Pablo - The church of San Pablo was raised to replace the old Romanesque hermitage of San Blas, which had become too small due to the growth of the district. The current temple is the result of a series of additions, which gradually increased the original 14th century nucleus, the most valuable testimony ...

Hotel Alen d'Aragon, Santa Eulalia de Gallego, Aragon - Alen d'Aragon has created the idea of a "hotel village", like a hamlet in the Pyrenean foothills, nestled among almonds, olives and holm oaks where you will find peace, a friendly welcome and a perfect base to explore the surrounding area. Alen d'Aragon is a family hotel and all of us are ...

Hotel San Ramon Del Somontano, Barbastro, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain - This smart hotel is situated in the town of Barbastro, in the foothills of the Pyrenees and is the perfect base for exploring the surrounding countryside ideal for those who enjoy outdoor pursuits. San Ramón del Somontano boasts an excellent spa centre, where you can relax in the ...

Hotel San Ramon Del Somontano, Barbastro, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain - This smart hotel is situated in the town of Barbastro, in the foothills of the Pyrenees and is the perfect base for exploring the surrounding countryside ideal for those who enjoy outdoor pursuits. San Ramón del Somontano boasts an excellent spa centre, where you can relax in the ...

Hotel Sanchez, Ainsa, Aragon - Situated in the centre of the medieval town of Aínsa, surrounded by the Huescan Pyrenees mountain range, the hotel lies next to the River Ara, an ideal starting for numerous point activities. The hotel offers cosy and ample rooms and a restaurant, a cafe and a bar for guests to relax in ...

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 ...

Patio de Santa Isabel - Inside the main gate, cross the rather dull introductory courtyard into a second, the Patio de Santa Isabel, once the central courtyard of the Muslim palace. Here you are confronted to north and south by the exquisite interwoven arches typical of the opulence and geometric mastery of Muslim ...

Restaurant Alen d'Aragon, Santa Eulalia de Gallego - Alen d'Aragon has created the idea of a "hotel village", like a hamlet in the Pyrenean foothills, nestled among almonds, olives and holm oaks where you will find peace, a friendly welcome and a perfect base to explore the surrounding area. Alen d'Aragon is a family hotel and all of us are ...

San Antonio de Padua Church - Alongside the church and the convent of the Franciscan Capuchines is the Italian Military Chapel, built under the patronage of the Mussolini Government in 1940 as a monumental Mausoleum for the Italian combatants who died during the Spanish Civil War. Address: Paseo Cuellar ...

San Carlos Borromeo - The School and Church of the Inmaculada, belonging to he Company of jesus were raised on the plot of land previously occupied by the Higher Synagogue of the Jewry of Zaragoza. In the 18th century the whole interior ornamentation of the church is renewed – designed by brother Lacarre-, making ...

San Felipe Church - The current church of San Felipe and Santiago el Menor was begun in 1686 , after demolishing the previous building, which had become too small due to the increase in parishioners. The family of the Marquis of Villaverde play an important role in promoting the new construction work; they give the ...

San Fernando Church - A beautiful example of neo-classical religious architecture in Aragon. It was built by Ramon Pignatelli as parish church for the families who had worked in the construction of the Imperial Channel of Aragon. The paintings of the altar were made by Goya around 1800 and destroyed during the Peninsula ...

San Gil Church - Archetype of 14th Century Aragonese mudejar, reorientated and redecorated during the baroque period. The tower, on a square base and with a rectangular body is a singular expression of the art of brickwork as developed by the mudejar, replete with rhombi and intertwined. Address: D. Jaime I, ...

San Ildefonso (Santiago) - This church is the only remains that we preserve of the old convent of San Ildefonso, abandoned on the occasion of the Desamortizacion de Mendizabal (confiscation of Mendizabal) (1835). In 1902 it became the seat of the parish church of Santiago, whose church had been destroyed previously. The ...

San Juan de la Pena Monastery - In full Aragon Pyrenees is found the spectacular space of the Protected Landscape of San Juan de la Peña and Monte Oroel, and among its most outstanding elements displays the Old Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, jewel of the medieval era. The preserved constructions, only a part ...

San Juan de la Pena Monastery - In th heart of the Aragonese Pyrenees is found the spectacular space of the Protected Landscape of San Juan de la Peña and Monte Oroel, and among its most outstanding elements displays the Old Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, jewel of the medieval era. The preserved constructions, ...

San Juan de los Panetes Church - The baroque temple was started in 1725 on the site of a previous church which belonged to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Of note is the octagonal brick tower, well known for its curious inclination and which conforms to the building traditions of the 16th Century. Address: Salduba, ...

San Martin Church - San Martin church already existed in 1196, but the current church actually dates back to the seventeenth century. It has three naves, an ambulatory, a pointed barrel vault with small windows in the central nave and arris vaults in the side naves. The oldest part of the church is the Gothic-Mudejar ...

San Miguel de los Navarros Church (St. Michael of the Navarrese) - This originally Romanic construction was amplified in the 14th century with new mudejar additions and later, baroque reformations were carried out. The most notable mudejar decoration is to be seen on the outside of the apse. The tower, which has also been restored, is based on a square and has ...

Santa Cruz de Seros Monastery & Village - The village of Santa Cruz de la Seros is famous for its traditional architecture, with its houses made of stone and finished with the typical roof of slabs and the spectacular trunkconic chimneys. We are talking of one of the villages with bigger architectonic value of the county. Its surname, ...

Santa Engracia Church - The extraordinarily beautiful facade, carved in 1512 by Gil Morlanes the elder, and finished by his son is the only part of the previous enormous monastery which remains; during the Peninsula War the rest of it was destroyed. The facade is Plateresque in style with figures such as the Catholic ...

Santa Isabel de Portugal - In 1678 the Council of the Kingdom of Aragon decides to erect a temple in honour of Santa Isabel de Portugal. After reaching and agreement with the Teatine fathers (of Cayetanos, thus its other name), in 1681 the work begins on the plot of land, which the latter have reserved for their convent. ...

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