Panticosa is a picturesque village with a 16th Century church situated in the Aragon region of the Spanish Pyrennes. A gondola lift links the village...

Sallent De Gallego is a stone village situated beside the River Gallego in the Pyrennes. The skiing pistes of Formigal are just a few kilometres...

Formigal is a purpose built ski resort in the heart of the Spanish Pyrennes. Situated at 1500 metres above sea level and occupying four different...

The Parque Nacional de Ordesa Monte Perdido was one of the first protected parks in Spain. This is a beautiful, dramatic area with spectacular...

La Cueva de las Guixas is a limestone cave that was the home of man in prehistoric times. Tours can be taken of this interesting...

Broto is a village in the foothills of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. The church boasts an interesting facade wth a Renaissance doorway....

Candanchu is a ski resort at an altitude of 1560 metres in the centre of the Spanish Pyrennes. It is surrounded by stunning mountain scenery....

Sabinanigo lies at the head of the Tena Valley in the historic region known as El Serrablo which is known for its Romanesque buildings. The...

Jaca Cathedral is considered one of the most important in the Pyrennes. The present building dates from the 11th Century and was the first Spanish...

Castillo de San Pedro was built during the late 16th Century in the French pentagonal plan that was usual at the time. It was part...

Hecho is an attractive village with huge stone houses that were built after the original settlement was burnt during the Napolenic Wars. Hecho, also known...

Nerin is a small village in the Pyrennes and it has a fine Romanesque church. From here it is less than one hour`s walk to...

Siresa is a beautiful village with a church said to be the oldest in Aragon. Dating from the nineth Century, San Pedro was once part...

Bielsa is a beautiful village in the Aragonese Pyrenees. In the centre is an attractive, 15th Century church and a splendid town hall. During the...

The Ethnologic Museum of the Valley of Bielsa is housed in the town hall. It is dedicated to the town and the surrounding valleys and...

The Monasterio de San Juan de la Pena is built under a rock where there was once an earlier hermitage. It became an important centre...

The attractive, little town of Ainsa stands high above the confluence of the Ara and Cinca rivers in the Pyrennes. In the 11th Century it...

The Church of Santa Maria with its large belfry stands close to the cobbled, main square in the old town of Ainsa. This Romanesque church...

Ainsa is a pretty town standing on a hill in the Pyrennes and the Museo de Oficios y Artes Tradicionales is a museum devoted to...

Castillo de Loarre is one of the most spectacular fortresses in northern Spain. The builder was Sancho Ramirez, the king of Aragon and Navarra, and...