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In the same area, you must pay a visit to the Luzas Church in Tolva.  it has a basilical plan and three naves ended in semicircular apses, as well as a tower belfry. Dosen't it remind you about the Alaon one?  And in Capella, on the banks of the Isabena , look for the reflection of the San Martin Church or the medieval bridge with seven arches. On the outskirts, ask about the Chapel of  Nuestra Senora del Plan.  And if you want to continue having a good plan, come closer to Montanana in order to enjoy the front with six archivolts and the fussy capitals of the church of Nuestra Senora de Baldos.  In the uninhabited Pano, pay a visit to the Chapel of San Anton and, in la Puebla de Castro, the one of San Roman de Castro .   You will check that the stones sometimes talk or, at least, captivate.

Some kilometres before arriving at Obarra, stop at the path in the cathedral of Roda de Isabena, which was erected on the ancient see of the bishopric of Ribagorza.  It began to be built by the chevet at the turn of the XI century.  The three naves and the front would come afterwards, but what will you enjoy, without a doubt, is a walk along its cute cloister weaved with semicircular arches and simple columns with crude capitals. In the middle of the stillness and the silence, you will find the most Eastern Aragonese monastery.  Look for it between Aren and Pont de Suert, in Sopeira, a cold and beauty village sheltered by an impressive rocky massif.  The Monastery of Santa Maria de Alaon was founded in the Visigothic period and was refurbished in the X1 century.  This church is as austere as the life of these villages, with three naves ended in semicircular apes with blind little arches and the Jaca's checker pattern.  It is the simplicity of the stone...

While taking this route, you will be taking the natural road that links the most important Marian sanctuaries in the north east of the Iberian Peninsula. The first part of the trip goes through the province of Lleida. It is a land capable of offering culture, adventure , sports, gastronomy and rural tourism year- round. Lleida is the capital city of the province. Located on the bank of the River Segre, it is worth a visit. Once in Aragon, you will go through the Monegros Desert, a wide steppe extension that has its own and unique ecosystem in Europe.  In this part of the journey, you can find two of the most beautiful monastic constructions in Aragon.  The Sigena Monastery and the Rueda Monastery which are not far from each other.  The first one was the spiritual refuge of the noblewomen during more than four centuries. The second one, closer to Zaragoza, is one of the most important Cistercian moastic complexes ever constructed in Europe between the 12th and 13th ce...

The Montserrat Museum is without question, one of the great exposition spaces in both Catalonia and Spain.  It keeps more than 1,300 pieces of art from an extensive chronologic period.  Some of these pieces are from artists as important as Picasso, Dali or El Greco.  The majority of the pieces in exhibition come from private donations.  These donations were made with the purpose of making the art available for all visitors to the sanctuary.  The monastery carries out those wishes continuing with the spirit of cultural service.  There are five permanent collections on exhibition: 1.   Orient Biblical Archaelogy 2.   Iconography dedicated to the "Virgin of Saint Mary of Montserrat". 3.   Religious gold/ silver work 4.   Paintings from the 8th to 18th centuries, with paintings of Caravaggio, Tepolo, Berruguete,                 El Greco. 5.  Modern paintings and sculptures from the 19th t...

 1    Jacetania and the Community of the Valleys  2.   Valley of the Garcipollera.  3.    Anayet and Panticoss  4    Ordesa and Monte Peridido  5,   Ribagorza and Posets-Maladeta  6.   Pre - Pyrenees  7.   Sierra de Guara  8    The Monegros  9.    Mounts of Zuera 10.   Moncayo 11.   Mountain Ranges Iberian Mesa and Piedra 12.   The  "Gaiachos" 13.   Wetlands and Galiocanta 14.   The Steppes of Belchite 15    The "Sea of Aragon" 16.   The Mountain Passes of Beceite 17    Mountain range of Albarracin 18    Maestrazgo 19    Mountain ranges of Gudar-Javalambre Tourist Information Aragon Tel. for tourist information 9002 477 000 Web:   www.turismodearagon.com

Ribagorza Shire: The Romanesque architecture fund in this area is one of the best that can be admired throughout the Iberian Peninsula. It is a  reflection of the splendorous past of this antique countship in the Crown of Aragon. Near Torreciudad, there is a town called Graus. The historic area declared "Historic and Artistic Site".  It has one of the most beautiful butterwalked squares of the region. The most important  building is the Basilica of "Virgin de la Pena". Another jewel of this area is Roda de Isabena, a lovely medieval village. A visit to this village will take you to the spectacular Romanesque Cathedral of Saint Vincent (11th to 13th centuries. Somontano Shire The Somontano territory mixes perfectly the wide variety of scenery and natural spaces with a rich cultural patrimony.  From the first part, stands out the Canones and Sierra de Guara Natural Park. This is a place that has the most spectacular ravines and canyons in Europe.  These ge...

Aragon is one of the seventeen Autonomous Regions  of Spain.  It is located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, equidistant of nearly everything and always close (only some seventy-five minutes from Madrid to Barcelona, thanks to the high speed train).  With 47,724 square kilometers, this old kingdom, which once was once was one of the oldest nations of Europe, has more than 1,200,000 inhabitants nowadays.   On the whole, tenacious people, as kind as warm, with a sarcastic humor and noble intentions. It will take your breath away, but Aragon is a land that breathes history. If you follow the thousand -year-old , marks, you will realize that, in this community of contrasts, Christians , Jewish and Muslims have lived together. Get ready because your adventure starts. -   The Footprint of the Camino De Santiago In Aragon -   Four Stages From Somport To Jaca Natural Beauty -   From Jaca Arres Change Of Landscape -    From Arres T...

 1  .   Church of San Juan de Los Panetes           18th century, (tower, 16th century) Plaza de Cesar  2.     Cathedral / Basilica of Ntra. Sra. del Pilar           12th 16th 17th 18th 19th and 20th centuries, Plaza del Pilar    3.     City Hall           20th century, Plaza delPilar, No 18  4.     City Commodity Exchange          16th century, calle Don Jaime 1, no 47  5.     Archbishop's Palace          14th, 16th and 18th centuries, Plaza de la Seo, no 5  6.    Church of San Nicolas de Bari          17th and 18th centuries, Plaza de San Nicolas          Monastery of the Holy Sepulchre          14th, 16th and 19th centuries, Calle Don Teobaldo         ...

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Some kilometers away before arriving at Obarra, stop at the path in the Cathedral of roda de isabena, which was erected on the ancient see of the bishopric of Ribagorza. It began to be built by the chevet at the turn of the X1 century.  The three naves and the front would come afterwards, but what you will enjoy, without a doubt, is a walk along its cute cloister weaved with semicircular arches and simple columns with crude capitals. In the middle of the stillness and silence, you will find the most Eastern Aragonese monastery.  Look for it between Aren and Pont de Suert, in Sopeira, a cold and beauty village sheltered by an impressive rocky massif. The Monastery of Santa maria de Alaon was founded in the Visigothic period and was re-furbished in the X1 century. the church is as austere as the life of these villages with three naves ended in semicircular apes, with blind little arches and Jaca's checker pattern. It is the simplicity of the stone that becomes art. In the ...

Locate yourself in the dawn of the X1 century, when master architects that came from lombardy started to install themselves in the old county of Ribagorza and Sobrarbe. they chose fairytale landscaspes of the Pyrenees as the framework for their creations in store. Little by little, the Romanesque-Lombard art started to spread like wildfire in this key area for the birth of the Kingdom of  Aragon. A stone'd throw away from Graus, between the mountains of the Isbena Valley, in the middle of the 1X century, the Obarra Monastery was founded, which tturned into an important spiritual centre. Nowadays, it struggles to keep standing next to the church of Santa Maria, of purest Lombard style, which dates from the first years of the X1 century. it has a basilical plan and three long naves. Its horizontality states that it is one of the most primitive Romanasque buildings. A few metres away, the chapel of San Pablo is already from the X11 century. Aragon Tourism Office Avda. Cesar ...

2. Romanesque Art in Aragon Live this land with intensity fell, feel in the last nerve ending everything that surrounds you you Aragon is a provocation to the senses. Embark yourself on an unforgettable adventure full of sensations where even the stone becomes art by the hand of the Romanesque. The Art Of the Stone Stone on stone. Placed with great skill and very gently, they invite you to relive other times in majestic castles, churches, cathedrals and monasteries that smell incense, palaces with thousands of stories among their wall and small chapels sometimes located in places that caress the sky. It is the art of hundreds of buildngs that were erected in every spot of this land, coinciding with the birth of the Kingdom of Aargon, a thousand years ago. Semicircular arches and thick walls ended ion barrel or groin vault spread among Europe, along the Road to Santiago. If you follow the Romanesque track, you will be able to be witness to this exicting period of the history. ...

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Hall: 1  -  Nero and Poppaea (16th century) 2  - Roman Official (circa 1650) Room 1 3  - Gedeon Refuses the crown of Israel (H 1500) 4  - Ahasuerus's banquet (second half 15th century) 5 -  Esther's Exaltation to the Persian Throne (second half 15th century) 6  - Esther saves her people (second half 15th century) 7 - Prophecies fulfilled by the birth of Christ (1500) 8 - Expedition of Brutus to Aquitaine or The Ships (second half 15th century) 9 - Roman General (circa 1650) A.  Nave (1480 Valenciaworkshop) B   Virgin with the child(early 17th century, Italian workshop) Room 2 10 - The Final Judgement ( early 16th century) 11 - The Calvary (late 15th century) 12 - The Deadly Sins 13 - The Sacrifice of Agamemnon (early 16th century) 14 - Penthesilia and the Amazons 15 - Baptism in the Jordan (early 16th century) 16 - John the Baptist before Herod and the Baptist's Prison (early 16th century) 17 - Moses takes the crow...

The Tapestry Collection The tapestry collection of the metropolitan Chapterhouse of Zaragoza is considered to be one of the gems of the Spa Due to its age, rarity and number, it is one of the most important collections in the world. It is comprised of 63 pieces and the majority of them are "prince editions": in other words, the first tapestry of each board. The most famous European workshops that worked during the golden age of tapestry (15" and 16" centuries), are represented in it and a visit to it represents a historical run through the main milestones of the textile loom at :Arras, Tournai, Brussels... The Museum was opened in 1932 and currently boasts three permanent exhibition rooms and a storage room. It exhibits a selection of tapestries pertaining to different series and covering a range of themes (religious/biblical, moral/philosophical, historical, mythological, and astrological). There is also a magnificent exhibition of the artistic works that form...

A stroll round the inside of the castle, built 1,070 m above sea level, offers an attractive tour of the turrets and passageways leading up to the Queen's Balcony, from which there is a fantastic view overlooking Hoya de Huesca. The Visit  1  - The outer wall. Welcome . Dating back to the 13th century, completely surrounds the 10,000 sq           m site on the southern site, with the remainder of the castle being protected by the rock face on         which it is perched.  \the 172-metre perimeter is studded with towers, which are all circular in         shape except for one which is rectangular, with the entrance being located on a bend so as to             guard against the entry of potential invaders.  2  - The Landscape. The castle sits at the entrance to the Pyrenees in the south, we saw the plain of         La Hoya de Huesca and Zara...

The history:  Loarre Castle, a Cultural Heritage Siter and National Monument since 1906, was built in the 11th century. It is the most outstanding example of peninsular fortfications and the  Romasque building that has survived to date is in superb condition. It represents one of the best examples of military and civil architecture in Europe. " The most important Romansque fortress in Alto Aargon and Spain is the castle-abbey of Loarre" Ricardo del Arco The discovery of Roman and Iberian coins in the vicinity  of the castle has led to the belief that the castle was built on top of the ruins of the Roman site of "Calagurris Fiblariensis" King Sancho 111 el Mayor de Navarra decided to build the castle in 1020, annexing it to his kingdom and turning it into the bastion of his defense against Muslim powers.  It is not until the reign of Sancho Ramirez, around the year 1071, that fortfication work is begun, along with its current configuration, and a religio...

Cadaques Monday, Wednesday and Friday Departure:  9 am Port Arrival       4.00 pm Right in the heart of Cop de Creus Natural Park is the Costa Brava's most typical village Cadaques. After rounding cape Norfeu and Jancols bay, we will disembark in this beautiful seafaring village, which we will visit by taking a stroll around it. Take this opportunity to get to know and enjoy more than ever the beautiful locality of Cadoques. You'll be able to go round the various nooks and crannies and historic spots in the village that Dali' chose as sources of inspiration, among them Portligat, with the painter's museum-house in Cadaques you can also get to know the house where Pablo Picasso lived.* And on Mondays, don't forget to pay a visit to its well-stocked open-air market Pirate Trip -" L' Atlantida 111" Wednesday - Departure 10.30 am Enjoy the pleasure of sailing aboard the Atlantica 111, the Costa Brava's only tourist vessel equipped with eve...

Comte de Valltordera Dinner Show + 2 Shows Medieval Show - Flamenco Show Castell  Medieval Tordera - Barcelona, Spain Tel:   93 764 37 36 / 93 764 11 11 Fax:   93 764 11 86 Web:   www.castellmedieval.com

21 December Hora:   Mati' 10.30h Lloc:  Parc de la Ciutadella, Placa de la Cascada Cobles:   Marinada, Mediterrania, Sant Jordi - Ciutat de Barcelona Tlf:   93 354 99 42 / 696 174 324 Mail:   esans1935@telefinica.net Notes:   Repartirem torrons i vi dolc