Top choice in Aragón
The star turn of the excellent Diocesan Museum (accessed from inside the Catedral de San Pedro) is a collection of Romanesque and Gothic art rescued from Jaca diocese churches – most notably the recreation of the Bagüés village church whose 11th-century murals amount to one of the finest sets of European Romanesque painting.
The rest of the exhibits are by no means ballast. Check out the musical instruments, and the fine Gothic art upstairs.
Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña
7.37 MILES
The road from Santa Cruz winds 7km up to the 10th-century Monasterio Viejo, tucked protectively under an overhanging lip of rock. A fire in 1675 led the…
Estación Internacional de Canfranc
12.58 MILES
The magnificent, 250m-long, Modernista structure of Canfranc station stands as a monument to a trans-Pyrenean railway that has lain idle for half a…
17.25 MILES
This large, multi-towered, 11th-century fortress, raised in Christian/Muslim frontier territory by Sancho III of Navarra and then expanded by Sancho…
28.87 MILES
During the 19th century, the small village of Eaux-Bonnes (literally, Good Waters) flourished as a spa resort thanks to its geothermal hot springs, which…
16.51 MILES
This imposing, thick-walled church was founded in the 9th century as part of a monastery that formed the hub of the nascent County of Aragón (a small…
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Jaca’s 11th-century cathedral is a formidable building, typical of the sturdy stone architecture of northern Aragón. It was once more gracefully French…
0.21 MILES
The thought of a model soldier museum might not sound particularly enticing to anyone over the age of 10, but think again. The detailed battle scenes…
28.2 MILES
At this farmers’ co-op and fromagerie (cheese shop), you can sample cheese made from the milk of local ewes, goats and cows.
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Jaca’s 11th-century cathedral is a formidable building, typical of the sturdy stone architecture of northern Aragón. It was once more gracefully French…
0.15 MILES
Jaca's large, star-shaped citadel, built in the 1590s to defend against possible French invasion, is surrounded by an equally star-shaped moat inhabited…
0.16 MILES
Chunky gothic tower built in 1445 that once served as a prison, hence its alternative name: Torre de la Cárcel.
4. Museo de Miniaturas Militares
0.21 MILES
The thought of a model soldier museum might not sound particularly enticing to anyone over the age of 10, but think again. The detailed battle scenes…
0.35 MILES
This tiny 12th-century Romanesque chapel was actually moved here in 1972 from an abandoned village at the foot of Peña Oroel, the mountain that looms to…
6. Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña
7.37 MILES
The road from Santa Cruz winds 7km up to the 10th-century Monasterio Viejo, tucked protectively under an overhanging lip of rock. A fire in 1675 led the…
7. Centro de Interpretación San Juan de la Peña y Monte Oroel
7.41 MILES
Come here, next to the Monasterio Nuevo, for displays and information on the bird life and other natural features of the San Juan de la Peña area.
8. Estación Internacional de Canfranc
12.58 MILES
The magnificent, 250m-long, Modernista structure of Canfranc station stands as a monument to a trans-Pyrenean railway that has lain idle for half a…