Routes planning
Routes planning
DAY 1: STARTING POINT – FRAGA (HUESCA)

Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Casanova.



DAY 2: FRAGA – MEQUINENZA – SERRETA NEGRA – FRAGA

Have breakfast and leave to Mequinenza, where you can see a panoramic view of the reservoir and its regional district.

Visit the homonymous castle and also the oil mill.

Have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, go to Serreta Negra. You can get to this interesting natural site on the N-II road towards Zaragoza, exiting at Ventas del Rey. It holds a large range of regional flora and wildlife. It also remains of an ancient village called Cardiel.

Return to Fraga and have dinner at Hotel Casanova.



DAY 3: FRAGA – OLD TOWN

Have breakfast and go on day trip to the old town of the city of Fraga. You start at the highest point in the city, on the esplanade of the castle or the Crurch of San Miguel.

Toe route carries on down to the Hort del Hospital, where you can find Montcada Palace (Library-Archive) and the customs museum. A short distance away you can find the Church of San Pedro, which is famous for its three-style tower (Romanesque, Gothic and Mudejar).

The route carries on down the narrow winding streets that are typical from the Mozarab era, going down from Casa Marcial to the river Cinca.

Have lunch in Hotel Casanova.



DAY 4: FRAGA – MIRASOLT – SIGENA – SARIÑENA – FRAGA

Have breakfast and leave to Mirasolt, where you can see Iberian-Roman remains.

Carry on to Sigena, where you can visit a 12th century Cistercian monastery. We have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, arrive at Sariñena, whose regional district is located north of the river Ebro, between the rivers Gállego and Cinca. It has remains of ancient cultures of the Iron and Bro0nze Ages, such as a shooting range, the Chapel of Santiago and Matalasliebres. Also, the lagoon of Sariñena is of special interest, ancient wetlands of endorheic origin.

One the visit is finishes, return to Fraga. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Casanova.



DAY 5: FRAGA – MONZÓN – FRAGA

Have breakfast and leave towards Monzón. Visit the town centre where you can enjoy two configurations: the old one, with old narrow streets and beautiful corners, and the new and modern one.

Monzón castle, located on a small hill, presides the whole town. In Muslim times, it used to be a fortress. Have lunch in Monzón at Piscis Restaurant.

In the afternoon, visit the collegiate church of Santa María de Romeral, 12th century. The villa used to be the headquarters of the Parliament of the Crown of Aragon and the birthplace of the jurist Joaquín Costa.

At the end of the visit, return to Fraga. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Casanova.



DAY 6: FRAGA – SAN ROMÁN DE CASTRO – LA PUEBLA DE CASTRO – TORRECIUDAD – FRAGA

Have breakfast and leave towards San Román de Castro, which is located on a hill at 2500 ft., which houses the Romanesque chapel of San Román, which is in an optimal state and which has an exceptional viewpoint of the central Pyrenees.

Go on towards Puebla de Castro, where you can visit the 15th century Gothic altarpiece that is preserved in its interior. Have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, carry on to Torreciudad, a temple open to worship in 1975. The Romanesque alabaster altarpiece if Our Lady of Torreciudad, 11th century, is one of the main points of interest. There, you can enjoy the wonderful landscape, where you can breathe fresh air in absolute peace.

Return to Fraga. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Casanova.



DAY 7: FRAGA – ALCUBIERE – SAN CAPRASIO – FRAGA

Have breakfast and fo to Alcubiere, where you can find part of the Desert of Monegros. This area has a unique woodland area with Aleppo pine trees and an important colony of birds of prey.

Have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, go to San Caprasio on the mountains of Lanaja, located in one of the most shaded and sheltered parts of the area, with its unique flora and wildlife.

At the end of the visit, return to Fraga. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Casanova.

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