Alquézar
   Photo: Alquézar

If you want to escape the hustle, bustle and hectic pace of life, you should take a trip around the Aragonese Pyrenees. This amazing area affects the beauty and richness of nature and small towns situated on its territory, it gives you the ability to understand, experience and love from within a simple life the Spanish province. One of these towns is a tiny settlement Alquézar, which is part of the province of Huesca, and which is part of Aragon. The area of ​​the town is only 32 square kilometers and a population of just over 300 people. There are no facilities, not even a developed agriculture - all residents earn their living to providing tourist services.

Alquézar is a popular destination among tourists. People come here to enjoy the peace, the proximity of nature, healthful mountain air and excellent local cuisine. The town is popular with older tourists and travelers with children. The city organizes day trips, including a walk through the picturesque streets and get acquainted with the local sights.

Alquézar is surrounded on one side of the canyon of the Rio, on the other side is bordered by a park Sierra de Guara. The town is an ideal place to practice sports such as canoeing, climbing, hiking, horseback riding, cycling.

Among the local attractions is especially want to highlight the ancient cathedral church of Santa María la Mayor, the Ethnological Museum and in the vicinity of limestone caves Alquézar with preserved prehistoric cave images. In 1998, these caves were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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