Alquezar Photo: Alquézar

If you want to escape the hustle, bustle and hectic pace of life, you should explore the Aragonese Pyrenees. This amazing area of striking beauty and richness of nature and small towns situated on its territory, will enable you to understand, to feel inside, and love the simple life of a Spanish province. One of these towns is the tiny village of alquézar, which is part of the province of Huesca and included in the community of Aragon. The area of this town is only 32 sq km and a population of just over 300 people. There are no manufactures, develops even agriculture – all the people earn their living only by the provision of tourism services.

Alquézar is a popular destination among tourists. People come here to enjoy the peace, closeness to nature, healthy mountain air and great local cuisine. The town is popular with older tourists and travelers with children. The city can also arrange day trips, including a walk through the picturesque streets and familiarization with the local attractions.

Alquézar is surrounded on one side by the canyon of the Rio, on the other hand is bordered by a Park of Sierra de Guara. The town is an ideal place to practice sports such as Canoeing, rock climbing, mountaineering, horse riding, Cycling.

Local attractions especially want to highlight the ancient collegiate Church of Santa maría La Mayor, the ethnological Museum and located in the vicinity of Alquézar caves made of limestone with well-preserved prehistoric rock art images. In 1998, these caves have been a UNESCO world heritage site.

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