Centro de Interpretación San Juan de la Peña y Monte Oroel

Aragón


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.


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1. Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña

0.06 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…

2. Ermita de Sarsa

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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…

3. Torre del Reloj

7.32 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

7.34 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…

5. Ciudadela

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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…

6. Catedral de San Pedro

7.4 MILES

Jaca’s 11th-century cathedral is a formidable building, typical of the sturdy stone architecture of northern Aragón. It was once more gracefully French…

7. Museo Diocesano

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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…

8. Castillo de Loarre

12.84 MILES

This large, multi-towered, 11th-century fortress, raised in Christian/Muslim frontier territory by Sancho III of Navarra and then expanded by Sancho…