Barbastro

View of Barbastro

Barbastro

Barbastro is located at a crossroads that leads to Huesca to the west, to Lleida to the east and to the eastern part of the Aragonese Pyrenees for the North. Seated in the riverbed river Vero, Barbastro is also the capital of the Somontano region Therefore, if you like wine tourism, you will find yourself in it wonderfully.

But in addition, the town of Huesca has also managed to combine modernity and tradition, with a historic center full of narrow streets and monuments along with a current part that offers you excellent accommodation. Surroundings suitable for hiking and adventure sports, especially in the nearby Sierra y los Cañones de Guara Natural Park, complete the offer that Barbastro offers you. If you want to know him a little better, we invite you to follow us.

What to see in Barbastro

Barbastro dates back historically to Roman times, but most of its monuments belong to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and later times. Let's see some of them.

Cathedral of the Assumption

It was built as a collegiate church in the XNUMXth century and is one of the best examples of Gothic-Renaissance architecture of Aragon. It has a floor plan with three naves of identical height and topped by spectacular star-shaped ribbed vaults. Exempt from it is the bell tower, octagonal.

Inside, you have to see the magnificent main altarpiece made of alabaster and polychrome wood that was created by Damien Forment, the best Renaissance sculptor of the Crown of Aragon. Equally spectacular is the choir stalls, work of Comon y jubero and in the same style as the previous one.

The church of San Francisco

Iglesia de San Francisco

Entremuro neighborhood

The cathedral is in this neighborhood, which gave rise to Barbastro when the Muslims founded the city in the XNUMXth century. It preserves its narrow and steep streets of medieval layout. Visit the Candelera square, where the betrothal of Doña Petronila, daughter of Ramiro II of Aragón, and Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, ​​were arranged.

The set of San Julián and Santa Lucía

It is formed by the old Barbastro Hospital, church of san julián and bullring. The first, from the XNUMXth century, houses the offices of the Regulatory Council of the Somontano Denomination of Origin and the Espacio o Wine Museum, while the second houses the Interpretation Center of this wine variety.

Other churches in Barbastro

The town of Huesca has many other religious buildings that you must visit. Thus, the San Francisco church, a marvel of the thirteenth century that is the last vestige of a monastery that has now disappeared. Next to it, you will find the Renaissance fountain of the same name and the so-called Puy de Cinca press, a colossal oil pound press from the town that gives it its name.

You should also visit the Church of the Capuchin Mothers, located in the Entremuro neighborhood and built in the XNUMXth century; that of the Missionary Fathers, from the XIX; the simple chapel of Santa Ana and the hermitages of the Virgen del Plano and San Ramón del Monte.

Pueyo Monastery

But even more spectacular is this monastery located three kilometers from Barbastro. It is located on a hill and offers you wonderful views of the Somontano region. It was built in the XNUMXth century and its interior highlights the library, with volumes of great value, and the Dressing Room of the Virgin, which is covered by a cupola decorated with paintings from the XNUMXth century.

Barbastro Market Square

Marketplace

Set of the market square of Barbastro

Framed by traditional Aragonese houses with arcades, in this square is the chapel of Santa Ana, which we have already mentioned, the birthplace of José María Escrivá de Balaguer, as well as the Calonge House and San Pedro Warehouses. These last two constructions are two beauties in the historicist style with touches typical of Modernism.

Plaza de la Constitución

In it you can see three outstanding buildings: that of the Town hall, built in the XNUMXth century; the one of school and church of the Piarists and that of Little Sisters of the Helpless Elders, XNUMXth century.

Palace of the Argensola brothers and other stately homes

The first, birthplace of Lupercio and Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola, illustrious poets of the Spanish Golden Age, is a magnificent example of the civil architecture of the Renaissance in Aragon. It stands out for its large dimensions, but above all for the carved wood cantilever from its top.

It is not the only stately building that you can see in Barbastro. We also recommend the Latorre and Baselga houses, equally Renaissance; the Iron House, of rationalist style; the Palá House, a good example of Modernism, or those already mentioned in the San Pedro and Casa Calonge Stores.

The City Council of Barbastro

Barbastro City Council

What to eat in Barbastro

After so much walking visiting monuments, you will want to recharge your batteries. And here Barbastro does not disappoint either. It is a land rich in horticultural products such as thistle, pink tomato or borage but, above all, it is the Somontano wine capital.

Typical dishes that you must try are the roast beef; The chireta, which is lamb tripe stuffed with rice, bacon, ham and entrails of the animal itself; the goguera pie, which carries poultry or game meat; the beef tongue Huesca; The drunk or hare stew and the pigeons with salmorejo.

As for sweets, you have the crepes, which are made with battered and fried borage; the dough or empanadico, which is a sweet empanada, and the biarritz cake, which is made by hand with almonds.

To drink, you cannot miss a glass of the magnificent wine of the Somontano denomination of origin, which we have already mentioned.

When is it better to visit Barbastro

The town of Huesca has a climate of type continental mediterranean. The average annual temperature is about fourteen degrees. However, being a pre-Pyrenean area, winters are cool but not too cold. Summers, especially July and August, are quite hot.

Irius winery building

Irius winery

For its part, rainfall is not too abundant and is distributed throughout the year. For all these reasons, perhaps the best time to visit Barbastro is spring. Besides, his eastern It has been declared of National Tourist Interest. However, if you like Winemaking, we recommend that you go in August, when the Somontano Wine Festival.

In conclusion, as you can see, Barbastro offers you one of the best tourist programs that you can do in the province of Huesca in particular and in Aragon in general. It has monuments to see, a magnificent gastronomy to try and beautiful landscapes of the Aragonese Pre-Pyrenees to go.


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