Aínsa: Aragón's Medieval Hilltop Square
Aragon, Spain
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Aínsa: Aragón's Medieval Hilltop Square
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Aínsa stands on a promontory above the meeting of the Cinca and the Ara, and it was the capital of the old county of Sobrarbe. The whole medieval centre is a protected historic ensemble: two almost parallel streets, the Calle Mayor and the Calle Santa Cruz, running into a single arcaded Plaza Mayor, with the castle spreading west of it across a wide open platform. It is the point where the Ordesa valley, the Sobrarbe canyons and the Sierra de Guara all become reachable, which makes it the practical base for the whole of northern Huesca.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Walk the cobbled Plaza Mayor, arcaded on all sides since the 12th–13th centuries
2
of 4
Find the 11th-century keep of Aínsa Castle, built on the site of a former Arab fortress
3
of 4
Walk the town's second defensive wall, added between the 14th and 15th centuries when the castle was integrated with the square
4
of 4
Walk down from the square to the confluence of the Ara and Cinca rivers, the defensible position the medieval town was built to guard
Walk the cobbled Plaza Mayor, arcaded on all sides since the 12th–13th centuries
Find the 11th-century keep of Aínsa Castle, built on the site of a former Arab fortress
Walk the town's second defensive wall, added between the 14th and 15th centuries when the castle was integrated with the square
Walk down from the square to the confluence of the Ara and Cinca rivers, the defensible position the medieval town was built to guard
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