12 Sights in Aínsa, Spain (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Aínsa, Spain! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Aínsa. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Vignemale
The Vignemale, at 3,298 metres, is the highest of the French Pyrenean summits. It lies on the border between the Department of Hautes-Pyrénées, in Occitanie and Gascony, France and Sobrarbe, in Huesca, Aragon, Spain, and the peak is split between the two countries.
2. Punta de Treserols / Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido (3355 m), located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé. It stands in the north of Huesca province. The mountain forms part of the Monte Perdido Range and is located in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the western part of the Pyrenees, in the community of Aragon, Spain.
3. Puerto de Bujaruelo / Port de Boucharo
The port of Boucharo or port of Gavarnie is the lowest crossing point, from Gavarnie, to the southern slope of the Pyrenees. Unlike the Brèche de Roland, it is not located in the Cirque de Gavarnie but at the end of the neighbouring valley of the Pouey Aspé. Apart from the Aragnouet-Bielsa tunnel, it is also the lowest point to cross the Franco-Spanish border in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
4. Castillo de Abizanda
The castle of Abizanda or tower of Abizanda is located in the Aragonese town of the same name, belonging to the region of Sobrarbe, in the province of Huesca. The tower is conspicuously visible from the entrance to the village, which it dominates from above.
5. Sestrals
As Sestrals are three points of the mountain range that s'alierga north-south separating the Val d'Anyisclo from the Val de Puértolas. They also constitute a segment of the border of the Ordesa National Park and the Mont Perduto National Park.
6. Ermita de San Úrbez
The cave hermitage of San Úrbez is located in Fanlo, in the region of Sobrarbe, Aragon, Spain. It is located on the edge of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park at its entrance through the Añisclo Canyon. It is located at the southeastern end of the Vio valley, after crossing the canyon, in the hollow known as Cueva de Sestral, on the confluence of the Bellós and Aso rivers. It is an overwhelming place, carved by the glaciers of Monte Perdido, from where you can also see the entire anthropic and humanized landscape of terraces, cobbled paths and sober buildings, with the village of Sercué visible. It is accessed from Escalona (N-138) on its detour to the Añisclo Canyon.
7. Esconjuradero de Guaso
The Guaso Esconjuradero is a popular construction in the Pyrenean town of Guaso, belonging to the Aragonese municipality of Aínsa, Sobrarbe, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is located at the beginning of the Ara valley, within the region of Sobrarbe. It is 7 kilometres from Aínsa and 5 from Boltaña.
8. Pico de Rubiñera
The Pic de la Robiñera is a summit of the Munia massif. Frankly located in Aragon, it is a secondary peak in the sector. It is connected to the cirque of Troumouse by a ridge overlooking the lakes of La Munia. This is taken by the classic, relatively easy route, branching off before the Pas du Chat, a key passage in the ascent of the Pic de la Munia.
9. Bachimala / Schrader
The Pic Schrader or Grand Batchimale is a central Pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,177 m (10,423 ft), located for the most part in Spain. It buckles the Louron valley with its impressive silhouette
10. Pic de Cerbillona
The Cerbillona, culminating at 3,247 m (10,653 ft) in the massif du Vignemale, constitutes the south-western high fringe of the glacier d'Ossoue with the Pic central and the Clot de la Hount. The Montferrat constitutes the southern fringe. The Pique longue is the highest summit of the massif and also of the French Pyrenees.
11. Ermita de San Visorio
The hermitage of San Visorio is a religious sanctuary located in San Vicente de Labuerda, a village of Labuerda (Huesca), in the region of Sobrarbe. It is located on a wooded hillside 30 minutes from the town, which is accessed by means of a path.
Wikipedia: Ermita de San Visorio (San Vicente de Labuerda) (ES)
12. Abrigo de Arpán
The three caves of the Arpán shelters are located inside the ravine of the same name, a tributary of the Vero River in the Sierra de Guara in the province of Huesca in Spain. It treasures a pictorial set of cave paintings of Levantine art, schematic art and engravings forming part of the set of rock art of the Mediterranean arc of the Iberian Peninsula declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998.
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