Alquézar

Alquézar owes its name to the castle built to defend the access to Barbastro which can be found halfan hour away by car at the most. Its houses and streets possess a special medieval charm.

You can get there by bus or car, there is free parking at the entrance of the village because you cannot drive inside the village.

The principal points of interest are the church of San Miguel, the collegiate churchand its cloister and the last tower which remains standing of the old castle of the collegiate church. But it also has various viewing points and small squares from which you can see different types of birds of the vulture and falcon family, as well as the canyons of the Sierra de Guara.

It is a charming and picturesque village situated in the very heart of the Sierra de Guara, in Huesca. All the houses in the village are decorated with shields, or with some detail on the façade which makes them pretty.

The village houses numerous bars and restaurants, as well as agencies for extreme sports such as canyoning, climbing, etc., sports very typical of the Sierra de Guara.

In this pre-Pyrenean environment the many olive trees which grow in the vicinity of the village stand out, as do the many walking routes which exist in the zone.

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