Overview

Aragon is a Spanish region situated in the northeastern part of Spain. The capital city of Aragon is Saragossa. Aragon has a population of over 1 million citizens. Citizens speak Spanish, but this is only the official language in Aragon, so they also speak their own language - Aragonese.

History

Aragon has an impressive historical heritage. Cave paintings from prehistoric times show that this area was settled many centuries ago. Later Romans left their strong mark, still visible today on many town defensive walls, bridges and beautiful mausoleums. The footprints of Islam are also visible in Aragon. One of them is the magnificent Palace of Saragossa - Aljaferia.

Aragon became a kingdom in the beginning of the 11th century. In the end of the 15th century, Isabella of Castile married Ferdinand II of Aragon, so Castile now was attached to Aragon as well. In the Middle Ages, many monasteries were built. The most popular from that period is the Monastery of San Juan de la Pena. Later, many castles and urban city areas were built as well.

City Attractions

Saragossa is the most visited part of Aragon. This town is full of ancient and medieval monuments. The most popular are Cathedral of San Salvador, defensive walls from the Roman period, Aljaferia - an Arab palace and many other churches. You can also visit two other big cities in Aragon - Huesca and Teruel. However, many visitors like the activities that Aragon can provide them outdoors. Aragon has magnificent landscapes. Situated in the middle of Pyrenees, it has beautiful mountains with rivers, lakes and glaciers. It also has wide valleys. Many tourists visit Aragon for hiking. It has a wide range of all kinds of hiking paths. Some of them are very long. There is a custom of marking long paths with white and red colors and short paths with white and yellow. Aragon has several spas, hidden on its mountains next to the lakes and rivers. The most visited are on Javalambre and Iberian mountains. All around them are springs with medicinal waters, so these spas are perfect places for rest. Aragon's rivers are also used for rafting and driving canoes - very popular sports here. During winters some of them are used for skating outdoors. Winter is also a perfect time to visit Aragon. People from all over the world come here to ski, drive snowboard, do cross-country skiing, cruise rackets and ski touring. Summers are perfect for water-skiing, riding bus-bob, kayaking and sailing.

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