Aínsa
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
High on a promontory where the Cinca and Ara rivers meet, the walled old town is little more than two near-parallel streets running into the Plaza Mayor, with the castle's wide esplanade beyond. Aínsa was once capital of the county of Sobrarbe, and its 11th-century castle and Romanesque church of Santa María date from that time. Today it is a base for canyoning, rafting and Pyrenean walks.
Highlights
- The castle, begun in the 11th century, with its large parade ground (ES)
- Romanesque church of Santa María, consecrated in 1181, with an arrow-slit bell tower
- The Cruz Cubierta, a 1665 shrine marking the legend of a fiery cross
- Eco-museum on Pyrenean wildlife and the bearded vulture, inside the castle walls
- Canyoning, via ferrata and rafting in the surrounding mountains
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Aínsa (ES), Aínsa (EN)), Wikivoyage (Aínsa, Ainsa). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,733
Things to see
Events through the year
- Hoguera de San VictoriánBonfire for Saint Victorian
- Hoguera de San AntónBonfire for Saint Anthony the Abbot
- Feast of Saint SebastianBonfires on the eve, celebration on the day
- Feria de la Trufa Negra del PirineoFair of the Pyrenean black truffle
- Ferieta de Aínsa
- La MorismaFolk play of the town's reconquest and the legendary cross of fire
- Main festival of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- Expoferia del Sobrarbe
- Mushroom days
- PunchacubasFair of craft-made wine
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Aínsa). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Aragon
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
TernascoAragonDO-PiernaPublic domainTernasco de Aragón (ES)Dish- Jamón de Teruel (ES)Cured meat
- Melocotón de Calanda (ES)Local produce
- Pollo al chilindrón (ES)Dish
- Migas de pastorDishFried breadcrumbs with garlic, bacon and chorizo, eaten with grapes
- Queso de Tronchón (ES)Cheese
Adapted from Wikipedia (Gastronomía de Aragón). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
14 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 11
- Campsites 2
- Hostels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Fuente de los Baños o de los Suspiros · ~18 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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