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Barceló Monasterio de Boltaña | |
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C/ Afueras, s/n. 22340 (Boltaña)
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www.barcelomonasteriodeboltana.com |
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| The country of Spain is located in southwestern Europe. |
| Mainland Spain has a surface area of 493,486 square kilometers, while the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands cover 4,992 and 7,447 square kilometers, respectively. The Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the African continent account for an additional 32 square kilometers. |
| The World Tourism Organization rates Spain as the second most popular tourist destination worldwide, with 49.5 million visitors annually. | |
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| Huesca lies in the fertile region of La Hoya, and there it has played its part in over two thousand years of history. The Coso – the outer medieval city walls – marks out an interesting urban complex presided over by the cathedral. |
| Jaca, known as “the pearl of the Pyrenees”, is a European and cosmopolitan town, and an essential waypoint on the Santiago pilgrims’ way. |
| Standing out among the local festivities is the one held on the first Friday in May, which commemorates a medieval battle and involves tournaments, jousting, a fine flag-waving display, and events featuring ancient Aragonese sports such as a kind of javelin-throwing called tiro de barra. | |
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 Huesca Cathedral. Located in the old district, the Cathedral was built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. |
| The Church of San Pedro el Viejo. This is one of the oldest churches in Spain. It was founded as a Benedictine monastery in the late eleventh century. Its main door is in the Romanesque style. |
| The Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. This National Park features lofty peaks and steep slopes, with the peak of Monte Perdido (3,335 m), topped by its glacier, towering above it all. |
| The Posets-Maladeta National Park. This Park is a mountain area situated in the north-easterly end of the Aragonese Pyrenees, and features some of the highest peaks to be found in the Iberian Peninsula. It is one of the most representative areas of the high Pyrenees, and harbours great diversity in terms of ecology, landscapes and nature. |
| The Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park. Lying between the Pyrenees and the Ebro Valley, the Sierra y Cañones de Guara is on the border between two climatic zones, as can be seen in the differing vegetation: dry to the south, and luxuriant to the north. In terms of altitude, the value ranges from 430 metres at the Alcanadre river up to the 2,077 metres of Tozal de Guara. |
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| Meat, sausage and cold meats are the stars of Huesca’s culinary firmament. |
| Roast lamb bearing the official Denomination of Origin Ternasco de Aragón is one of the flagship dishes of the region as a whole. |
| Also noteworthy is the cod served there, it being an indispensable ingredient in the making of Huesca’s ajoarriero (made from cod, oil and garlic) and its cod and cauliflower. |
| Another option is huevos al salmorrejo (a dish involving poached eggs with meat and sausage meat). |
| As for the local desserts, the marzipan chestnuts and the marzipan and crystallised-fruit colinetas are worth mentioning. |
| Excellent wines are made in the province, under the Somontano appellation. |
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| The province possesses a rich and varied craftwork tradition, and a recommendable way of getting to know these craft customs and traditions is to pay a visit to the Traditional Craft Museums in Serrablo and San Juan de Plan. |
| Wickerwork can be found in Alcampell, Huesca, Sabiñánigo and Osán. Gold and silver work is associated with Fraga, a municipality that also stands out on account of its ceramics – though in that craft the municipality of Naval is also noteworthy, its ceramics being very famous and characterised by their brown glaze colour with decorative touches in yellow, and then there are also the ceramics of Bandaliés, where there is a pottery museum. Stone working is centred on Barbastro and Sabiñánigo, while ironwork and boilermaking are associated with Benabarre, Monzón, Graus, Jaca, Esquedas and Javierregay. Textile crafts are to be found in San Juan de Plan and in Triste. Woodwork crafts are found everywhere in the province, but particularly in Ainsa, Gistaín and Laspuña (where the local boxwood is worked), giving rise to articles of all kinds, and also in Labuerda, where high-Pyrenees style furniture is made, and in Sariñena, where wine barrels are made, among other centres. |
| Lastly, turning to leather crafts, we find boots, rustic-style sandals and other such items being made in the municipalities of Barbastro, Canfranc, Eyerbe, Boltaña and San Juan de Plan. |
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| Local Time: UTC + 2 in Summer. UTC + 1 in Winter. |
| Official Currency: The currency used is the Euro |
| Official Language:Spanish. |
| Population: Approximately 40 million inhabitants. |
| Health Information: No vaccine or medical certificate is needed to travel to Spain. |
| Electricity: 220 V. Plugs are rounded and double-pronged. |
| Types of payment: Most shops accept cash and major international credit cards, such as VISA, MasterCard and American Express. |
| Banking hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. |
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