Ok, maybe a weekend is not enough time to get to know this wonderful corner of Spain, but tsss, better than nothing, right? If you only have a few days, we advise you to read our post very well for enjoy a weekend in the Aragonese Pyrenees unforgettable.
Ready? There we go with 5 experiences to live in the Aragonese Pyrenees in a weekend:
First things first: for a perfect mini vacation you have to find a perfect accommodation. In the Pyrenees there are a few charming hotels, although we have a recommendation: the Barceló hotel Boltaña Monastery. Yes, you heard correctly, it is a beautiful hotel located in this majestic 17th century monastery, a haven of peace and a place full of personality.
You can relax in your Spa and its wellness center and also enjoy adventure activities for the most active: from rafting to canyoning. Come on, it is not only a haven of peace, if you want movement you will have it.
One thing is clear: the Pyrenees is much more than snow and mountains ... but of course, if you go in the fall or winter season it would be a great shame to give up this plan. So if you like skiing you can't stop doing it in some of the best tracks in the country. These are three recommended stations:
- Astún, with more than 40 km of tracks (from easy to expert).
- Formigal, one of the best known with more than 130 km of tracks!
- Cerler, which has the highest tracks in the entire Aragonese Pyrenees.
Choose the one you choose, you will have a good time, just don't forget to look at the weather forecasts, you can do it on this website.
A short distance from the Barceló Monasterio de Boltana is one of the most beautiful villages in the Aragonese Pyrenees. Is about Ainsa, a very interesting medieval town where to spend a morning discovering its corners. You cannot leave without visiting the Castle and its walls, the Collegiate Church and the Church of Santa María, although it is best to get lost in its streets and feel an extra Game of Thrones.
You already know that we are crazy about local gastronomy and in places like the Pyrenees it is known that food is a stub. Which are the typical dishes of the area? Our advice is to try at least these 3:
- Ternasco de Aragón, the star of Aragonese cuisine, one of the best lamb meats in all of Spain that is prepared in the oven, stewed or grilled. Anyway ... it's delicious!
- Oscense soup, a stew loaded with calories, perfect for the cold of winter. It is prepared with fried bread in butter, liver and cheese.
- Migas to the shepherdess, which are prepared with bread, garlic, sausage, sausage and egg.
To reduce the excess of the feast there is no better way to go on a hiking trail and in passing, enjoy the surroundings. The Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park It is one of the most precious treasures of the Pyrenees, here you will find incredible landscapes, mountains, waterfalls, valleys and forests that will leave you speechless, not to mention its Lost Mountain, one of the highest of all the Pyrenees (it measures 3,335 meters !). Not in vain it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and it is a place of dazzling beauty, and if you do not see for yourself.
There are many hiking trails and the possibility of trekking, although if we had to recommend one it would be the one that goes from theOrdesa Meadow until the Horsetail waterfall, bybleachers of Soaso. More information.
And obviously there is something to do: come back ... a weekend in the Aragonese Pyrenees It is not enough time to get to know the whole area, but to leave a little piece of your heart there. You're going back and you know ...
Which are yours favorite plans in the Aragonese Pyrenees?
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