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ROUTE OF THE CASTLES IN ARAGON: CALATAYUD

On the road Zaragoza-Madrid. It is the most genuine Hispanic-Muslim town in Aragón. Declared Historic and Monumental Ensemble. It was founded next to the fortress of Ayub, attributed to Ayub-ben-Habid, the nephew of Muza-ben-Nusair, conqueror of Spain. The site is just few kilometres away from the destroyed Roman city of Bílbilis. The castle of Ayub is in ruins. It was of vast size, 100x50 m., with an irregular plan and two areas, topographically terraced. Drawbridges gave access to it. There were other four castles: those of the Clock, of Don Álvaro, of the Cliff and of the Consolation. The outer walls of the lower area enclose the town and link its castles. There are several towers. The area of the lower town has completely disappeared. Only the doorways of Somajas (or of Zaragoza) and of Terrer have survived. The Cliff (la Peña) castle was situated on the site where we now find the Sanctuary of the Virgin of La Peña. In Calatayud we can also visit the Collegiate church of San Pedro de los Francos (14^th C.) and the church of San Andrés. Nearby are the ruins of the Roman city of Bílbilis.

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Tourist Routes in Aragon

Mapa of Castles
Map of Castles.

Ample your information on Aragon

If you want to extend your information on Aragon you can begin crossing another interesting route is the Mudejar, Patrimony of the Humanity, also you can extend your cultural knowledge on Aragon examining its municipal and institutional heraldry without forgetting, of course, some of its emblematics figures as Saint George Pattern of Aragon also book of Aragon.

Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiario that lives in its monuments.

The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces: Zaragoza, Teruel and Huesca and his shines, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo or by opposition the Ebro.

Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon you can persecute the presence of the Santo Grial in Aragon.

Francisco Javier Mendivil Navarro

Calatayud. Zaragoza. Castles in Aragon. Tourism in Aragon. In Aragon remains a lot of castles built between the s. IX and XVI. Most formed strategic positions or shelter and some were conceived as noble residence. Few Aragonese castles that sit on a totally flat, being more frecuenteslos castles built on rocks or mountains. JACA, Calatayud, SOS DEL REY CATHOLIC, DAROCA, UNCASTILLO, ALCAÑIZ, LOARRE, Valderrobles SADABA, Peracense, ALQUEZAR, ALBARRACIN, MONSOON, RUBIELOS BLACKBERRY, THE ALJAFERIA, ZARAGOZA, OTHER CASTLES

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