ROUTE OF THE MONASTERIES IN ARAGON: THE MONASTERIES IN HUESCA.
S. Pedro el Viejo.
It was declared National Monument in 1886. Visitors are admitted at worship times. A pagan temple must have existed during the Roman period on the site where nowadays stands the parish church of San Pedro el Viejo. This is one of the oldest churches in Spain. It probably existed already during the Visigothic period and Christians kept their Mozarabic worship in this church after the Muslim invasion.
The foundation of the Benedictine monastery took place by the end of the 11th century. The current church is Romanesque, from the beginning of the 12th century. Here, the Aragonese king Ramiro II the Monk lived during his monastic life.
The main doorway shows the purest 12th century Romanesque style. In the inside we find three naves and a crossing, three apses and traces of paintings from the 13th century. The rich Gothic choir stalls (1506) are remarkable. The cloister (12th century) is among the most beautiful in Spanish Romanesque art. The sculptures of the Epiphany tympanum are very interesting and the capitals’ carvings show high artistic value as well as an appealing singularity. Along the walls we find many sepulchres from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The Aragonese kings Alfonso I el Batallador (the Fighter) and Ramiro II el Monje (the Monk) are buried here.
Apart from the monastery of San Pedro el Viejo you can visit in Huesca the Gothic Cathedral (13th-14th centuries); the Provincial Museum; San Miguel church (popularly known as Las Miguelas) with a Romanesque tower; Santa María de Fuera, Romanesque; Santo Domingo, Baroque, and San Lorenzo, Baroque.
Huesca offers the visitor all kinds of facilities and entertainment, and there are many interesting places to make excursions in the surroundings.
Route of the Monasteries in Aragón - HUESCA - TERUEL - ZARAGOZA
OTHERS MONASTERIES
Tourist Routes in Aragon
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.
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Francisco Javier Mendivil Navarro
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