Robust fortification of the eleventh century that served to reconquer the Muslim plaza of Huesca in 1096. Sancho Ramírez ordered the construction of the Castle-Abbey, to guarantee the siege of the city, beginning the construction of the church in 1093, and founding a monastery by moving from the community of clerics of Loarre. The abbey of Montearagón had great power throughout the Middle and Modern Ages, with influence over a vast radius. The walled perimeter is hexagonal, irregular, with the church attached and forming part of the wall.

From the splendor of this castle-abbey are samples in Huesca, namely the Main Altarpiece, in the Diocesan Museum, and the tomb of King Alfonso I the Battler, in the cloister of San Pedro el Viejo

Visit:

From June to October 2018, guided visits within the program "Open Doors": from 10:00 to 14:00. (June to mid July, weekends. From mid July to mid September, from Tuesday to Sunday -Monday closed-. From mid September to end September, weekends. Price: 2€.  

Rest of the year, make an appointment with the town hall, tel. 974 246419 or ayuntamiento@quicena.es

This Museum was founded in 1873 thanks to Don Valentín Carderera.  Since 1968 it has been part of the ancient Sertoriana University.  This Baroque building is octagonal in shape and was erected in the XVII century as the headquarters of what was then the Huesca University, next to buildings belonging to the ancient Mediaeval Palace of the Aragon Kings.  It conserves archaeological and fine arts samples from all parts of the province.  Its strange octagonal shape around an interior patio with porticos includes four Archaeology halls, with a clearly didactic approach in their exhibits, and four spaces for Fine Arts.  The outer buildings of the ancient Royal Palace hold temporary exhibitions.  The so-called Bell Room is of particular note;  it was supposedly the scene of the tragic outcome of the Huesca Bell Legend in Mediaeval times.  The Archaeology section contains findings from periods comprising pre-historical to Mediaeval eras, and the Fine Arts section offers a famous collection of pictorical works from between the XV and XX centuries, the most outstanding being the Gothic painting, “The Bordeaux Bulls”, one of Goya’s works, as well as the entire output of Ramón Acín.

Visits: Tuesday to Saturday: 10-14 h./17-20 h. Sundays and Holidays: 10-14 h. Closed Monday
Price: free
Address: Plaza de la Universidad, 1. 22002 Huesca
Telephone: 974 22 05 86
Fax: 974 22 93 88
Email: museohu@aragob.es  
Web: http://www.patrimonioculturaldearagon.es/museos/museo-de-huesca

This contains an interesting sacred art exhibition.  The Museum uses a didactic approach in its overall organisation and in the rooms themselves, as well as in the explanatory information for each piece.  The works exhibited are distributed between the chapterhouse, the Gothic cloister and the parish church of the Cathedral, where the gold and silverware, Mediaeval Art, Renaissance and Baroque Art halls are installed respectively.

Address: Plaza de la Catedral, 4, 22002 Huesca
Telephone: 974 231 099 . Teléfono Catedral: 974 220 676
Email: patrimonio@diocesisdehuesca.org
Web:www.museo.diocesisdehuesca.org
Visit: WINTER Monday to Saturday from 10,30-13,30 h. Closed Sundays and Free entrance through the Cathedral. SUMMER Monday to Friday from 10:30-14:00 and 16:00-19:30 and saturdays 10:30-14:00 and 15:30-17:30
Price: Individual. 3 €. Groups: minimum 20 people: 1,50 €. Entrance free of charge: under 12 years, priests, nuns/monks and handicapped people. This price includes the entrance to the Cathedral and the Tower

This space is dedicated to art and nature. The building was designed by Rafael Moneo on land donated by Beulas.

The Art and Nature Centre offers a regular programme of activities focussed on its double collection, on nature, on public areas, artistic creation and contemporary culture.

Visit:WINTER (October 2 to April 30) from 11 to 14 h and from 17 to 20 h. Sundays and Holidays: 10 to 14 h and from 17 to 20 h. SUMMER (May 1 to Oct. 1) from 11 to 14 h and from 17 to 21 h. Sundays and Holidays: 10 to 14 h and 17 to 21 h.
Groups: Arranged visits.
Address: C/ Doctor Artero, s/n. 22004Huesca 
Telephone: 974 239 893 
Fax: 974 223 762
E-mail:info@cdan.es
Web:www.cdan.es