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 is a Gothic temple built over the ancient Moslem Mosque. Jaime I the Conqueror ordered its construction in 1273. The entrance is sculpted in the greatest detail and protected by large eaves, typically Aragonese. The eaves were carved in wood and added to the entrance in the XVI century. The lower part comprises different primitive Gothic styles (XIII), and the more flamboyant Gothic style is used for the upper part (XVI). The façade is outstanding for its splendid decoration crowned by pinnacles. The main entrance door has seven pointed arches all sculpted. You can see images of the Virgin and the Christ Child on the tympanum. The Cathedral has three naves, transept and apse, and the tower on the façade is square terminating in an octagonal design.

The inside is luminous. The lateral naves, lower in height than the central one, have 14 chapels. The Rosary chapel with its Gothic altar is one of the most outstanding. It gives onto the old sacristy and, from there, to the Cathedral archives where you will find incunabula from the XI to the XVI centuries. The chapels of Lastanosa – patron of Baltasar Gracián – and the Saintly Christ of the Miracles – whose miracles towards the end of the XV century cured the city of a plague, are both of interest. However, one of the most valuable pieces is its high altar with an extremely beautiful Renaissance altarpiece (1520 to 1534), an alabaster masterpiece sculpted by Damián Forment which represents the Passion of Christ.

Next door to the Cathedral is the Diocesan Museum, installed in the ancient Cloister and Episcopal Palace. Within the Museum there are rooms with exhibitions of gold and silverware in the ancient chapterhouse at the end of the temple, and those with Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque art, off the Transept.

Visit: Monday-Saturday: 9.00 to 13.30 and 16.30 to 18.30 hours, as long as mass is not being celebrated.Sunday and Public Holidays open for prayer: 9 to 13 and 16.30 to 18.30 hours.There are guided visits for groups with a minimum of 20 people (these visits can be arranged in the Diocesan Museum).

Price: included in the visit to the Diocesan Museum and the Tower.
Address: Plaza de la Catedral, s/n 22002 Huesca
Telephone: 974 231 099

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

Declared in 1885 as a National Monument, it is a pure sample of Aragonese Romanesque architecture and one of the two architectonic jewels of the monumental heritage in the city and of Upper Aragon. It is situated in the ancient district of the city and was erected over what used to be a temple in the Mozarab quarter of the Moslem city. In 1117 it was donated to the Benedictine Order and it was then that works began on the monastery in the Romanesque style that we can admire today.

The tympanum over the northern entrance is valuable. It shows a magnificent monogram of the Trinity supported by two beautiful angels. The monogram is a common feature of Aragonese Romanesque churches; it is Christ’s monogram and it is accompanied here by the alfa and omega, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. The reference is to a Christ who is the Beginning and the End of all things.

The church has three naves covered with high fluted vaults. The choir stalls date from 1506. In the interior there are XIII century French-Gothic paintings.

One of the most beautiful and well-known parts of this church are the cloisters dating from 1149, although they were restored in the XIX century. The carved Romanesque capitals are exceptional. 18 of them are original and the rest are faithful reproductions of the original Romanesque ones done in the XIX century. They represent the life of Jesus Christ, as well as other historical and allegorical motifs, particularly the capital depicting a female dancer; the movement in this sculpture is most unusual for its period. The chapel of San Bartolomé is in the same cloister, with the Royal Pantheon containing the remains of the kings Alfonso I “The Fighter” and Ramiro II “The Monk”, author of the gory Mediaeval legend of the Huesca Bell.

Address: Plaza de San Pedro el Viejo
Teléfono: 974 222 387
Web: www.sanpedroelviejo.com
Visits: Summer (June, July, August, September), Monday – Saturday: 10 to 13.30 and 16 to 19.30 hours.Rest of the year, Monday – Saturday: 10 to 13.30 and 16 to 18 hours. Sundays and Public Holidays: Only open for prayer.
Price: 2 €.  Reduction: 1.5 € (for groups and pensioners). Children free.