Huesca

From Halal Explorer

Huesca is the national capital of the province by the same name, and is one of three provinces in the autonomous region of Aragon Spain. It is the gateway to the Pyrenees an area rich in Romanesque architecture, ski resorts and stunning landscapes. The city itself is one of the least populated provincial capitals of Spain, hardly surpassing the 50,000 mark. Although part of its Old town was knocked down, it still maintains many interesting buildings of architectural and historical importance. standing out is its Romanesque cathedral, typical of the province. Like many Spanish towns it has suffered uncontrolled, high rise urbanisation in the last fifteen years.

Travel to Huesca

Travel on a Bus in Huesca

You can reach the city and other towns by bus. The bus company's website is www.alosa.es. There are regular bus services from Barcelona to Huesca and Zaragoza to Huesca.Arriving at Zaragoza Airport you can reach Huesca city and other provincial towns from the Main Bus Station.

By car

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Huesca

  • Huesca–Pirineos Airport 42.080833, -0.323333 - Huesca–Pirineos Airport - Aeropuerto de Huesca-Pirineos, España - This airport has had scheduled flights in the past but as of it does not currently.

The nearest airport is Zaragoza airport. Ryanair flies there.

By Rail

  • Huesca station 42.1333, -0.4095 - Huesca train station - Estación de Huesca (02) Trains run from Barcelona and Madrid, including the AVE high speed train.

Get Around

There are many places which you can only reach by mountain bike or 4x4, but that's the beauty of them.

By Rail

The train from Huesca to Canfranc is worth catching just to see the scenery, and the surreal, semi-abandoned Louis XV style station at the end of the line.

What to See

Ermita de la Virgen de la Peña, LIC Sierras de Santo Domingo y Caballera, Aniés, Huesca, España, 2015-01-06, DD 08-09 PAN - Sunset view of the Ermita de la Virgen de la Peña (Hermitage of the Virgin of the Rock), with the village of Aniés in the front; this hermitage, featuring elements from as far back as the 13th century, is accessible only on foot

  • Gothic Church of Huesca, built over the former mosque, is an interesting mish-mash of styles with late Gothic doorways and a Renaissance carved alabaster altarpiece by Damian Forment.
  • The Casino in the centre of town is Modernista (Art Nouveau) with interesting interiors which can be visited, and a café.
  • The City Hall, with contains the famous "Cuadro de la Campana" painting, regarding the homonymous historic event.
  • Miguel Servet Park and the largest park of the city, with several interesting buildings and statues like the Origami birds statue and a replica of the Snow White and the seven dwarfs house.
  • The monastery of San Pedro el Viejo, famous by its romanesque cloister.
  • El Coso and the major street that surrounds the old town.
  • The Olimpia hall, Huesca's main theatre.
  • Huesca's bullring
  • Other churches: San Vicente, San Lorenzo, San Miguel...
  • Huesca museum
  • The San Jorge hill and hermitage (pilgrimage when the San Jorge's day, patron saint of Aragon)
  • Other hermitages placed in Huesca's surrounding villages: Salas, Loreto etc.
  • The city walls, in process of restoration.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Huesca

The best time to go is obviously in the summer, but January and February often have plenty of sun. August is fiesta season.

  • Huesca city has its Fiesta Mayor from 9 to 15 August, with concerts and public drunkenness, and you may wish to avoid this, or indeed make a point of going there. There are various international music festivals in the province in July and August.
  • Winter sports - in Canfranc, Benasque, Astún, Cerler, Candanchú and other ski stations.
  • Canyoning - the descent of mountain rivers through caves and canyons, in wetsuits. Dangerous in June due to flash floods.
  • Enterprise Association of Sierra de Guara www.guara.org Information, Canyoning guides and rental equipment http://www.guiasdebierge.com/
  • Mountaineering
  • Hiking
  • Watch football ie soccer at SD Huesca. They play in La Liga and the top tier of Spanish football. Their tiny stadium, El Alcoraz, capacity 5500, is 1 kilometers southwest of downtown.

Shopping

Halal Food & Restaurants

Local specialities include Pollo al chilindrón (chicken with red peppers) and Ternasco (local lamb).

  • The Hervi Restaurant - recommended for affordable home-style cooking. Only go if you're hungry (big servings) and understand spoken Spanish - the menu is not written down.

The Somontano fruit cocktails are good, but not as good as they're priced.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Huesca

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  • Hotel Spa Monasterio de Boltaña - Hotel Pirineo - C/ Afueras - 22340 Boltaña (Huesca) ☎ +34974508000 Close to the Hotel doors and the almost only wild river that is left in the Pyrenees and the river Ara flows by. One of the most beautiful rivers of these mountains.

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Travel Next

  • Loarre One of the best Romanesque castles in Europe (recently the site for Ridley Scott's film, Kingdom of Heaven) just has a one-man bar hidden behind a few rocks, and a part-time guide. Close to Huesca city.
  • Although you might be attracted to the high Pyrenees, you should definitely visit the pre-Pyrenees - a parallel range just to the North of Huesca city.
  • The Sierra de Guara for mountaineering and birdwatching (vultures and birds of prey).
  • Ordesa National Park is particularly spectacular in autumn. In summer some of the waterfalls dry up. No cars.
  • Barbastro Small town with an interesting old part, centre of the Somontano neighborhood. You can visit vineyards from here.
  • Ainsa, Ansó and Alquézar are beautiful, well preserved Romanesque villages in mountainous regions. There are other, less well-known places which are also charming.
  • San Juan de la Peña has to be seen - part Romanesque, part Gothic shrine set into an enormous rock in lovely mountain scenery. Easily accessible from Huesca.
  • Jaca has an important Romanesque cathedral and fortifications reputed to be designed by Leonardo de Vinci (they're not).
  • Villanueva de Sigena The Monastery of Santa María de Sigena is located next to the town. Birthplace of Michael Servetus and the discoverer of pulmonary circulation with a museum dedicated to his work.


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