For a brief spell Albarracin was a Taifa, ruled by independent Arabic oligarchs. Since then it has retained its medieval roots and is one of the few villages to have changed very little since the Middle Ages.READ MORE
Located at nearly 1,000 metres above sea-level Teruel is known for its remote and mountainous location, its low population and its relative isolation from the rest of Spain.READ MORE
Teruel was founded in 1176. In the Middle Ages Teruel was famous for its commerce and industry, especially in wool-weaving, until the Catholic Kings bit the hand that fed the....READ MORE
Located in the south of Aragón, Teruel was overrun by the Moors in 741; a ruling class and system that remained in place until the 12th century. Evidence of the energy and innovation of Moorish civilisation is abundant...READ MORE
The boundaries of three former kingdoms meet here: Castilla la Mancha, Aragón and Valencia all overlook this small village that must be one of the most fascinating in Spain.READ MORE
Albarracin is particular in that its buildings chart the historic evolution of Spain. Not only Arabic architecture is present but also houses that once belonged to nobles of the Catholic KingsREAD MORE
Aragón
Fernando of Aragón’s marriage to Isabella of Castilla lit the fires of religious fanaticism that swept, unstoppable, across the length and breadth of Spain and took Aragón’s influence far beyond the borders of the peninsula.
Not far from the town limit of Albarracín, the boundaries of three former kingdoms meet. Castilla la Mancha, Aragón and Valencia overlook this small village that must be one of the most fascinating and breathtaking in all of Spain.
Zaragoza province is situated on the cross-roads which lead from the Mediterranean and head towards the Spanish Meseta and is surrounded by the high provinces of the Spanish meseta.
Located in the south of Aragón, Teruel, along with the rest of Spain, was overrun by the Moors in 741; a ruling class and system that remained in place until the 12th century.
Zaragoza is the only city in the Iberian Peninsula to have enjoyed the privilege of being called by the entire name of its Roman founder Caesar Augustus. The city was established in the first century A.D. over the ruins of the old Iberian town of Salduie.
The city of Huesca lies at the edge of the gently sloping plains, which lead to the River Ebro, and near the foothills of the dramatic and brooding Pyrenean mountains.