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• Jaca Cathedral. Jaca.

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  … Plaza de San Pedro s/n. 22700. Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) http://www.jaca.es/. A cathedral dedicated to San Pedro. Closely linked to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and Romanesque architecture that infiltrated Aragon through Somport and made its way towards Jaca. Originating in the 6th century,…

• San Juan de la Peña Monastery. Jaca.

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  … Carretera A-1603 s/n. 22711. Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) Fax.: +34 974355089 | www.monasteriosanjuan.com. History behind walls. The monastery consists of two buildings, the New Monastery, dating from the 17th century, in the Baroque style, and the Old Monastery, from the 10th century, in the Romanesque s…

• Town Hall. Jaca.

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  … Calle Mayor, 24. 22700. Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) The building dates from the 16th century and has a Renaissance portico. The facade is a fine example of the Aragonese Plateresque style.…

• Jaca Citadel. Jaca.

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  … Avenida del Primer Viernes de Mayo. Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) This fortress was built in the reign of Philip II. It has a wall with a pentagonal floor plan and a moat. It is the only one of its type in Spain which is conserved intact.…

• The “Palace”. Puente la Reina de Jaca.

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  … Javierregay. Puente la Reina de Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon)…

• Church of Nuestra Señora in Iguácel. Castiello de Jaca.

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  … Castiello de Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) The Romanesque shrine of Nuestra Señora in Iguácel is in a wonderful setting at the end of the Garcipollera Valley. It dates from the 11th century and is the only part remaining from the monastery which once stood on the site.…

• Church of Santiago. Jaca.

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  … Calle del Ferrenal. Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) It was built in about 1088 and was subsequently refurbished in the 17th century. Features of interest include the north wing on the outside and the presbytery, as well as the baptismal font in the Romanesque style.…

• Church of El Carmen. Jaca.

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  … calle del Carmen. Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) It has a Mannerist facade and Baroque altarpieces dating from the 12th century.…

• Monastery of Las Benedictinas. Jaca.

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  … Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) The nuns from the monastery of Santa Cruz de la Serós were brought here in the 16th century. The most interesting piece in the cenobium is the sarcophagus of Countess Doña Sancha. This is a carved stone Romanesque tomb with magnificent reliefs on all four sides.…

• Mediaeval bridge of San Miguel. Jaca.

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  … Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon)…

• Clock Tower. Jaca.

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  … Plaza del Marqués de la Cadena. Jaca. Huesca. (Aragon) This tower was built on the stone slabs which were originally the foundations of the Royal Palace. It has a 15th-century Gothic window.…