Location: Aragon in Spain
Nearest Airport:
Zaragoza at 210
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Nearest Ferry:
Bilbao at 360
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Car: necessary
The self catering properties are nestled in the pretty hamlet of Banaston with it's ancient church & are only 2km from Ainsa town where the Ara & Cinca rivers join to fill the huge Mediano lake. It's only 37 km to France via the Bielsa Tunnel. Located in the ancient Sobrabe area Ainsa claims to have the oldest medieval square in the world & has many bars, restaurants, banks, supermarkets, tourist office, & weekly outdoor market selling fruit & veg. It is an ideal base to explore the wonders of the Spanish Pyrenees. Nearby- dramatic walks & lots of other fun activities in Ordesa National Park. Overlooked by Monte Perdido, is the magnificent Ordesa Canyon, with the specatacular 'horses tail' waterfall. Walk in Anisclo,Pineta,Tella & Gistau valleys. See rare birds like griffon & egyptian vultures & the lammergeier, other wildlife such as chamois,marmots,wild boar, & lots of butterflies & wild flowers. Explore remote villages, some deserted, with Romanesque chrches & steeped in tradition.