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The
nature in the region of Sobrarbe is remarkable in three
important aspects:
Geologic. Used by prestigious universities
as an on-location school. The Sobrarbe county, due to its geological wealth, has been included by the UNESCO within the European Geopark Network.
Botanist. The different soils and habitats
(alpine and Mediterranean) have fomented an abundant botanical
community, unique in Europe.
Fauna. It is sanctuary for species threatened
with extinction like the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus Barbatus).
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Sobrarbe, having been both a kingdom and a county, is poor and noble at the same time, and this fact has left an abundant patrimony, out of which are of particular interest:
Castles: Abizanda (XI century), Aínsa (XI and XVI century), Samitier (XI century) and Muro de Roda (XII century).
Churches: Olsón (XVI century), Castejón de Sobrarbe (XVI century), San Juan de Toledo (XI and XVI centuries), San Martín in Buil (XI century), Monastery of San Victorian (VI to XVIII centuries), San Vicente de Labuerda ( XII century), Vió (XI century), Boltaña (XVI century), Linás de Broto (XVI century).
Towns and villages: Aínsa (XII to the XVIII centuries), Boltaña, Gistaín, Pueyo de Araguás.
Others: Almazorre (mill), Fiscal (stronghold and fulling mill), Panillo (Buddhist center), Mediano (church tower in the water), Tella (dolmen and hermitages), Lecina (oak and rupestral paintings), the Solana (abandoned villages). |
