Discover Benabarre: Holiday Apartment Between Culture and Nature
The Cárcel de Benabarre is designated as a Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) in the “conjunto de interés cultural” category and as a site of democratic memory in Aragón. The Cárcel de Benabarre preserves prison graffiti as direct evidence of the prisoners’ dreams and hardships.
When comparing a holiday apartment in Benabarre, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be considered together with your own priorities regarding culture, festival traditions and landscapes. The weighting depends on your individual travel plans.
Culture and History
The Benabarre Clock Museum displays a collection of clocks and clockmaking tools donated by the local clockmaker Marín Saper. The Clock Museum building is a stop on Benabarre’s Ruta de los Artesanos. Benabarre’s old town surrounds the hill of the Castillo de los Condes de Ribagorza. A suggested route through the historic centre begins and ends at the Plaza Mayor.
Benabarre’s medieval fountain and washhouse are connected by a paved path and were restored in 2012. Benabarre’s ice house shows how ice could be stored for an entire summer without electricity. The Pozo de Hielo de Benabarre can be visited during the day without a guide.
The sacred art exhibition area in Benabarre contains a Romanesque sculpture of the Virgin of Linares. An exhibition of sacred art in Benabarre contains a 14th-century Gothic altarpiece of Saint Helena. The Castillo de Benabarre can be visited independently or as part of a guided tour.
Festivals and Traditions
The Ball dels Salvatges takes place in Benabarre in August of even-numbered years and is recognised as a Fiesta de Interés Turístico de Aragón (F.I.T.A. code 71). The Ball dels Salvatges is a 14th-century dance that was revived a few years ago after disappearing at the beginning of the 20th century. Around one hundred residents of Benabarre take part and recreate this cultural heritage.
The Festa de la Coqueta celebrates a meat product typical of Benabarre and has been held as a separate festival in the local events calendar since 2003.
Townscape
San Medardo Park has a playground, a picnic area and barbecue facilities prepared for lighting fires all year round. An octagonal shape and a fountain in its centre stand out in San Medardo Park.
The festival date, tour format and time of day are different details that you can weigh separately when making your own plans. The selection of places also includes Caladrones.
Nature and Trails
The PR-HU 130 route leads from Benabarre via the Ermita de San Salvador, the Dólmenes del Mas de Abad, Aler and Mas de Puibert, as well as via detours to the Ermita de las Ventosas and the Font de Faro, before returning to Benabarre.
The Lagunas de Estaña, a karst lagoon complex and a passage and nesting area for many waterbirds, are located in the surroundings of Benabarre.
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