Discover Las Almunias: Landscape, Culture and Cheese

Between the settlement of Las Almunias and the banks of the Alcandre River lie former farmland and orchards. This spatial relationship provides the village with a vivid introduction: the settlement, riverbanks and former land use follow one another in a clear sequence. Anyone who enjoys getting to know a place through a concrete landscape image will find a clear starting point here. The impression arises from the changing perspective between the settlement and the riverbanks. You can move from visible landscape details to buildings, activities and artisanal production without merging these different approaches into a single story.

Culture

The culture of Las Almunias includes several precisely identifiable buildings. The parish church of Las Almunias is dedicated to Santa María Obispo and dates from the 17th century. Casa Cáncer has a coat of arms and a portal with voussoirs, whose keystone bears the inscription “DOMINGO BIBAN AÑO 1761”. The Ermita de la Trinidad is a simple, vernacular building from the 18th century. The cultural exploration remains close to names, portal design and dates. Individual features can be read attentively side by side, without imposing any grand interpretation. The tone is more precise than spectacular; this, in particular, leaves room for your own observations.

Activities

There are also different ways to enjoy the outdoors. In Las Almunias de Rodellar, the Agrupación Astronómica de Huesca organizes a night of stargazing every summer with the naked eye and telescopes, as well as an observation of the Moon. A starting point for the descent through the La Peonera gorge is located near Las Almunias. The Crestas del Balced route is a circular route for hiking and cycling and starts in Las Almunias de Rodellar. The marked entrance to the route is on the left-hand side of the road towards Bierge, approximately 200 metres from Las Almunias. The options mentioned differ in terms of activity type, time of day and form of movement. This places different rhythms side by side for different daily itineraries: movement along a route, a descent into a gorge and looking up at the sky on a summer evening. The choice between these forms remains a matter of the desired focus, not of any claimed ranking.

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Food and Drink

Another way to explore the area is through taste. Quesos de Guara produces artisan speciality cheeses made from sheep’s and goat’s milk. Quesos de Guara is a family-run food business in Las Almunias; its own products are made there at the Casa Escartin estate, located in the Sierra de Guara Nature Park. At Quesos de Guara, visitors can tour the cheese dairy, learn about the cheese-making process or enjoy a tasting in nature.

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