Discover Ainzón: Culture, Wine and Landscapes

Ainzón lies on a small rise above the Huecha Valley. In the historic centre, manor houses adorned with family coats of arms date from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. In a short succession, the setting in the landscape thus meets several centuries of regional architectural history.

Culture

The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad in Ainzón is Baroque, designed in the Rococo style, and contains remarkable Gothic carvings, particularly the Santo Cristo de la Capilla. Its floor plan is in the shape of a Latin cross; it also has a four-bay nave and a blind elliptical vault over the crossing. The church thus combines Baroque and Rococo-era forms, Gothic carving and the distinctive shape of a Latin cross in a single religious building.

The Museo Parroquial de Ainzón is located in the former sacristy of the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad. A 14th-century statue of the Virgin Mary is particularly noteworthy. The museum also houses a sculptural group of San Abdón and San Senén, who are regarded as 3rd-century martyrs.

The Palace of the Abbots of Veruela in Ainzón encloses a medieval castle. The mural “Ainzón es vendimia” depicts the town’s close connection with wine from a perspective that combines tradition and modernity. The Dance of Ainzón has a documented performance history dating back to 1843; it was not performed in only a few years.

Landscape

The particularly appealing landscape around Ainzón is shaped by several rivers, irrigation channels and ravines. The Monte Alto y Siete Cabezos landscape area includes Pozuelo, Fuendejalón, Ainzón, Bureta, Magallón and Alberite de San Juan.

The Camino de Veruela 6 passes through the Huecha floodplain to Ainzón. The PR-Z 167 “Entre viñedos” hiking trail runs between Ainzón and Pozuelo de Aragón through plots of dry farming and steppe hills that separate the fertile landscapes of Bureta and Ainzón. The two routes therefore have different focal points: the Camino de Veruela 6 follows the floodplain, while the PR-Z 167 shows the succession of dry farming and steppe hills between Ainzón and Pozuelo de Aragón. For day planning, this provides a choice between two clearly named landscape areas.

Wine and Tradition

Cava production has a long tradition in Ainzón. Wine is celebrated at the Fiesta de la Vendimia, where grapes are trodden to obtain the first must of the season. The festival symbolically marks the beginning of the grape harvest.

The wine tradition also appears in different forms: Cava represents the long-standing production tradition, the Fiesta symbolises the beginning of the grape harvest through the extraction of the first must, and the wineries offer tours at the weekend.

Bodegas Monasterio de Veruela offers tours at around 11 a.m. at weekends; an appointment should be arranged in advance by telephone or email.

Other Places

Other places at the same higher-level destination are Tobed, Villafranca De Ebro, Fuentes De Ebro, Añón De Moncayo, Juslibol, Ejea De Los Caballeros, Nuévalos and Las Cuerlas.

For the higher-level travel overview: Saragossa.