Lobera de Onsella: Culture, Trails and Holiday Apartments

The landscape of the valley near Lobera de Onsella combines riverside cultivated areas with mountainous terrain. In the town centre, narrow streets and buildings in which stone predominates as a building material shape the appearance. Almost all the houses are built of good masonry; some portals have semicircular arches made of voussoirs, and old doors have been preserved.

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Culture and History

The Rito del Herniado has been reenacted annually in Lobera de Onsella since 2004; in 2020, the reenactment was suspended because of the pandemic. At the Iglesia de la Asunción, you will find a late Baroque church from the late 17th century. Its bell tower, divided into two sections, serves as a watchtower overlooking the Onsella valley.

Casa Plano is an 18th-century palace-style house at Calle San Juan 1, at the beginning of the street leading to the Ermita de San Juan. The building has a three-storey masonry façade with dressed-stone corners and a striking roof overhang with carved corbels.

Outside Lobera de Onsella stands the Ermita de San Juan Bautista, a chapel built of stone in the 18th century. On 24 June, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist, a pilgrimage is held there; the associated events begin on the previous evening. In addition to its religious use, the interior is also used as a cultural space for exhibitions and other activities. The Ermita also houses the Centro de Interpretación del Rito del Herniado, a space for preserving, communicating and appreciating this cultural expression of Aragon's intangible cultural heritage.

The medieval necropolis is dated to the end of the 10th century; it remained in use until the 11th century.

Nature and Trails

The PR-Z 111 hiking trail from Lobera de Onsella to Isuerre begins at the road and cemetery of Lobera de Onsella and descends to the Onsella River. The PR-Z 111 runs through riverside landscapes along the Onsella that are designated both as a Special Protection Area for Birds (ZEPA) and as a Site of Community Importance (LIC).

The Lobera–Pozo Pígalo route runs from Lobera de Onsella via the Ermita de San Juan, Corral de Marco and Corral Malayo to Pozo Pígalo. It is listed in the Aragonese hiking trail catalogue with a length of 8.3 kilometres. A large part of the route passes through native pine forests in Lobera and Petilla, including Pinus sylvestris. It also passes through the municipalities of Lobera de Onsella and Luesia and is assigned to the protected landscape area of Sierra de Santo Domingo. For planning your day, the two trails can be compared by destination, route and length.

The Bosque Sagrado de la Mosquera is located near the Ermita de San Juan Bautista. The densely wooded oak trees have been attributed a sacred character since ancient times, associated with the Noche de San Juan.

Geographical Location

Shortly after leaving Sos del Rey Católico, a road junction begins on the right, leading from Navardún to Lobera de Onsella.

Other places: Pintano, Castejón De Las Armas, Calcena, Luceni, Osera De Ebro, Carenas, Fuencalderas, Villafeliche

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