Holiday apartments in San Mateo de Gállego: Mudéjar, trails and festivals

Discover San Mateo de Gállego

The façade of the Iglesia de San Mateo Apóstol is one of the most richly decorated façades of the churches of Aragonese Mudéjar architecture. The Ermita de Santa Engracia stands above San Mateo de Gállego and defines the view of the town. It offers wide-ranging views over the Ebro basin. The Ermita can be reached via two access routes: a partly very steep ascent and a path along the fields.

Culture and history

The Taller-Museo Fernando Malo is an interpretation centre for 21st-century Mudéjar ceramics. It teaches schools, groups and individual visitors about the value of handcrafted ceramic production throughout history. The Acequia Camarera is one of four irrigation channels in the Bajo Gállego, whose origins date back to the 12th and 13th centuries. The Acequia Camarena runs through the centre of San Mateo de Gállego.

Trails and landscape

The Paseo de los Plátanos runs between the Tío Macario bridge and the de la Tranca bridge. The Corredor Verde del Bajo Gállego comprises mountain-bike routes and hiking trails through the municipalities of Zuera, San Mateo de Gállego and Villanueva de Gállego. Its route follows paths, tracks and trails parallel to or close to the riverbed of the Río Gállego and through San Mateo de Gállego. For planning your day, the paseo, hiking trails, as well as paths, tracks and trails can be compared as different forms of travel.

Festivals and wine

The traditional Danzantes perform at the Fiestas de Primavera in San Mateo de Gállego. The festival also includes migas, which are handed out to passers-by by the local seniors’ association. At the Tradicional Mercadillo de Artes y Oficios Perdidos, local and visiting craftspeople display products that can be purchased.

At the Fiesta de los labradores, a procession in regional dress is held in San Mateo de Gállego; during it, period-appropriate food and flowers are offered to the saint. After the pilgrimage to Santa Engracia and the mass, the faithful sing the Gozos together, consisting of verses and a refrain. As part of the veneration of the Marian image, the image moves from one household to the next, remains for one year in the home of the Priores, and the process includes two processions.

When choosing a holiday apartment for San Mateo de Gállego, the travel period, the desired apartment size and cancellation conditions can make the personal requirements clear. This allows accommodation-related questions to be considered separately from the specific details of the Iglesia, Ermita, trails, museum and festivals.

Other places

For further travel planning, you can find other places here: Torres De Berrellén, Gallur, Terrer, Añón De Moncayo, Cosuenda, Aranda De Moncayo, Castejón De Valdejasa and Pintano.

At the emblematic Plegadero, the cooperatives offer a rich selection of Spanish wines to local and visiting guests.

For the higher-level travel overview: Saragossa.