Area: 47,698 km²
Population: 1.2 million
Capital: Zaragoza
The region of Aragon includes three provinces, Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel. The
Aragonese Pyrenees offers extraordinary natural attractions, including Ordesa
Nature Park, which together with the neighbouring glacial valleys of the French
Pyrenees, has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. From the
highlands of the Pyrenees to the central plain or the arid lands of Teruel,
Aragon’s rich landscape is dotted with the silhouettes of towers and medieval
walls.
Mudéjar art, a style born out of the coexistence of Christian, Arab, and Jewish
cultures, has its maximum exponent in the city of Teruel. The cathedral
of Zaragoza is one of the region’s leading symbols, and an example of the
confluence of various architectural styles. This city will host Expo
2008. Aragon is a land of contrasts, with very low temperatures
year-round in the High Pyrenees, and extreme temperature fluctuations (high in
summer, low in winter) in the rest of its territory.
For more information:
Aragon tourism website