Graus (Spanish: [ˈɡɾaus], Catalan: [ˈɡɾaws]) is a village in the Spanish province of Huesca, It is noted for its impressive Basilica de Santa Maria de la Pena and for a nearby Buddhist monastery. It is one of the areas of Aragon where the Aragonese language is still spoken.
Understand
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It is the administrative capital of the comarca of Ribagorza, and is home to about 3,300 people (2018).
Graus sits at the confluence of rivers Esera and Isabena in the Pyrenees mountains.
The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales was exiled here. During the Spanish Civil War, the village of Graus served as a fairly important local commercial center with 2,600 inhabitants around 1936. It was a libertarian stronghold and a centre of collectivization at that time.
Tourist info
[edit]- 1 Tourist office, Plaza Mayor, 15 (On the city Hall building), ☏ +34 974 540874, [email protected].
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]Nearest train stations: Monzón, 45 km away. Huesca, 80 km away. Lleida, 84 km away.
- For more information, please call:
- +34 974 401 244 (Monzón)
- +34 974 242 159 (Huesca)
By bus
[edit]Graus is served by major bus lines from several other municipalities, including Jaca, Barbastro, Huesca, and Zaragoza.
By car
[edit]- From Huesca, 80 km (via Barbastro)
- From Zaragoza, 155 km (via Huesca or Barbastro)
- From Lleida, 84 km (via Barbastro or Benabarre)
- From Barcelona, 239 km (via Lleida, Barbastro, or Benabarre)
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Basilica de Santa Maria de la Peña. A chapel dedicated to Santa Maria was built around 1200 in a cavity in the rock, partly remaining under the pavement of the current church. This was started to be built around the year 1640 by the master Joan Zeant and then by Joan de Marta. The construction ended in 1650 and the soul of the work was the bishop of Huesca, Esteve d'Esmir, who, in 1654, was buried in the sanctuary.
- 2 Main Square (Plaza Mayor).
- 3 Museo Parroquial.
- 4 Dag Shang Kagyü. Buddhist monastery.
- 5 viewpoint Corazón de Jesús.
- 6 Mirador de Las Forcas.
- 7 Ermita de San Miguel.
- 8 Downriver bridge (Puente de abajo).
Do
[edit]- Town Festival, September 12 to 15, in honour of Holly Christ and Saint Vicent Ferrer. This festival is declared "National Touristic Interest", mainly for they rich and varied traditions: one of the best preserved bagpipe tune and dance ("Baile de las Espadas", "Swords Dance") in Aragon, along with the traditional giants and "cabezudos" (big heads), blunderbusses, "Albada songs" and one of the best preserved mojiganga in Spain called "La Mojiganga".
- La Fiesta de la longaniza (Festival of the Longaniza), to celebrate a typical local dish. Each year, the last weekend of July is prepared the world's largest barbecue with 1100 kg of longaniza since 1997.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Pastelería J. Puyet, Calle Angel Samblancat.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Restaurante Casa del Barón, Plaza Mayor 10.
- [[email protected] Rokola], Calle Barranco 41.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Aires del Sur, Plaza Mayor.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotel Restaurante Lleida, Glorieta Joaquín Costa s/n, ☏ + 34 974 54 09 25.
- 2 Camping Fuente de Regrustan, Avenida Pirineos.