# Sunday in Aínsa: Plaza Mayor, the castle and Muro de Roda

Aínsa's medieval old town with its castle, the walk to the Cinca viewpoint, lunch at the Bodegón de Mallacán, open all year, and Muro de Roda before heading home. An hour and a half from Huesca.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe/itineraries/plaza-mayor-and-muro-de-roda · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h 30 by car (From Huesca via Barbastro and the A-138, about 110 km; from Lleida, via Monzón and Barbastro)
- 10:30 · Plaza Mayor and Castle of Aínsa (Plaza Mayor, walls and castle · free)
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:45 · Church of Santa María in Aínsa (Romanesque church of Santa María · guided visit €4, with booking)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:30 · Walk to the Cinca Viewpoint (Cinca viewpoint via the Cruz Cubierta · 4 km · 1 h 30)
  - 4 min on foot
- 14:15 · Bodegón de Mallacán (Bodegón de Mallacán · Pyrenean cooking · €€ · open every day) · Bodegón de Mallacán, €€
  - 15 min by car, 14 km
- 16:30 · Muro de Roda (Muro de Roda · 30 min walk · views over the Cinca and Mediano)
- 17:45 · Vuelta (You reach Huesca around 19:15 and Lleida around 19:45)

Aínsa is a relaxed Sunday: a medieval old town you can see in a morning, a walk with views and, in the afternoon, a thousand-year-old castle at the top of a ridge. It is an hour and a half from Huesca and about two hours from Lleida.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Set off. From Huesca, take the A-22 to Barbastro and the A-138 northwards past the El Grado reservoir. From Lleida, via Monzón and Barbastro. Park in the new part and walk up to the old town.

10:30 · Plaza Mayor and castle. The arcaded square of the 12th and 13th centuries, the wine presses under the porches, the parade ground and the walls. Free.

11:45 · Santa María. The Romanesque church, from the late 11th century, with a guided visit for €4: book on the council website.

12:30 · Cinca viewpoint. The municipality's route 1, in its long version via the Cruz Cubierta: 4 km and an hour and a half, with the Cinca valley seen from above.

14:15 · Lunch at the Bodegón de Mallacán. In the centre of the Plaza Mayor, open 365 days a year. Pyrenean cooking in a medieval house, with a terrace under the porches.

16:30 · Muro de Roda. About 20 minutes by car towards La Fueva and a 600 m walk to the castle and its church, with the Cinca and the Mediano reservoir below.

17:45 · Head home. You are in Huesca around 19:15.

## With children and with a dog

The walks are short and almost flat, and the parade ground is good for running. With a dog, the whole day is outdoors, on a lead.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
From Huesca, an hour and a half via Barbastro and the A-138. From Lleida, about two hours. From Zaragoza, a little over two hours.

## Consejos

### Book Santa María
The guided visit is booked online.

### Muro de Roda last
The afternoon light over Mediano is the best part.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
Do Santa María and the castle and swap the viewpoint for a long after-lunch chat in the medieval cellar of the Mallacán.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Huesca?
An hour and a half by car.

### Where can I eat in Aínsa on a Sunday?
At the Bodegón de Mallacán, open every day of the year.

### Do I have to pay for the castle?
No; the site can be walked freely.

### Can you go with a dog?
Yes, on a lead, in the old town and on the walks.