Alquézar: walkways over the Vero and a painted cloister.

Alquézar is the Huesca Sunday with the most of everything: a walk through the air above the river, a stone village and a cloister painted from top to bottom. You arrive in 50 minutes, walk in the morning, eat ternasco and are back by mid-afternoon.

The Day, Hour by Hour

8:00 · Departure. From Huesca, take the A-22 towards Barbastro and, about 15 km later, the A-1229 towards Abiego and Alquézar. From Lleida, the A-22 to Barbastro and the Aínsa road; from Zaragoza, via Huesca. Park in the public car parks and walk up.

9:00 · The Vero walkways. They start on Calle Iglesia, opposite the town hall. It is a 3 km one-way route, about two hours and 175 m of ascent: a descent down a stone ramp to the river, seven stretches of walkway over the water, the Picamartillo cave, the weir, the old power station and an ascent among olive trees. The ticket, €5 from age 12, is bought online: under-11s get in free, but with their own ticket.

11:00 · The village with a guide. The tourist office runs a visit on Sundays at 11:00, an hour and a half round the old town, ending at the Casa Fabián ethnological museum. €8, €5 for children, free up to age 6. Buy the ticket at turismoalquezar.es.

13:30 · Lunch at Casa Pardina. On Calle Medio. It is open on Sundays at midday all year round. The Casa Pardina menu, €49, begins with a tasting of Bierge oils, continues with a starter to choose from fifteen and a main course, and includes Somontano wines. Ask for the low-temperature ternasco.

16:00 · The collegiate church. Climb to the castle, at the tip of the village. The Romanesque cloister has capitals with scenes from the Old Testament and walls covered in paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries. In the morning, ask at the tourist office for that day's opening hours.

17:15 · Return. In Huesca around six; in Lleida and Zaragoza, around 18:45.

What to Order

Aragón ternasco, low-temperature at Casa Pardina or on the grill at the Mesón del Vero, which in 2024 won the prize for best traditional roast ternasco in Huesca. Barbastro pink tomato in season, migas, borage and Somontano wines.

With Children and Dogs

The walkways are done with children who can walk; babies up to 4 years or 15 kg, in a baby carrier, never in a pushchair. The Mesón del Vero has a children's menu. With a dog, the streets yes; the monuments and the guided visit, no, and the walkways' rules do not mention dogs: ask beforehand.