Alquézar Tourist Office

Where it is and when it opens

Alquézar's tourist office is run by the Comarca de Somontano and is at Calle Pedro Arnal Cavero, 16, the main street of the old town. You can reach it on 974 352 916 and 638 295 807, and by email at [email protected].

The tourism website publishes two versions of the hours. One says Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:30 and from 16:00 to 18:00, Saturdays from 9:30 to 14:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00 and Sundays from 9:30 to 17:00 without a midday break. The office's own listing gives Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 14:30 and from 16:00 to 18:00, Friday until 19:00 in the afternoon, Saturday from 9:30 to 19:00 without a break and Sunday from 9:30 to 17:00. On long weekends the hours are extended. If in doubt, call first.

The guided visit to the medieval town

The office organises the guided visit to the medieval town and the Casa Fabián museum, with official Aragon guides. It is the only way into the Casa Fabián Ethnological Museum, which can only be visited within this route. The visit lasts an hour and a half, is done with radio guides and is in Spanish; for English or French you need to ask about availability.

In high season there are sessions at 11:00 and 16:30. In autumn and winter it only runs at weekends: Saturdays at 11:00 and 16:30, and Sundays at 11:00. There are also sunset visits that combine the town with DOP Somontano wine.

The published prices are:

• Adults: €8.
• Reduced: €5 for minors, pensioners, youth card and large family.
• Up to age 6: free.
• Private groups, from 15 people: €6 adults, €4 schoolchildren up to age 16 and €6 over-16s; accompanying guides and teachers, free. Groups are not booked on the website, but with the office's form or by phone.

Castle and collegiate church

The castle-collegiate church of Santa María, at the top of the town, opens every day from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, with the last guided visit at 18:00 (671 137 143). Its painted cloister is described in the listing for the collegiate church of Santa María.

The walkways and other plans

The office provides information on the Río Vero walkways, whose ticket is bought online on the walkways' own website and checked at the access point on Calle Iglesia. It also advises on the rock art of the Río Vero, with its centre in Colungo, and on the Enate winery.

What is nearby

The office is on the same street as the Hotel Villa de Alquézar. For lunch, on Calle Medio is Casa Pardina, and in the Arrabal, La Cocineta and the Brasería Mesón del Vero. If you need medical attention, see the Abiego health centre, which also explains the town's clinic.