# Cerca de Huesca

From Huesca the Pyrenees are an hour and a half away. To the north, along the A-23, Ordesa, Canfranc and the Tena valley snow; to the east, Alquézar, the Sierra de Guara, Aínsa and Benasque; beyond, the Lleida Pyrenees, and to the west, Navarre.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/huesca/getaways

## Planes de un día
- [Alquézar: walkways, ternasco and cloister](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/alquezar/itineraries/alquezar-sunday-vero-walkways-and-collegiate-church.md) (50 min en coche): The Vero walkways first thing, the guided visit to the village and its museum, a ternasco lunch and the collegiate church with its painted cloister before heading home.
- [Ordesa: red beech forest and Cola de Caballo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/autumn-beech-forest-and-cola-de-caballo.md) (1 h 20 en coche): The classic valley route with the beech forest in red and yellow: from the Pradera to the Cola de Caballo via the Gradas de Soaso, and shoulder of ternasco lamb in Torla on the way back. An hour and twenty minutes from Huesca.
- [Blue Train and International Station](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/canfranc/itineraries/blue-train-and-international-station.md) (1 h 20 en coche): You travel up from Zaragoza on the Blue Train, with historic 1920s and 1930s carriages, visit the International Station, have lunch in Canfranc and return on the same train.
- [Ordesa: easy waterfalls and lamb in Torla](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/ordesa-estrecho-waterfalls-torla-lamb-and-bujaruelo.md) (1 h 20 en coche): Ordesa's easy route through the beech forest to the Arripas, Cueva and Estrecho waterfalls, roast ternasco lamb in a stone house in Torla and a flat stroll in Bujaruelo. 1 h 20 from Huesca.
- [Broto: Sorrosal ferrata and valley kid](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/via-ferrata-broto-and-lunch-in-sarvise.md) (1 h 20 en coche): Your first ferrata, beside the Sorrosal waterfall with a qualified guide, home-cooked seasonal food in Sarvisé and, in the afternoon, an hour on horseback through the Broto valley. 1 h 20 from Huesca.
- [Candanchú: slopes by the Somport and ternasco in Canfranc](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/canfranc/itineraries/skiing-candanchu-and-grill-in-canfranc.md) (1 h 25 en coche): A day on the slopes at Candanchú, the Somport resort, with a lift pass that is also valid for Astún, and a late chargrilled lunch in Canfranc Estación. An hour and twenty-five minutes from Huesca and about two hours from Zaragoza and Pamplona.
- [Astún: three hours of lessons, all included](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/canfranc/itineraries/first-ski-at-astun-with-lesson.md) (1 h 30 en coche): A Sunday to learn to ski at Astún with the official school's package, which combines three hours of lessons, lift pass and equipment, and a late lunch in Canfranc Estación. An hour and a half from Huesca.
- [Aínsa and Muro de Roda](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe/itineraries/plaza-mayor-and-muro-de-roda.md) (1 h 30 en coche): 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.
- [Formigal: a day on the slopes and a grill at Sarrios](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley/itineraries/skiing-at-formigal-and-grill-on-the-slopes.md) (1 h 30 en coche): A whole day on the slopes of Formigal, the big resort of the Tena valley, with a charcoal-grilled lunch at the Asador Montañés in Sarrios. An hour and a half from Huesca and about two hours and a quarter from Zaragoza.
- [Tena with children: sledges at Portalet and a table in Sallent](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley/itineraries/snow-with-children-and-nieveaventura.md) (1 h 30 en coche): A snow day for children who do not yet ski: the NieveAventura park at Portalet, with sledges, snowshoes and games, and valley cooking for lunch in Sallent de Gállego. An hour and a half from Huesca.
- [Tarazona: cathedral and beech forest](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/tarazona-and-moncayo/itineraries/cathedral-kiborion-and-moncayo-beech-forest.md) (1 h 45 en coche): The cathedral with a guide and its climb to the Kiborion, a stroll round the Jewish quarter, lunch at Saboya 21 and the Peña Roya beech forest on the Moncayo before heading home. An hour from Zaragoza.
- [The Bardenas by 4x4 and lunch in Tudela](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/bardenas-reales/itineraries/4x4-through-the-bardena-blanca.md) (1 h 55 en coche): You tour the Bardena Blanca by 4x4 with a guide, stop at Castildetierra and the Cortinas ravine, and eat Ribera vegetables in Tudela. An hour from Pamplona and Logroño.
- [Olite: palace, grill and Ujué](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/olite/itineraries/royal-palace-grill-house-and-ujue.md) (2 h en coche): You climb the Royal Palace towers, walk the medieval rúas, eat chargrilled food on the Rúa Mayor and finish at Ujué, on top of its hill. 40 minutes from Pamplona.
- [Aigüestortes on snowshoes: 4x4 taxi and Estany Llong](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/snowshoe-day-by-4x4-taxi.md) (2 h 30 en coche): A day of snowshoeing with a Rutes Pirineus guide in Aigüestortes National Park, going up by 4x4 taxi from Boí to the Planell and walking to Estany Llong. About two and a quarter hours from Lleida.
- [Aigualluts on snowshoes, beneath the Aneto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/guided-snowshoeing-to-the-forau-daigualluts.md) (2 h 40 en coche): A snowshoeing day with a Rutes Pirineus guide from Llanos del Hospital to the Forau d'Aigualluts, beneath the Aneto, and a stroll round Benasque on the way down. About two and a half hours from Huesca and Lleida.
- [Llanos del Hospital: Nordic skiing beneath the Aneto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/nordic-and-snowshoes-llanos-del-hospital.md) (2 h 40 en coche): A quiet Sunday in the snow at the head of the Benasque valley: cross-country circuits or rental snowshoes at Llanos del Hospital, home cooking at the hotel and a stroll round Benasque on the way down.
- [Boí Taüll: slopes at 2,000 m and a spa on the way down](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/skiing-and-spa-from-lleida.md) (2 h 40 en coche): A whole day on the slopes at Boí Taüll, the highest resort in the Pyrenees, lunch at the base and, on the way down, the Spa Siente Boí circuit at the Pla de l'Ermita. About two and a half hours from Lleida.
- [Lower Aran: rafting in the morning, caviar in the afternoon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/itineraries/rafting-caviar-and-signature-cooking.md) (2 h 45 en coche): In the morning, ten kilometres of rafting on the Garonne to the border; at midday, the Er Occitan menu in Bossòst; in the afternoon, the Caviar Nacarii sturgeon farm, in Les, with a tasting.
- [Beret without skis: dog and horse sledges](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/itineraries/huskies-grill-and-romanesque.md) (2 h 55 en coche): A husky sledge through the Dossau forest and a horse-drawn sleigh at the Pla de Beret, a grill lunch at La Borda Lobató, in Baqueira 1500, and in the afternoon the church of Sant Andrèu de Salardú, with its 12th-century Christ.

## At Sabiñánigo the valley opens in three

Two roads share out almost everything. The A-23 climbs north to Sabiñánigo, and there the valley opens in three: via Jaca and the N-330 you reach [Canfranc, Candanchú and Astún](/en/spain/aragon/canfranc); via the A-136 and Biescas, the [Tena valley](/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley) and Formigal, and via the N-260, Torla and the [Ordesa valley](/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley). The A-22 leaves east, towards Barbastro: before that, via the A-1229 and Abiego, you drop to [Alquézar](/en/spain/aragon/alquezar) and the Vero canyon; from Barbastro, the A-138 follows the Cinca upstream to [Aínsa](/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe), and the Graus road leads to the [Benasque valley](/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley), below the Aneto.

Continuing along the A-22 to Lleida, the Catalan exits begin: the N-230 towards El Pont de Suert and the [Vall de Boí](/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley), and further north, the Val d'Aran. To the west, through Navarre, are [Olite](/en/spain/navarre/olite) and the [Bardenas Reales](/en/spain/navarre/bardenas-reales), and to the south, past Zaragoza, [Tarazona](/en/spain/aragon/tarazona-and-moncayo) and the Moncayo.

For almost everything you need a car, and in winter with chains in the boot. There is a scheduled bus to Torla in season, but it does not allow a relaxed return trip from Huesca in one Sunday. In Ordesa, at Easter, from 19 June to 20 September and on several autumn weekends, the car stays in Torla and you go up to the Pradera on the shuttle bus, at €6 return.

## The Pyrenees, within an hour and a half, are what sets Huesca apart

**Under an hour** is Alquézar, at 50 minutes: [the Vero walkways, the village with a guide and the collegiate church](/en/spain/aragon/alquezar/itineraries/alquezar-sunday-vero-walkways-and-collegiate-church). It is the only plan with time to spare in the morning.

**Between one and one and a half hours** are the Pyrenees, and that is what sets Huesca apart. Ordesa is 80 minutes away, with [the easy waterfalls and ternasco in Torla](/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/ordesa-estrecho-waterfalls-torla-lamb-and-bujaruelo), [the red beech forest to the Cola de Caballo](/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/autumn-beech-forest-and-cola-de-caballo) or [a first via ferrata in Broto](/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/via-ferrata-broto-and-lunch-in-sarvise). The snow is at the same distance: [Candanchú](/en/spain/aragon/canfranc/itineraries/skiing-candanchu-and-grill-in-canfranc), at 85 minutes; [Astún with a lesson](/en/spain/aragon/canfranc/itineraries/first-ski-at-astun-with-lesson), [Formigal](/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley/itineraries/skiing-at-formigal-and-grill-on-the-slopes) and [the Tena valley with children](/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley/itineraries/snow-with-children-and-nieveaventura), at 90. Also an hour and a half away, [Aínsa and Muro de Roda](/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe/itineraries/plaza-mayor-and-muro-de-roda).

**At nearly two hours** the plan looks west: Tarazona, at 105 minutes; the Bardenas, at 115, and Olite, at 120.

**Past two hours** the trip calls for a night, or a very long Sunday. At Benasque, at 160 minutes, there are [Nordic skiing at Llanos del Hospital](/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/nordic-and-snowshoes-llanos-del-hospital) and [snowshoeing to Aigualluts](/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/guided-snowshoeing-to-the-forau-daigualluts); at the same distance, [Boí Taüll](/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/skiing-and-spa-from-lleida). To sleep away: [Prades](/en/spain/catalonia/prades/itineraries/prades-night-of-stars-from-tarragona), at 143 minutes; [Siurana and the Priorat](/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/siurana-priorat-weekend-vineyards-reservoir), at 164; [Baqueira](/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/itineraries/baqueira-ski-weekend-from-lleida), at 170; [the Matarraña](/en/spain/aragon/valderrobres-and-matarrana/itineraries/matarranya-valderrobres-beceite-weekend), at 175, and [Gavarnie](/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/itineraries/weekend-cirque-and-waterfall), the other side of Ordesa, a little over three and a half hours away.

## Guided snowshoeing at Aigualluts, on fixed dates

In winter snow rules. Candanchú and Astún share a lift pass; each resort publishes its opening dates at the start of the season. Guided snowshoeing has fixed dates: Aigualluts, on 23 January and 6 March 2027, and [Aigüestortes with a 4x4 taxi](/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/snowshoe-day-by-4x4-taxi), at 150 minutes, on 31 January, 20 February and 13 March.

In spring and autumn it is Alquézar's turn; in summer, the walkways are entered at 8:30 because of the heat. June brings the Ordesa waterfalls with the most water, and from March to November guides run the Sorrosal via ferrata.

In summer the plan is the high mountains: Ordesa with the first shuttle bus and Gavarnie, from June to September. The Bardenas, in July and August, have no shade.

In October the Ordesa beech forest turns red and yellow, and in October and November the Moncayo's does too. For grey days at any time of year, Aínsa: the Bodegón de Mallacán opens 365 days a year.

## The Alquézar walkways first thing

- **A long half-day:** [Alquézar](/en/spain/aragon/alquezar/itineraries/alquezar-sunday-vero-walkways-and-collegiate-church). The walkways first thing, the village with a guide, ternasco and the painted cloister of the collegiate church before heading back.
- **A Sunday in the Pyrenees:** [Ordesa to the waterfalls, with lunch in Torla](/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/ordesa-estrecho-waterfalls-torla-lamb-and-bujaruelo). The easy route through the beech forest to Arripas, the Cueva and the Estrecho, and a flat walk along the Bujaruelo.
- **With two nights:** [Aínsa and Añisclo](/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe/itineraries/ainsa-anisclo-canyoning-weekend). The canyon to La Ripareta, a guided canyon in Guara, Muro de Roda and the empty Plaza Mayor at night.

To sleep in Torla and go up to the Cola de Caballo on the first bus there is the [weekend in Ordesa](/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/ordesa-weekend-torla-from-huesca). The plans from the Aragonese capital are in [near Zaragoza](/en/spain/aragon/zaragoza/getaways).