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5 Jaca aisles, through Renais­
sance in the chapel of
Huesca. Road Map C5. * 13,000. St Michael, to Baroque
n Plaza de San Pedro 11; 974 36
00 98. ( Fri. _ La Victoria (1st Fri in in the transept pilasters
May), Santa Orosia y San Pedro (25–29 and some of the altars.
Jun). ∑ jaca.es The central apse has
paintings by Manuel de
This picturesque town, situated Bayeu, the brother­in­
in the heart of the Pyrenees, is law of Francisco de Goya.
Roman in origin (2nd century In the cloisters, the
AD). In 795, at the Battle of Las Museo Diocesano has
Tiendas, the town repulsed the a fine collection of
Moors, mainly due to the bravery Romanesque and
of local women. In 1054, Jaca Gothic frescoes from
became the first capital of the local churches, includ­
kingdom of Aragón. This event ing the Iglesia de los
precipitated the construction of Santos Julián y Basilisa. One of the gates of the citadel in Jaca
the first Romanesque cathedral The frescoes from the
in Spain, which imitated French apse of the Ermita de San Juan del Reloj, a 15th­century Gothic
designs. Over time, the cath edral Bautista in Ruesta date from the clock tower that was built on
itself became a model for first half of the 12th century – the site of a former royal palace.
churches built on this side of a striking image of the head In 1591, Philip II built in Jaca
the Pyrenees, and in the 20th of Christ Pantocrator was the Ciudadela decorated with
century it was uncovered beneath corner turrets. This is one of
declared a World a layer of paint. only two surviving pentagonal
Heritage Site. Built South of the citadels in Europe.
on a basilican plan, cathedral, on Plaza la Just west of the town centre
the cathedral has Cadena, stands the lies the Puente de San Miguel,
a nave, aisles and a Monumento Ramiro a famous medieval bridge on
transept. The exterior I by Ramón Casadevall the pilgrimage route.
is mostly Roman­ Callostro. It commem­
esque, but inside one orates a king who had E Museo Diocesano
can trace the history of his court in Jaca and Plaza de la Catedral. Tel 974 35 63 78.
church architecture, founded a new Closed 10am–1:30pm & 4–7pm Tue–
from Gothic in the Romanesque capital in the dynasty. Also worth Sat (to 8pm Sat, and mid­Jun–mid­
star vaulting of the portal of Jaca Cathedral seeing is the Torre Sep), 10am–1:30pm Sun. & 7 8

Jaca City Centre C. DE GALÁN Y GARCIA PAU
CALLE DE LIBERTAD
1 Cathedral CALLE ALMOGAVARES CALLE LUIS BUÑUEL
C A L L E D E L P I C O D E C O L L A R A D A CALLE DE HUESCA AVENIDA ESCUELA MILITAR DE MONTAÑA
2 Museo Diocesano C A L L E D E B UR NAO
AV E N I D A D E F R A NC I A
3 Monumento Ramiro I GLORIETA C. DE OLORÓN SANTA MARIA
OBISPO
4 Torre del Reloj S EO DE LA CANTER A PASEO DE MANUEL GIMÉNEZ ABAD JOSÉ MARIA
CONGEL
PLAZA
5 Ciudadela NATURALEZA
DE LA
AVENIDA JUAN XXIII
PA
C. DE M. A DE Z A R A G OZA
C. DE
VALLE
LABATI
RIGLOS
AV E N I D
Ciudadela
C. DE ARAGON
C A L L E D E LEVANTE
VIERNES DE MAYO
Museo
C. DE LOS PIRINEOS C. DE GOYA CALLE DE P. GALDOS CALLE DE LA ARGENSOLA AVE. DEL PRIMER Diocesano C. DE SAN NICOLAS C A L LE D E M A DR ID
PA S E O D E L A
Cathedral
C. ECHEGARAY CALL
AVE REGIMIENTO
C. DEL
C A L L E M AY O R
CANAL
C. ZOCOTIN E DE BELLIDO
C. DE LOS FUEROS DE JACA
C . POBLACIÓN C. PEZ
A VENIDA JACET ANIA AVE JAC ETANIA
0 metres 200 C. DE FERNANDO EL CATÓLICO C O N S T I T U C I O N CALLE DE DOMINGO MIRAL CALLE DEL CARMEN C. DEL OBISPO Monumento PUERTA NUEVA
Ramiro I
C AL L E D E LA U N IVE R SID A D
PASAJE PASAJE
del Reloj
0 yards 200 GALICIA PLAZA Torre C. AZNAR
CARMEN VIENTO
Iglesia de
LA
Iglesia
PAMPLONA del Carmen CADENA San Salvador
(IRUÑA)
y San Ginés
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