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North of the church, in Casado del Alisal that depicts
the heart of the city, the beheading of a group of
stands the beautiful troublesome nobles in the 12th
Gothic cathedral (1274– century by order of King Ramiro
1515), which was raised II. The massacre occurred in the
on the ruins of a former Sala de la Campana, later
mosque. Its west front is belonging
surmounted by an to the
Patio of Huesca’s Renaissance town hall unusual Mudéjar-style 17th-century
wooden gallery, while the university, and
o Huesca slender-ribbed star vaulting in now part of
the nave is studded with golden the Museo
Huesca. Road Map D6. * 52,000.
n Pl. Luis López Allué; 974 29 21 70. bosses. The alabaster reredos Arqueo lógico
8 ( Tue, Thu & Sat. _ San Vicente (1520–33) is considered to be Provincial. This
(22 Jan), San Lorenzo (9–15 Aug). the finest work of the Valencian museum has
∑ huescaturismo.com sculptor Damià Forment; its excellent Relief, Museo
series of Passion scenes is archaeological Arqueológico
Founded under the Roman highlighted by illumination. finds and an art Provincial, Huesca
empire in the 1st century BC, the Opposite the cathedral is the collection
independent city of Osca had Renaissance town hall (1577 featuring Gothic frescoes and
one of the first colleges in Spain. and 1610); inside it hangs La early Aragonese painting.
Captured from the Moors in 1096 Campana de Huesca, a gory Among the exhibits is a
by Pedro I, Huesca became the 19th-century painting by José 15th-century wooden relief from
capital of Aragón until 1118, the former Hospital de Nuestra
when the title passed to Señora de la Esperanza; the spot
Zaragoza. Today, it is the sec- where the hospital once stood
ond-largest city in the region. is now occupied by the Colegio
Be sure to visit the Palacio Universitario – a university
Real and the Romanesque building erected in the 1980s.
Iglesia de San Pedro el
Viejo, which was built as E Museo Arqueológico
a Benedictine monastery; Provincial
it also served as a royal Plaza de la Universidad 1; 974 22 05
pantheon, where Alfonso I, 86. Open 10am–2pm & 5–8pm Tue–
Ramiro II, and other Sat, 10am–2pm Sun and hols.
Aragonese rulers are buried. Detail of the reredos in Huesca’s cathedral Closed 1 & 6 Jan; 24, 25 & 31 Dec.

Huesca City Centre Convento Isuela
San Miguel PASEO LUCAS MALLADA
1 Iglesia de San Pedro
el Viejo
PAMPLONA R ONDA DE MO NT E AR A GÓ N
2 Cathedral (IRUÑA) Colegio CALLE DEL DESENGAÑ O
Museo
3 Ayuntamiento Salesiano Arqueológico D E MIS E RIC O R D I A
Provincial
DE LA
(Town Hall) C A L LE D E P E D R O I V UNIVERSIDAD
PLAZA
4 Museo CA L LE DE J OAQUÍN C OS TA SAN JUAN Colegio
PL. DE
Arqueológico AVE N ID A D E MO NRE AL DE LA PENA Universitario PLAZA
C. LEON
MOSÉN
PLAZA
Provincial C. DE QUINTO SERTORIO C. DE FORMENT DE SAN RON DA RO N DA D
Museo
PLAZA
5 Colegio DE SAN Diocesano VICENTE DE TOROS
PLAZA
BERNARDO
Universitario Ayuntamiento Cathedral D. SEGURA E L OS AGUS T I NO S
C. DE RICARDO DEL ARCO C A L L E D E L C O S C. DE LAS CRUCES Convento PL. DEL PL. DE (LÉRIDA)
Provincial C. DE SANTIAGO CALLE TENERÍAS
CALLE CAPUCHINAS
C. DE PETRONILA
Obispado
PL. DE LA
LLEIDA
UNIDAD
DE LIZANA
NACIONAL
Asunsión
TEMPLE
C A L L E D E S AN J O RG E
C. DEL GENERAL A V E N I D A D E L PA R Q U E C. DE SANCHO C. DE SAN SALVADO R SAN PEDRO DOMINGO de Santo
PLAZA
SANTO
PL. DE LOS
CA LLE DEL DESENGAÑO
CERVANTES
FUEROS DE
LASHERAS
Iglesia
ARAGÓN
PLAZA C. DE AINSA
ABARCA
C. DE GOYA S O B A J O
PL. DE
Domingo
PL.
C. DE L ORETO
Iglesia de
ARISTA
San Pedro
C. DE LANUZA
PLAZA
DE LÓPEZ
PL. DE LA
C. DE M. SERVET
JUSTICIA
C. DE ARTIGAS
Parque
0 metres 300 Municipal C. DE V.CARDERERA O A LT O ALLUÉ C A L L E D E L C O PL. DE C. DE SANCHO
RAMÍREZ
LOS URREAS
C. PORCHES DE GALICIA DE BERENGUER PADRE HUESCA
0 yards 300 CALLE DEL LORENZO
CALLE
CALLE SAN
PL. DE
NAVARRA
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