Following the road to Arcusa, after passing the detours of Lecina and Hospitaled, we arrive to Almazorre, one of the most historic villages in the area.
The Almazorre village is divided in two areas: in the upper one we find the parish church, located in the highest point. In the lower one, to the feet of the mountain, are most of the housings and the public use buildings as the old schools, nowadays used as social facilities; we find too the smithy and the “Ermita de la Esperanza”, today’s parish church.
One of the most interesting buildings is in the upper area, a few meters away to the south of the San Esteban Temple, near the church. It is called the “esconjuradero”, a small building of quadrangular plant, in whose walls are opened vains faced to the four cardinal points. There magic spells would be launched to undo the thunderstorms. The false vault dome of the “esconjuradero” it is covered with sandstones perfectly arranged.
Next to the church lays the remains of the ancient abbot house.
Almazorre preserves the original design of its streets, a result of an organic and spontaneous town planning, usual in these small localities. There exist numerous housings that preserve the traditional architecture of the area, made of stone and flagstone roofs.
In the surroundings of the Sobrarbe villages of Almazorre, Bárcabo and Betorz, spreads out one of the more extensive and interesting portuguese oak forest in Sierra de Guara.
Selva de Almazorre
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Medieval Azaba Castle
In the area where the Vero and the “Barranco de las Pilas” converge, it is located the Azaba Castle on a rock spur.
Selva de Almazorre
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The small tower, approximately 5 m high, has a pentagonal plan. It is dated at about the middle of the XIth. Roughly 30 meters further to the east remain the ruins of a small church built later, at about the middle of the XIIth.
The Hermitage of The Hope
The Hermitage of The Hope includes a rectangular room with a voussoir door to the south.
It is of popular typology and it was restored in the XVIIIth century (1786).
Holm Oak Cave
Some remains of the Bronze Age were found there.
Dolmen of Caseta de las Balanzas
It is a megalithic monument that proves the existence of such an ancient inhabitants in this region.
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- Cave Painting|
- The holm oak Lecina |
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- The traditional work |
- The mills of Almazorre |
- San Esteban de Almazorre
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