Useful information
Location
Aragón is situated in the North-East of Spain.
It is bounded on the north by France, on the east by Catalonia, on the south by Valencia, and on the west by Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon, La Rioja, and Navarre.
It comprises the provinces of Zaragoza (English: Saragossa), Huesca, and Teruel. It is traversed by the Ebro river and its capital is Zaragoza.
Zaragoza is 199 metres above sea level, and constitutes a crossroads between Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao, all about 300 kilometres (200 miles) far.
How to travel to Zaragoza
There are direct flights to Zaragoza from London (Stansted, Roma (Ciampino), Milano (Bergamo) and Brussels (Charleroi) with Ryanair
www.ryanair.com and from Frankfurt, Lisbon and Paris with Iberia
www.iberia.com However, typically the best way to travel to Zaragoza is flying to Madrid or Barcelona and taking a train to Zaragoza (Delicias Station).
A high speed train service runs almost every hour between Madrid and Zaragoza.
From Barcelona to Zaragoza there are also regular trains. www.renfe.es
Accommodation
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Tourism
Zaragoza is a city without compare. Its Iberian, Roman, Moslem and Christian history has made it a city that is not only beautiful but full of surprises.
Zaragoza is situated on the river Ebro, in a great valley with a variety of landscapes, ranging from desert (Los Monegros) to thick forest, meadows and mountains.
City of Zaragoza www.zaragoza.es
Aragón is a Region with a low population density, and therefore large areas remain wild and relatively untouched. It is also a land of natural contrasts, from the green valleys and snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees to the dry plains and lonely hilly areas of the south. The typical dishes and ingredients from Aragon include roast lamb, ham from Teruel, olive oil from Empeltre and Arbequina, and wines from Cariñena, Somontano, Calatayud and Campo de Borja.
Notable or famous people of Aragón are: Santiago Ramón y Cajal , Nobel Prize for his research on the human brain and nervous system, Francisco de Goya , eighteenth-century painter or Pablo Gargallo , sculptor and painter.
Aragón Region www.turismodearagon.com