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Loarre Castle

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Location: Loarre, Hoya De Huesca, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

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1. Castillo de Loarre - Pico Puchilibro via Cresta de los Ovnis (PR-HU 105)

8.01km

02:57

520m

530m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Loarre Castle loop from Loarre

4.24km

01:22

180m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Hermitage of the Virgin of the Rock – Castillo de Loarre loop from Loarre

16.4km

05:00

530m

540m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Sofía_Ibáñez

January 18, 2023

No matter from which perspective, the view of the castle of Loarre is simply impressive. And it is that, located on a limestone promontory, this is the Romanesque castle in the best state of conservation in all of Europe. It was built in the 11th century by order of King Sancho III and in recent decades it has featured in several films, notably Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven.

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oscargynko

July 6, 2022

A true wonder, one of the most beautiful castles I have visited

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Gonzalo

August 28, 2024

Loarre Castle or Loarre Abbey Castle (in Aragonese castiello de Lobarre) is a Romanesque castle located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.

It was built in the 11th century and is in a good state of preservation, making it one of the best examples of Romanesque military and civil architecture in Spain.

The castle sits on a limestone promontory that it uses as a foundation. This was a great defensive advantage, since the walls could not be mined (a common technique in the siege of fortresses, which consisted of building a tunnel under the wall and then collapsing it to open a breach through which to attack). It is also surrounded by a wall with towers.

The castle is in a fairly good state of preservation (except for the part of the old castle of Sancho III of Navarre, which is much more deteriorated) and is considered the best preserved Romanesque fortress in Europe.

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Location: Loarre, Hoya De Huesca, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

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Loarre Castle

1. Castillo de Loarre - Pico Puchilibro via Cresta de los Ovnis (PR-HU 105)

2. Loarre Castle loop from Loarre

3. Hermitage of the Virgin of the Rock – Castillo de Loarre loop from Loarre

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