Peñas de Riglos (Las)

Riglos is the most important of a group of villages known collectively as Las Peñas de Riglos. The other villages are Riglos, Carcavilla, Ena, Rasal, Salinas de Jaca, Santa María de la Peña, Triste, Villalangua, Centenero y Yeste.

Riglos

The centre has an irregular shape, adapted to the slope on which it is built. There are examples of domestic architecture and some remains of fortifications dating from the second half of the 11th century.

At the entrance to the village there is a monolith erected by the mountaineering club of Aragón in memory of Rabadá and Navarro.

There is a small 11th century Romanesque church that was once a chapel belonging to the now disappeared monastery of San Martín.

The parish church of Nuestra Señora del Mallo dates from the 17th century and houses Romanesque carvings of La Virgen del Mallo and La Virgen de Carcavilla. It has a nave in three sections and a main chapel dating from the second half of the 17th century. The central part of the nave is covered by a vault decorated with lunettes and there are stone carvings on the sides. There is a burial ground with memorial stones nearby.

The hermitage of San Martín is an excellent example of 12th century Romanesque style architecture. There are decorated brackets supporting the gable end and a tympanum with a labarum over the door.

Los Mallos de Riglos is an impressive rock formation formed by large, tall rocks and conglomerate waters. The almost vertical walls, which have the river Gállego passing through them, are more than 200 metres high. The highest point is more than 900 metres above sea level. The strange shapes of the stones have received several names: O Puro, O Fuso, O Pisón and O Firé. It is a popular destination for rock climbers.

Festivities: There are festivities on 20th January and 1st June in honour of La Virgen del Mallo.

The GR 1 Historic Route walking route passes through here.

Centenero

There are some interesting mansions dating from the 16th and 18th centuries.

The parish church is dedicated to San Esteban and has Romanesque origins. It dates from the 12th century and has been greatly altered. It retains the original façade. It has an undecorated, drum shaped apse with a large loophole window.

The hermitage of Santa María is near an uninhabited village.

The hermitage of Santa Isabel is Romanesque style and was the parish church of a medieval settlement known as "Visús del Pueyo".

Ena

The popular style parish church is dedicated to San Pedro.

A hermitage dedicated to La Virgen del Camino.

There are two flour mills.

Rasal

The village has examples of architecture typical of the lower regions of the Pyrenees with large chimneys.

The parish church is dedicated to San Vicente and was constructed in the 18th century. It houses a 12th century Romanesque carving of a sitting Virgin. It is known as La Virgen Mora and comes from the hermitage of La Virgen de los Ríos.

The hermitage of San Juan Bautista dates from the 11th century and has Mozarabic influences.

The hermitage of La Virgen de los Ríos is built in popular style.

Caves or refuges, which according to legend, where inhabited by a Moorish queen, known as la "Morgana".

Salinas de Jaca

Salinas de Jaca was built in recent times when the inhabitants of "Salinas Viejo" abandoned their village to move closer to the main road.

There are records of the older settlement dating back to the 12th century. It is currently in ruins and the Gothic parish church was dedicated to Santa María Magdalena.

Santa María de la Peña

The parish church of San Sebastián preserves its original Romanesque apse. It was built in the 11th century and altered in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The hermitage of Santiago is situated near the cemetery.

Festivities: In the last week of August, la Ronda Aragonesa goes from house to house offering typical local cakes and sweet wine.

Triste

The village is formed by a group of buildings around one street.

The 12th century parish church is dedicated to Santa María. It has a very slim bell tower next to a Lombard style apse. It has been declared a monument of special cultural interest.

There is a woolen textile workshop, where weaved materials are made by artisans, which is of great ethnological interest.

When the water level of the reservoir is low, you can see the Roman bridge that used to provide access to Triste.

Villalangua

Most of the houses have been restored and altered, together with the parish church.

A settlement called Fañanás is situated next to the river Asabón.

The remains of a hermitage dedicated to San Urbez on the limestone summit.

A burial ground with memorial stones.

Mounts Ferrera, Jaz, Montañano and Noveciercos.

Yeste

Situated on the banks of the La Peña reservoir.

The parish church is dedicated to la Transfiguración del Señor. It is Romanesque and the facade has Mozarabic influences.