GUIDED TOURS TO MOLINA DE ARAGÓN

Guided tours to Molina de Aragón

The chapital of this land with the same name. It was an historical place between, two great medieval kingdoms, Castille and Aragón, during centuries.

 

For this reason has been very important, the owner were never kings until XV century. Since its reconquist in XII century was an independent lordship that it was rules by the family of Lara. Thanks of them we can visit today the castle, one of the biggest of Spain, the differents church as Saint Claire convent, the old jewesh and moorish neighborhood, or the old monastery of Saint Francis that today is the museum of the Natural Park Alto Tajo and geopark protected by the UNESCO.

 

Very close and after lunch, we can visit the Sanctuary of the "Virgen de la Hoz", located in a beautiful canyon of Gallo River inside of Alto Tajo Natural Park, of an incredible natural beauty formed by erosion of the limestone and sandstone.

 

In this natural park it also can extend the visit with trekking routes to places like Taravilla Lagoon, the Cave of Alcorón or Waterfalls of Poveda.

 

Other important destinations near Molina are:

-. We visit the Celtiberian castro of Herreria
-. Casares's Cave. Palaeolithic engravings
-. Checa and Chequilla. At the heart of the natural park of Alto Tajo
-. Monastery of Buenafuente Sistal

-. Zafra Castle. Set of tv movie "Game of Thrones"

Duration: Visit to the city of Molina de Aragón has a duration of about 2 hours