Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Provincia de Huesca

The inner city of Huesca had changed significantly over the last year, as the main road was now a pedestrian area. Huesca´s silhouette is seen from a distance. In the center is the Catedral de Santa Maria. -- You´ll find many more photos taken in Huesca in the album "Aragon".

I had been in Jaca a couple of times before, but I just had to return in 2014. This was not only for the Romanesque cathedral, but as well for the "Meson Serrablo" a very agreeable restaurant. mesonserrablo.com/ -- The Jaca Cathedral is one of the oldest of the Iberian peninsula, dating back to the 1070s. The building, that was altered many times later, was commissioned by King Sancho Ramírez, who established an episcopal seat in Jaca, then the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. -- A roped monkey sitting under the roof. This is a typical "singe cordé", that can often be found in France (especially Burgundy). -- You´ll find many more photos taken in Jaca in the album "Aragon". Many more monkeys are in the album "Medieval Apes and Monkeys".

I had been in Jaca a couple of times before, but I just had to return in 2014. This was not only for the Romanesque cathedral, but as well for the "Meson Serrablo" a very agreeable restaurant. mesonserrablo.com/ -- The Jaca Cathedral is one of the oldest of the Iberian peninsula, dating back to the 1070s. The building, that was altered many times later, was commissioned by King Sancho Ramírez, who established an episcopal seat in Jaca, then the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. -- Together with lions and apes a hare holds up the roof of the apes. -- You´ll find many more photos taken in Jaca in the album "Aragon".

I had been in Jaca a couple of times before, but I just had to return in 2014. This was not only for the Romanesque cathedral, but as well for the "Meson Serrablo" a very agreeable restaurant. mesonserrablo.com/ -- The Jaca Cathedral is one of the oldest of the Iberian peninsula, dating back to the 1070s. The building, that was altered many times later, was commissioned by King Sancho Ramírez, who established an episcopal seat in Jaca, then the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. -- For a while I saw a fettered monkey on the right corbel, but it may be another animal. Between this corbel and the middle one (lion) is a dromedary. -- You´ll find many more photos taken in Jaca in the album "Aragon".

I had been in Jaca a couple of times before, but I just had to return in 2014. This was not only for the Romanesque cathedral, but as well for the "Meson Serrablo" a very agreeable restaurant. mesonserrablo.com/ -- The Jaca Cathedral is one of the oldest of the Iberian peninsula, dating back to the 1070s. The building, that was altered many times later, was commissioned by King Sancho Ramírez, who established an episcopal seat in Jaca, then the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. -- Here are the corbels under the roof of the cathedral´s apse. -- You´ll find many more photos taken in Jaca in the album "Aragon".

I had been here before and I have uploaded many photos already in 2013, but I just had to return to this church. And add some more photos.. -- The Iglesia de Santiago stands surrounded by macchia at the end of a dust road about a kilometer southeast of Agüero. This isolated place is probably why it is named as well "Ermita de Santiago". It is a very strange structure and I did not have much information about. At one time within the 12th century somebody had started to build a pretty large basilica (- in the middle of nowhere). Obviously money was not an issue, as gifted sculptors and experienced builders left their marks here. Then - some decades later, the building process stopped, the church was never completed. No wonder, that the artist/workshop known as "Master of San Juan de la Peña" is even better known under the name of "Master of Agüero". I had seen his works in San Juan de la Peña and Sangüesa, but what he created here are real masterpieces. Here are capitals of the portal´s right side. A female dancer, flanked by two musicians. To the right is a flautist and another very flexible dancer. -- You´ll find more photos in the album "Aragon".

I had been here before and I have uploaded many photos already in 2013, but I just had to return to this church. And add some more photos.. -- The Iglesia de Santiago stands surrounded by macchia at the end of a dust road about a kilometer southeast of Agüero. This isolated place is probably why it is named as well "Ermita de Santiago". It is a strange structure and I did not have much information about. At one time within the 12th century somebody had started to build a pretty large basilica (- in the middle of nowhere). Obviously money was not an issue, as gifted sculptors and experienced builders left their marks here. Then - some decades later, the building process stopped, the church was never completed. -- You´ll find more photos in the album "Aragon".

The building of this fortress was started by Sancho III of Navarre (aka "Sancho el Mayor") in 1020, after his troops had reconquered the surrounding lands from the Muslims. This was a strategic place, near the frontier between Christian and Muslim lands. In 1073 a community of Augustinian canons was installed here and the church and the crypt date probably back to the end of the 11th century. Unfortunately I hit the siesta-hours again, so the castle was locked for visitors.