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What to see and do in Albalate de Cinca

What to see and do in Albalate de Cinca (Cinca Medio, Huesca): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Albalate de Cinca

Church of Albalate de Cinca 50 m
Hermitage of Albalate de Cinca 50 m

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What to see and do in Albalate de Cinca

Albalate de Cinca
Village
Albalate de Cinca is a municipality in the comarca of Cinca Medio, in the province of Huesca, with a population of 1,080 inhabitants. Situated on the banks of the Cinca River, it lies in one of the producing areas of ternasco de Aragón, lamb under ninety days old protected by a protected geographical indication. It celebrates its festivals on 29 September, in honour of San Miguel, and on 11 November, the feast of San Martín. It is twinned with the French town of Eaunes.
Church of Albalate de Cinca
Monument
The parish of Albalate de Cinca holds its festivities on 29 September, for San Miguel, and on 11 November, for San Martín; next to it stands the ducal palace of Solferino.
Festivities of Albalate de Cinca
Activity
Festivities of Albalate de Cinca on 29 September, for San Miguel, and on 11 November, for San Martín.
Hermitage of Albalate de Cinca
Monument
In the municipal district of Albalate de Cinca there was a Cistercian monastery, that of Fonclara, active between 1223 and the early 15th century, when its community moved to the monastery of Santa María de Huerva, in Zaragoza.
Agricultural landscape of Albalate de Cinca
Nature
Albalate de Cinca, called al-balata by the Muslims though of Roman origin, owes its irrigated fertile lowlands to a system of irrigation channels already regulated in the Middle Ages by the military orders of Saint John and the Temple, between the 12th and 15th centuries.
Festivities of invierno de Albalate de Cinca (San Antón)
Activity
In Albalate de Cinca, bonfires for San Antón are lit on the eve of 17 January, with which the village's winter festival begins.
Ternasco de Aragón from the Cinca
Food and drink
Lamb of less than ninety days of native breeds, raised on mother's milk and with a carcass of between eight and thirteen kilos, covered by a protected geographical indication; it is roasted with potato or stewed in caldereta.