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What to see and do in Grañén

What to see and do in Grañén (Los Monegros, Huesca): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Grañén

Church of Grañén 50 m

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What to see and do in Grañén

Grañén
Village
Grañén is a town in the comarca of Los Monegros, in the province of Huesca, set on a small rise above the Monegros plain at 332 metres above sea level, near the river Flumen and 23 km from the provincial capital; it has 1718 inhabitants according to the 2025 INE census. Of Roman origin, its documented history begins in 1104; it was a royal domain (realengo) after the Reconquista and in the 16th century passed into the hands of the dukes of Villahermosa. During the Civil War, in 1936, Grañén hosted one of the first foreign field hospitals of the conflict, set up by the British Spanish Medical Aid Committee to tend the Huesca front. In its municipal area, the Instituto Nacional de Colonización later founded the newly built villages of Montesusín and Curbe.
Church of Grañén
Monument
Parish church of Santiago Apóstol, from the 16th century, with a Latin-cross plan and polygonal apse, and a striking five-tier bell tower topped by a brick spire; it preserves a Renaissance altarpiece painted by Pedro de Aponte and Cristóbal de Cardeñosa.
Festivities of Grañén
Activity
The fiesta mayor of Grañén is celebrated on 25 July in honor of Santiago Apóstol, patron saint of the town, with the opening address from the town hall balcony, a float parade and a popular race.
British field hospital of Grañén
Historical milestone
The British Spanish Medical Aid Committee installed in Grañén in 1936 one of the first foreign field hospitals of the Civil War, intended to serve the Huesca front. Doctors and volunteer nurses arriving from the United Kingdom passed through it.
Colonization villages of the Monegros Canal
Historical milestone
The Instituto Nacional de Colonización built, in the 1950s and 1960s, new settlements for the irrigation colonists. Within the municipal area of Grañén, Montesusín and Curbe were founded, with a grid layout, a church, a school, and homes with a yard and threshing floor.