The open, friendly people make it a hospitable city with high quality of life. You can wander through the Old Quarter of Huesca, go on tours of the monuments, sample the gastronomy, enjoy the culture, the outlying villages, the fiestas, customs, take part in all sorts of activities…. IT’S ALL WITHIN EASY REACH

Huesca preserves the treasure of its millenial history in the streets, in archaeological remains, in buildings from when it was first inhabited in ancient times up to this day. Olscan or Bolscan tells us of its splendour, about the Old Quarter, which minted the coins with the horseman, the city’s coat of arms; Roman Osca, the birthplace of Saint Lawrence and the capital of the state of Quinto Sartorio, who founded the first “university”. The narrow streets inside the city walls give us an idea of the layout of the city of those times.

The Visigoths left little trace and were dominated by the Muslims, who raised the city walls as they stand today. They were harassed by warriors from the north, such as Roldan, whose “leap” dominates la Hoya de Huesca, the plain surrounding the city. Pyrenean Aragonese besieged Wasqa until they took it with the “help” of Saint George. The medieval city was a royal court in the palace (now the Provincial Museum), where the famous bell of Huesca was rung to the tune of Ramiro the Monk.
At the time of the construction of the cathedral, the University of Huesca was founded (1354, abolished in 1845) in an epoch of epidemics and miracles (Santo Cristo). Once Huesca recovered its strength, grandiose buildings were constructed: the City Hall, the churches of San Lorenzo, San Vicente and Santo Domingo… From the 17th century the legacy of the Lastanosa family, patrons of Baltasar Gracián. In the 19th century, Huesca became the provincial capital and opened up to progress with the railway (1864) which later became international (Canfranc, 1928) until the 20th century defined the city as we know it today: the “Coso” (High Street), the “Porches” (arcade), the Casino…

In Huesca you can find examples of all architectural eras and styles. The Romanesque style can be found in the churches of San Pedro el Viejo and San Miguel, Gothic in the cathedral; Renaissance in the cathedral altarpiece and in the City Hall; baroque in the churches of Santo Domingo and San Lorenzo; and modernism in buildings such as the Casino and the Provincial Council. As to museums, there is the Provincial Archaeological Museum, the Diocesan Museum and the Museum of Art and Nature (CDAN), (designed by the architect Rafael Moneo) which houses modern and contemporary works of art.

Finally, a walk through the park will take you to sculptures by Coscolla and Ramón Acín, whose “Pajaritas” (Origami birds) are the emblem of Huesca.