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Ruins of Dominicans Covent, made of brick and built in XVI
and XVII centuries. It has been National Monument since 22nd December 1982 and
it’s been Mankind Heritage since December 14th, 2001.
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St. Lawrence parish church built
in XIV century over the ruins of a Temple castle, was later renovated. It has got three covered naves with star-shaped ribbed vault
and polygonal head; its main front was made in the XVII century and it is
Baroque and made of brick with pilasters and curved fronton.
The Christ chapel was built in the
XVIII century which has a square ground floor covered by dome with
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The civil architecture at the Market place, with
Renaissance houses of XVI-XVII centuries which have three floors, the front
made of brick and a continuous gallery of hollows.
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Large houses of Aragonese Renaissance are dispersed on
the village.
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Hermitage of the Virgin of Rosary, inside the village, it’s
Baroque of XVII century.
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Hermitage of St. Sebastian,
which is situated nine kilometres from the village.
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Muslim small dam upon the river Huecha.
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Medieval bridge of Fornoles.
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Old railway station.
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Ruins of a Roman fortified tower.
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Rural
architecture
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Old ice-box. |
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Wash basin. |
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Sacred stone. |
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Underground cellars (close to 200 in the hill called
“La Molilla”). |
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Agricultural refuge. |
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Events |
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Cabalgata de Reyes (5th January) |
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some gifts are given to the children. |
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San Antón (17th January) |
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animals are blessed. |
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San Sebastián (20th January) |
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there are bonfires to roast potatoes. |
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Santa Águeda (5th February) |
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it is usual that the women celebrate dinners meetings. |
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Carnival (end of February) |
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there are parades and competitions of disguises. |
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Holy Week (April) |
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religious celebrations. |
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Saint George (23rd April) |
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the villagers meet in the cellars to eat together. |
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San Sebastián de la Loteta (last Sunday May) |
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pilgrimage and snack in the hermitage of San
Sebastián. |
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Saint John (24th June) |
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there are bonfires to celebrate the summer
solstice. |
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San Lorenzo (10th August) |
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children amusement, terrace-bar. |
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Día de la Cruz (14th September) |
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"vaquillas", "toro embolado", shot of Aragonese bar, mass
of Aragonese peasants, festival of "jotas",... |
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Todos los Santos (1st November) |
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visits to the cemetery to remember to the
ancestors. |
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Santa Cecilia (22nd November) |
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there are diverse musical performances in the municipality to celebrate the
patron saint of the music. |
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Matacía del cerdo |
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the pig slaughter to fill the pantry for the winter. |
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Christmas Eve (24th December) |
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there is usualy a family dinner. |
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New Year's Eve (31st December) |
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eating grapes to celebrate the end of the year. |
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Links |
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More about Magallon:
http://www.aragonesasi.com/zaragoza/magallon.htm
La Loteta reservoir:
http://www.chebro.es/infraestructura/embalses/loteta.htm
Magallon legends:
http://torla.sendanet.es/sastre/HA/ |
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