The Sierra de Guara, Nature and Culture

Located on the southern side of the Spanish Pyrenees, the Sierra de Guara was officially declared a Natural Park in 1990. Naturalists consider it one of the most important natural reserves in Europe.
Ornithologists or neophyte bird watchers can observe a great variety of birds of prey and vultures some of which are endangered species. This includes the Egyptian vulture(6 pairs have been taken into census here when only a fifty pairs live in Europe) and 11 Royal eagles pairs. Lammergeiers or Bearded Vultures, Peregrine Falcons, Circaetus, and numerous colonies of Griffin vultures are part of what can be seen in nature, around here, daily.

The aquatic and rupicolous environments as well contain a wide variety of flora and wildlife endemic species.

• Ethnologic Museum Casa Fabian in Alquezar, tel : 00 34 974 318 913
• Wine Museum in the complex San Julian de Barbastro, tel : 00 34 974 315 575
• The Natural Park of the Sierra de Guara (wildlife-flora-geology) in Bierge, tel : 00 34 974 308 350

Information Centres

• Cave painting arts in Colungo, tel : 00 34 974 308 350/318 151
• Legends and traditions in Adahuesca, tel : 00 34 974 308 350
• The River Vero in Castillazuelo, tel : 00 34 974 308 350
• Earthenware pottery in Naval, tel : 00 34 974 300 302

Tourist information centers

• Tourist information center of Huesca, tel : 00 34 974 292 170
• Tourist information center of Ainsa, tel : 00 34 974 486 413