Alquézar
Huesca Province, Spain · 42°10′21″N 0°01′15″W
A medieval village on a limestone spur above the Vero canyon, with walkways bolted to the gorge walls and Palaeolithic rock art in the caves.
Alquézar grew around an 11th-century collegiate church built on a Moorish castle, and the village has barely expanded beyond its original footprint of stone lanes and arcaded square. Below it the Río Vero cuts a canyon through the Sierra de Guara; the Pasarelas del Vero path follows the cliff on steel walkways for 3 km.
The Sierra de Guara is the canyoning capital of Europe, so Alquézar sees plenty of wet-suited traffic from May to September, but they are in the gorges, not the village.
Why it stays quiet
Overshadowed by Aínsa and the Pyrenees to the north. Outside Spanish long weekends it is a quiet base, and the village lanes are empty early and late.
Where it is
Before you go
The walkways are one-way in season and may close after heavy rain. Rock art sites require booking through the park centre. Good restaurants; book on weekends.
Updated 2026-09-06 · Suggest a correction
