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 Spain's largest flowing river |
Plaza del Pilar Zaragoza 50003 Spain |
Behind Plaza Pilar the River Ebro, formerly known as the Iber, flows. It gives shape and personality to the city although Zaragoza has ignored its presence for quite a long time. The Ebro is the largest and longest river in Spain (though the Tagus is the largest in the Iberian Peninsula, as it flows into Portugal). It starts in the Cantabrian Mountains and flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Tortosa 900km later. It was navigable until the construction of reservoirs and had a harbour in the Roman city. Even the Normans went up it from Tortosa as far as Navarra. Five bridges cross this river in the city. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Jesus Abizanda  |
 Photo: Alberto Luis Gimeno |
 Photo: Elena Merico |
 Photo: Jesus Abizanda |
 Photo: Beatriz Jiménez Sánchez |
 Photo: Cork & Naomi Gouker |
 Photo: Leo Susana |
 Photo: Cork & Naomi Gouker |
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 Photo: Dudua |
 Photo: Dario Traveso |
 Photo: Alberto |
 Photo: Angela Arbach |
 Photo: Jeanne Parker |
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 Photo: Daniel Borobia López |
 Photo: Kayla Pierson |
 Photo: Brian Adamson |
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Lovely eighteenth-century canal |
Rio Ebro y El Burgo Zaragoza 50006 Spain |
Crossing Zaragoza in the south, the Imperial Canal is a green swathe that cuts though the city. Fortunately it is now being looked after, so as not to fall into neglect. It was dug in the 18th century for irrigation and built thanks to the city patrons Count Aranda and Ramón Pignatelli. It has a total length of 125km, starting in the Ebro and flowing back into the Ebro near El Burgo. It currently supplies Zaragoza with drinking water and irrigates 27,000 hectares. A small harbour has recently been built. Will we again see boats on it as we did before? Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Daniel Torres Burrie |
 Photo: Daniel Torres Burrie |
 Photo: Paco Rojas |
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An oasis |
Nuevalos Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50210 Spain +34 976 84 9011 http://www.sta.es/monastpiedra |
In Calatayud take the C-202 road to Nuévalos to reach this Stone Monastery (114km from Zaragoza). It is Cistercian, founded by King Alfonso II in 1195. There are still some Gothic parts of the cloister and a tower remaining and the whole building was restored in the 16th century. Chocolate was cooked in its kitchen for the first time in Europe by a monk who had returned from México. The place is incredibly beautiful and is 780m high, on the Piedra River and has ponds, waterfalls, caves and forests. There are two restaurants. The seventeenth-century building where the monks' cells were is now a hotel. Ideal for spending a day outdoors. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: arbolmilenario |
 Photo: arbolmilenario |