The villa is located in the latter part of the Vero River Canyon, a breathtaking landscape to the north of the province of Huesca. Between deep ravines of the Sierra de Guara, patiently carved by the river Vero casillo stands the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, and foot the labyrinthine medieval village.
owes its name to the castle or Al-Qasr, built on top of a rocky ridge surrounded by deep ravines, and Khalaf ibn Rashid in the ninth century to defend access to the capital of the Barbitanya (Barbastro .)
The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maggiore stands on the rocky mass. In 1064, after taking Barbastro by King Sancho Ramírez, the fort passed into Christian hands and established a military garrison and a religious community. Are constructed several buildings, military and defensive ones, and other religious. The complex is surrounded by a crenellated wall of double canvas and protected by several towers, one of whom later used by the Collegiate as a bell. Alquézar canonical foundation was ordered by King Sancho Ramírez Sancho and entrusted to the abbot.
While urban design is of medieval origin, the farmhouse was renovated from the XVI century. The model is the typical traditional house built Somontano earth materials: stone, brick and mud.
One of the main crops along with the almond tree is the olive. Alquézar the olive trees are centuries old. The village life today revolves almost in its totality, around quiet and adventure tourism.
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