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Posets Maladeta

Casa Sastre is located in Fuendecampo, in La Fueva valley, within the Sobrarbe county.

Fuendecampo is a small village of farmers and cattle breeders, 689m high. It is settled in a great plain, among fields, surrounded by woods and mountains. Fuendecampo formerly belong to the district of Toledo de la Nata, which does no longer exist since it was taken into the current district of La Fueva.

Toledo de la Nata

Originally, the village was made of one house only. This house was a customs since the transit track from Benasque or Graus to Ainsa went through its arch, still there nowadays. Later on, houses were built around this original arch, 4 of them are grouped around three arches giving way to three small streets.

Leonado vulture flying

The village features seven houses in total, and "Casa Sastre" is separated from the rest of the village by a field.The flats are therefore located in a very quiet place where you will find it easy to relax and have a rest.

The area also features a great patrimony legacy. The monumental grouping of Muro de Roda (12th century), San Juan de Toledo (11th and 16th centuries) are highlightened examples among all the small churches, monasteries, forts, hermits that you can find in the district.

Wildlife is an important aspect of our lives, especially under 3 forms:

  • Geological
    Our region was first an ocean and later on the mountains appear. Many prestigious universities have studied in situ the stratification of our soils.
  • Botanical
    A luxuriant endemic flora, unique in Europe, is the result of the variety of our soils and microclimates.
  • Wildlife
    In our region, some endangered species, such as the lammergeyer, can be found. There are also unique species like the hen of Sobrarbe.

Fuendecampo has a strategic location since it is equidistant from the main natural sites of Aragonese Pyrenees:

  • National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido
  • Natural Park of Posets-Maladeta
  • Natural Park of the Sierra and canyons of Guara
  • Valley of Pineta
  • Valley of the Canyon of Añisclo
  • Valley of Benasque (ski resort in Cerler)

Fuendecampo is also the departure point for visiting interesting places, as far as culture, History and architecture are concerned. Some of these places are:

  • Abizanda
    In the time of the Reconquista, Abizanda was a strategic place to keep watch on the Muslims´breakthrough in the valley, since they arrived from the South. The 11th century´s watch tower, which still exists nowadays, is a proof of it. It was used as a defensive tower and was built by the Lombard masters. You can also visit the museum of believes and religiosity there.
  • Aínsa
    Located at the crossroads of 2 rivers, the Ara and the Cinca, Ainsa is the main village of the Sobrarbe. It features a remarkable medieval old town, classified as a Historic and Artistic Monument, the main parts of which are the arched Plaza mayor (Main Square of the 12th and 13th centuries), the castle and the Church (11th and 12th centuries).
  • Muro de Roda
    Classified as a Historic and Artistic grouping, Muro de Roda, 1021m high, was built in the 11th century and has spectacular views on central Sobrabe. This fortified grouping features an 11th century Romanic church, an abbey house and the hermit of Saint Barbara. It was first called Muro Mayor and it has been a strategic place for the Sobrabe´s defense. King Sancho III took this land back to the Muslims in the 11th century.
  • Panillo
    In this place, there are spectacular views over the neighbouring region of Sobrarbe, Ribagorza. Visiting the Buddhist temple of Dag Shang Kagyu, built in 1984, will take you straight to Tibet.
  • Torreciudad
    Blest José Ma Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of the Opus Dei, had this sanctuary built in order to expand Marian devotion.
  • Troncedo
    It is the highest village of La Fueva Valley, it is remarkable for its castle, made of a pentagonal tower in the outside which turns squared inside . You can see Muro de Roda and Samitier from this castle.
  • San Juan de Toledo
    Its Romanic-Lombard church of the 12th century is a Historic and Artistic Monument. Its 16th century´s rural paintings are remarkable.
  • Deserted villages
    The remnants of a life spent in villages like Calmosa, Arasanz, El Cotón... help us be aware of how hard it was to live in such places, which are uninhabited nowadays.
  • Castle of Samitier
    There are nice views up there , particularly over the Valley of la Fueva, but also over Sobrarbe as a whole.

In Casa Sastre, you will be given a guide of the places we regard as more representative and important in the area , so you can make up your mind between all the things you can see.