The landscape around Aínsa is defined by the meeting of the Ara and Cinca rivers beneath the central Pyrenees, which has shaped both the town’s hilltop form and its role as a service centre for Sobrarbe. The walled old quarter rises above the confluence, with the broad Plaza Mayor and Aínsa Castle recalling the settlement’s strategic medieval position. Beside the square, the Romanesque Church of Santa María is one of the town’s key monuments. Aínsa also lies close to Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, whose high valleys and limestone massifs define this part of Aragón. See how Aínsa fits between the Ara and Cinca valleys by browsing webcams across Sobrarbe.
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