Bielsa

Few cities in Aragon have a history as closely tied to Republican resistance in the Spanish Civil War as Bielsa. This Pyrenean settlement lies where the Cinca and Barrosa rivers meet, surrounded by the steep valleys and high ridges of Huesca province. In 1938, the area became the scene of the Bolsa de Bielsa, a final Republican-held pocket whose civilians and troops crossed the mountains into France. Bielsa is also known for its winter Carnival, when costumed characters including the fearsome trangas and elegant madamas take to the streets. The Pineta Valley, below the Monte Perdido massif, begins nearby. Browse other webcams across Aragon’s Pyrenean valleys to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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