Day 1

Wellcome in Casa Estarrún, Aísa valley. We will present you with a local wine and cheese. After the dinner, we will inform the new guests about the history and nature of this area.

Day 2

We will go to visit a beautiful beeches forest, and make a circular walk (2 hours) through it. We will be able to enjoy maravillous beeches and black pines specimens, go through medows full of irises in spring. In the afternoon we will visit a small mountain village and its gothic church after la siesta and after the Jaca historic center and its most important monuments. We will have dinner in a Jaca restaurant.

Day 3

We will move to the Tena valley to visit some romanesque churches (Serrablo Route), and its small traditional architecture villages. We will walk to an astonishing abandoned traditional village. In the afternoon we go to another small town to visit a bodega and make a tasting in the most altitude vineyards in Spain. Come back to Casa Estarrún for dinner.

Day 4

We will go to a Natural Park located in the Pre-pyrenees, a place full of history and with an heritage that goes back to the x century. We will walk (1 ½ hours) to smalls hermitages and lookouts with incredible Pyrenees views. After, we will go to discover a romanesque monastery (San Juan de la Peña) and the romanesque churches in a village with traditional architecture. Come back to Casa Estarrún for dinner.

Day 5

We will travel a bit farer until the Ossau valley in France, to spend a very special day, in which we will take a small mining train that carry us to an incredible mountain lake at 2000 metres altitude, in the French Pyrenees National Park. In the event that the train is closed because of the weather or the season we will go to a beautifiul mountain spa, to enjoy of the surrounding (peaks 3000 m altitude) and its thermal waters.

Day 6

This time we will move to a nearby valley in which we will go to an impresive canion and an enchanted beeches forest. We will walk (2 hours) to a beauty area in which a dolmen welcome us. We will be surprise with a beautiful visigothic monastery. We will also stop at the unforgettable Anso mountain town. We will have dinner in an good restaurant in Hecho if it is opened, otherwise we wil have dinner in casa Estarrún.

Day 7

We reserve the last day for an exiting route. We will access by car to an alpine area at 2000 metres altitude. We will walk through (2 ½ hours), to go near the surroouding peaks and enjoy of the amazing views. In the nearness the bearded vulture and the real eagle nest. After we will visit a small romanesque churche (San Adrián de Sasabe) and the mountain town of Borau. We only could do this hike depending the weather. We will visit a lost valley in the French Pyrenees. Come back to Casa Estarrún for dinner.

Day 8

Departure day, according to the avaible time, we could a short walk in the Aisa surroundings.

The holidays include bed and breakfast, evenings meals in Casa Estarrún with a variety of wine included, the guide, the transport to the routes, and also the tickets to visit the heritage and two meals in two of our favourite restaurants. All the dinners in Casa Estarrún will be cooked with local food and traditional dishes with some innovations. In the seasons (spring and autumn) we could also collect mushrooms to cook for dinner. We include also the transfer from Jaca to Casa Estarrún. We will give all the information needed to get to Jaca easily by train and bus. If you wish to be picked up from the Huesca train station it will cost a suplement per person, please ask for the price when booking if you require it.

You will stay in Casa Estarrún, our (Natalia, Julio and Darío) rustic but comfortable bed and breakfast, an old hut restored taking care of the traditionals materials (stone, Wood), that we manage from a decade ago. You will enjoy its sunny small garden, its rooms with beautiful mountains views, and its stove to heat in the winter and talk a little beside the fireplace.

Casa Estarrún is located near the Western Valleys Natural Park, this park contain five valleys (Ansó, Hecho, Aragüés, Aísa y Borau), which offer wide different range of hikes and walks, it´s perfect to escape from others crowded parts of the Pyrenees. The nearness of the france atlantic hillside allow us to visit the Pyrenees National Park and its surroundings like the Aspe and Ossau valleys, a more humed Pyrenee that raises wilder. All these valleys are the home of the last Pyrenees bears and the bearded vultures. We are also beside the Way of St. James so you will find a wide variety heritage, emphasizing the San Juan de la Peña monastery and the Jaca cathedral.

Flights

Zaragoza is our nearer airport. It is a good alternative if you come from inside Europe, for example from London. Ryanair offers directs flights to Zaragoza from London Stansted airport.

The best alternative options are the Madrid (Barajas) and Barcelona (El Prat) airports, above all if you come from outside Europe. The most of the airlines, including the low cost, flight to both airports.

Trains

If you flight to Madrid or Barcelona. You can take a train (including high speed trains) to Zaragoza Delicias train station or Huesca Station. You can look for train times and prices  in RENFE or Omio.

Buses

Once in Zaragoza or Huesca, you can take a bus to Jaca. The buses leave from Zaragoza Central bus Station (Zaragoza Estación Central) or Huesca bus station. Both are located beside the Zaragoza Delicias train Station and  Huesca train Station.

Yuo can check for times and prices in Reserbus (choose Zaragoza to Jaca) or in Avanzabus (choose Zara. Est. C. to Jaca).

Jaca – Aísa

We will pick up you from Jaca to Aísa and drop off from Aísa to Jaca when leaving. These transfers are included in the price.

If you wish we can provide transfers from Huesca train station to Aísa. If you are interested please ask for prices.

Of course, if you have any problem during the payments process or any other question, we are here to help you and try to solve them or inform you how to proceed.

High speed trains can be booked two months in advance. Buses may be booked three months in advance.

Average level for the holiday

• Difficulty: Low.

• Slope: 200 or 300 metres.

• Time: More o less 2 hours.

• Effort: Low.

“Gracias Natalia y Julio por vuestro magnifico trato, por vuestro empeño en sacar este proyecto adelante, por esa magnifica hospitalidad. Solo me cabe desearos lo mejor para vosotros y vuestro hijo.”

Ramón Montañés Esteban, Villanueva y Geltrú.

“Excelente el trato recibido, casi como estar en casa. Acogedora, confortable y llena de detalles. Tanto nosotros como nuestra mascota hemos disfrutado tres días en un valle precioso, como es el de Aisa y con muchos rincones por descubrir.”

Esther Maria, Zaragoza.

“Es un lugar magnífico. El paisaje, la casa, las cenas riquísimas contribuyen a tu descanso. Natalia y Julio son un auténtico encanto y te ayudan con su buen conocimiento de la zona.”

Elena Eguia Gurruchaga, Madrid.

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