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All Spain Jaca

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Jaca

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Jaca, Spain

Updated August 31, 2015

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The structure is carved into the cliff

Jaca, Spain

Monastery of San Juan de la Peña

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

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The Jaca Citadel Military Miniatures Museum

32,000 tiny soldiers are posed in 23 historical settings.
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Canfranc International Railway Station

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.
9 miles from Jaca

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Dolmen of Aguas Tuertas

Among the best preserved megalithic monuments in the Aragón river valley.
18 miles from Jaca
Chemin de la Mâture

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Chemin de la Mâture

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.
21 miles from Jaca
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