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Roda de Isabena Cathedral

4 Plaza Mayor Roda de Isábena, Roda de Isábena, Aragón

Description

The Roda de Isabena Cathedral is a Romanesque church built in the 11-12th centuries. The layout and access to the crypt is very unusual. Other highlights include the portal with six flared archivolts and the cloister. Trivia: Roda de Isabena is the smallest town / village in Spain with a cathedral seat

Access & Transport

The village is 55km northeast of Barbastro (N-123 and A-1605), 55km east of Ainsa and 110km northeast of Huesca (via Barbastro).

Instructions & Recommendations

Guided visits last about one hour and generally take place 3 times every morning (11h15, 12h30, 13h30) and 2 or 3 times in the evening (16h30, 17h30 and 18h30 in the summer) The number of visitors is limited to 40 per tour so you may consider booking online ahead of time at certain times of the year.

Meta review

The cathedral regularly features in travel guides but seldom in travellers' blogs, probably due to its out of the way location. Online reviewers highlight the small and beautiful stalls, the central crypt lying in plain view and the charming well-preserved Romanesque cloister. They also note the affordable guided tour.

Environmental & Social

Environmentally neutral. Preserves the area's architectural and artistic heritages and brings some economic activity to this rural area

Conclusion

Quaint village and cathedral with very unusual interior architecture. Definitely worth a visit if in the area, but we would not recommend a long detour.

Key positive

Unusual interior architecture

Good guided tour

Key negative

Time consuming to get to

Restrictive visiting hours

Suitability

There are stairs to enter the cathedral and get down to the crypt level

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

August 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:1h

est. visit time:1h 15m

Regulated hours

Start of Season 1:Jun, 01

Season 1 / Period 1

MONDAY11:00 - 14:30

TUESDAY -

WEDNESDAY11:00 - 14:30

THURSDAY11:00 - 14:30

FRIDAY11:00 - 14:30

SATURDAY11:00 - 14:30

SUNDAY11:00 - 14:30

Season 1 / Period 2

MONDAY -

TUESDAY -

WEDNESDAY16:15 - 19:30

THURSDAY16:15 - 19:30

FRIDAY16:15 - 19:30

SATURDAY16:15 - 19:30

SUNDAY16:15 - 19:30

Start of Season 2:Oct, 01

Season 2 / Period 1

MONDAY11:00 - 14:30

TUESDAY -

WEDNESDAY11:00 - 14:30

THURSDAY11:00 - 14:30

FRIDAY11:00 - 14:30

SATURDAY11:00 - 14:30

SUNDAY11:00 - 14:30

Season 2 / Period 2

MONDAY -

TUESDAY -

WEDNESDAY16:15 - 18:30

THURSDAY16:15 - 18:30

FRIDAY16:15 - 18:30

SATURDAY16:15 - 18:30

SUNDAY16:15 - 18:30

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
€4
Adult
12 - 64
€4
Child
3 - 11
€0
Infant
0 - 2
€0

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