Getting Together
Location: Rodellar and Sierra de Guara
Region: Huesca, Aragon
Country: Spain
What was once a weekend getaway has become an annual gathering with friends from Barcelona. We get busy doing our own thing throughout the year and this moment is an opportunity to do some catching up. We eat together, we hike together, and explore Sierra de Guara and its surroundings. Although you don’t have the high trees, the arid climate has its own charm hidden: the shapes of the rocks and cliffs, the soil, the ponds, the streams, the landscapes.
Travel Notes
Nestled in the pre-Pyrenees of Aragón, Sierra de Guara is a rugged natural park where dramatic limestone cliffs, winding canyons, and crystal-clear rivers shape one of Spain’s most breathtaking landscapes. Known for its world-class canyoning, hiking, and climbing, this region also offers quiet beauty—abandoned stone villages, Romanesque hermitages, and sweeping vistas that speak to a slower rhythm of life. Whether you're chasing adventure or seeking stillness, Sierra de Guara invites you to reconnect with nature in its most elemental form.
A Landscape of Silence and Adventure
Tucked away in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees, Sierra de Guara is a captivating region where raw nature, geological drama, and ancient heritage converge. Known for its spectacular canyons, limestone cliffs, and hidden ravines, it has become a mecca for adventure seekers, especially those drawn to canyoning, hiking, rock climbing, and photography.
But Sierra de Guara is more than a playground for the adventurous. It is also a place of stillness and solitude, dotted with abandoned medieval villages, hermitages carved into rock, and vultures circling the sky. The natural park, officially named Parque Natural de la Sierra y los Cañones de Guara, stretches across the province of Huesca in Aragón, and offers a richly textured landscape where the elements have carved stories into stone over millennia.
Whether you're wandering the narrow paths of Alquézar, plunging into turquoise pools in Rodellar, or simply listening to the wind ripple through the juniper trees, Sierra de Guara invites you to slow down, explore deeply, and reconnect—with nature, with time, and with yourself.