Hostal Restaurante Pirineos
Check rates and availability for this hostel
Find the best prices for Hostal Restaurante Pirineos from our 2 partners. Show all partners
Travel Blogs from Barbastro
Sábado
... to the top of one of the towers. Well worth it.
After that, we walked around the Plaza and did "touristy" things (I put tourist in quotes, because from what I gather, Zaragoza doesn't have much of a tourist industry). There was a Disney store, however, which made me nostalgic. We went to this sandwich place called "Todo 1 Euro," where, evidently, all the sandwiches were one euro. After that, we rode the tram to ...
Alquezar
... It's super small, like a ghost town, and absolutely beautiful. We ate dinner and had some more free time until 11 PM. I ate a chocolate crepe at a cafe and we watched the stars.
We woke up the next morning, ate breakfast, and went on a hike. We went to a waterfall/swimming area, where we were given the option to swim. The water was FREEZING. Some kids dove right in, but I only got as deep as my hips. We then hiked a little bit more (completely uphill, I ...
Snow bunnies!
... so we drive into the tiny town for dinner, only to find that its just as quiet in town! Only two restaurants are open so we pick one and head inside. We are having trouble reading the menu and our waiter doesn’t speak any English so we point at random dishes on the menu and hope for the best! The first course comes out, I am horrified to discover I have picked a tasteless bland bolognaise for my entrée, followed by thin chicken breast served almost raw ...
Christmas in Northern Spain
... had slightly changed. In France silver snow covered the landscape. We drove and admired. We talked and never tired. We walked amongst the giants and gave attention to aged churches and villages. I like this part of the world. It’s beautiful.
It’s dark now. I’m on a balcony of our stone hostel. We have the three story building to ourselves tonight. We have wine to keep us warm and I have cigars to smoke. It’s relaxing. It’s peaceful and restful ...
Old stuff and the mood
The scenery is magnificent and every village has a church of the Romanesque style and all of the buildings are of stone and most appear ancient. The oldest buildings in the US appear modern in comparison. There are castles and monasteries all over the map and I have visited a few. There is definitely a medieval flavor to it all. It gets ...