Caspe, Zaragoza

Caspe is 100km from Zaragoza. To get there take the N-232 to Alcañiz and turn off at the C-221. The town is beside a huge reservoir known as the Sea of Aragón, an ideal place for fishing. The church of Santa María has three naves and a beautiful porch and dates back to the 14th century. In Caspe´s castle there was a very important meeting in 1412, the Compromiso de Caspe, in which Fernando I, a Castilian prince, was elected as King of Aragón. There were nine representatives from Aragón, Cataluña and Valencia, who met in this castle to elect the new king, and it is said that Pope Luna exerted his influence. Train information: +34 902 240202; coaches: +34 976 229886

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