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Aragon stretches from the Pyrenees and the border with France in the
north down to the border of the Valencian community in the south.
Spain's largest river the Ebro flows through the region. The
region is home to a diverse range of scenery from snow capped
mountains to dry arid plains. Between the 12th and 15th
centuries Aragon was a federation of states which included Catalunya
and which at its peak, stretched as far as Sicily. In 1469 Aragon
saw the marriage of Isabel of Castile and Leon to Fernando II
of Aragon the king and queen who would see the demise of the Moors
and the reunion of Spain. This region of Spain is
largely untouched by mass tourism but has a lot to offer to anybody
wanting to explore. The Pyrenees area is home to a wide
variety of flora and fauna, birds and wild animals. It attracts
walkers, bird watchers and horse riders from around the world. The
capital of the region is Zaragoza, Spain's fifth largest city.
Some of the regions most spectacular scenery can be found in the
Ordesa national park in the Spanish
Pyrenees. |
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