Candanchu

Aísa municipality: Candanchú
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	Jacetania
Coordinates	42 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ W
Residents :	84 (2015) INE
Postal code :	22889
Area code:	22006000200

Tortiellas zone in the Candanchú ski area

Candanchú is a district of the municipality of Aísa in Aragon in the western Pyrenees .

history

It was founded in 1928 as the first ski station in Spain on a wasteland called Camp d'Anjou below the Somport Pass and near the ruins of the pilgrims 'hospice' Santa Cristina. For a long time there was only the border fortress Castillo de Candanchú , which, on the other side of the valley, was built to collect tolls and road fees from traders and merchants and to protect pilgrims.

The first ski courses in Spain were held in Candanchú from 1928, today there are slopes with a total length of 74.8 km (39.8 km of downhill slopes for all levels of difficulty and 35 km of cross-country skiing trails) and a lift capacity of 21,300 skiers per hour. The difference in altitude between the valley station ( 1530 msnm ) and the mountain station ( 2400 msnm ) is 870 m, the ski pass is offered together with the neighboring Astún ski area . Most of the cross-country skiing slopes are located on French territory, there is an access on the Spanish side directly from Candanchú and another on the French side at the top of the Somport pass.

Candachú is very well equipped with tourist infrastructure.

literature

Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X .

Web links

Commons : Candanchú - collection of images, videos and audio files

Spanish side of the place

Navigation bar St. James " Camino Aragonés "

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