The most beautiful town in Spain?

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Alquezar in Aragon must be a candidate for the prettiest town in Spain, if not Europe. It is cut into the hillside and every aspect is gorgeous. It is named for the old fortress that began life as a Muslim fortification and then became a Catholic monastery. We just loved the old cobbled streets and the views. Every time we turned a corner there was another magnificent vista. It was a perfect choice for an overnight stop as the town is also pretty by night with key buildings floodlit. We ate dinner at one of the sidewalk cafés with a fantastic outlook.

We took our time getting here. Before we left Catalonia we had a beautiful walk along a lovely lake to an old monastery in the Garrotxa National Park. We ate a delicious lunch of Spanish grilled vegetables outside overlooking the lake and after our hike back we had a swim and relax at the Parador pool before heading west.

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