Square and streets · Aínsa

The Plaza Mayor of Ainsa, built between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, is one of the best preserved medieval ensembles in Spain. Trapezoidal in plan, narrower to the east, it preserves remains of the first wall, the Portal Alto, the Town Hall building and its characteristic side arcades, composed of semicircular and pointed arches, all different. Below them are two old communal wine presses. It was traditionally the scene of fairs and markets, and today the "Ferieta de Aínsa" is held in February and the "Expo-feria" of Sobrarbe in September. From the square there are two main streets: Calle Mayor, also called Gonzalo I, where there are notable houses such as Arnal or Bielsa, and Calle Pequeña or Santa Cruz, with more humble buildings and the church of Santa María. Both streets meet at the Plaza de San Salvador, where the remains of the 11th century church and the Latorre house, home to the Museum of Traditional Trades, are preserved.