Barbastro Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality of Spain
About Barbastro
An ancient Celtiberian city called Bergidum or Bergiduna, in Roman times was called Brutina. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was part of the Visigoth kingdom. Barbastro and the Barbitaniya area were overtaken by Musa bin Nusair in 717, as part of the Ummayad push to conquer northern states of the Marca Hispanica and the name Madyar was given to the town. It was later settled by the Banu Jalaf who made it the capital of the Emirate of Barbineta and Huesca until 862, and was known as the Emirate of Brabstra until 882. In 1064, Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragón, and his Frankish Christian forces, led by William VIII of Aquitaine and Le Bon Normand, invaded the city, which at the time was part of the emir of Zaragoza. The following year, however, it was reconquered by the Moors. In
Where to Eat in Barbastro
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bodega del Vero
- 🍴El Rincón
- 🍴Hotel “Mi casa”
- 🍴Mesón del muro
- 🍴Ordesa
- 🍴Trasiego
Barbastro Travel Guide Sections
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