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Naval

Naval (637 m) is a town in the Somontano region in Huesca Province. It is situated in the foothills of the Sierra de Arbe (Arbe Range) and surrounded by many hills of which some rise above 1100 m height. The village is characterised by steep slopping streets. Its houses have 4 or 5 floors, which

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POTTERY VISITOR CENTRE

Naval is famous for its pottery which served most of the Huesca province and even the South of France. The pottery workshops specialized in fire-cooking pots and marinated food containers. This kind of pottery was recognized for the unique glazed and simple decoration (sort of a flower made with six yellow points), which became the

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ALFOLÍ

This situated in Mayor Street at the junction of Mayor Square in Naval. It was the main salt storage in olden times, and was filled with the salt extracted from the salt flats. It dates from the 13th century, when King Jaime I (Aragon’s King) granted Naval the monopoly of salt sales in most of

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SANTA MARÍA LA MAYOR COLEGIATE CHURCH

This church is built in an Aragonese Gothic style, which was erected over the remains of the old mosque and the castle defensive area. The nave of the church is 30 meters long and is covered by a vaulted ceiling of tiling stretches and ribbings forming four parts, and crowned (topped) with a starry closing

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