Candanchú

Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of in the High Aragon of the western , in the province of Huesca, . The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Somport and Hospital de Somport.

Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain. It lies on the French Way of the Way of Saint James. The pass is the end of the Via Tolosana and the starting point of the Aragonese Way.

Protected area
Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a protected area, which is situated 310 metres east of Candanchú.

Peak
is a Spanish peak in the mountain range. is situated 2½ km southwest of Candanchú.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canfranc-Estación and Canfranc.

Village
is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Candanchú.

is in , . It consists of two villages, the original village, which has fewer than 100 residents, and Estación, which developed with the establishment of international railway station to serve railway traffic across the Pyrenees.

Candanchú

Latitude
42.78889° or 42° 47′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.52874° or 0° 31′ 43″ west
Inception
1934
Open location code
8CJXQFQC+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154536625
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­hotel
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