{"id":20899,"date":"2016-09-30T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T16:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=20899"},"modified":"2019-09-30T18:17:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T16:17:00","slug":"excursion-fuente-del-paco-villanua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/excursion-fuente-del-paco-villanua\/","title":{"rendered":"Excursion to the Paco Fountain in Villan\u00faa"},"content":{"rendered":"

A simple excursion, suitable for all kinds of people. It is a quiet walk, slightly uphill (with a gradient of 420 metres), up to the\u00a0Paco Fountain in Villan\u00faa<\/strong>The journey takes about three hours each way, including stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We start the tour next to the tourist office<\/strong>We are only 300 metres from the Cueva de las G\u00fcixas. We start walking towards the east, behind the hostel, and we take the track going up to La Espata and La Trap<\/strong>a. We continue along the track until we come to the clearly signposted turn-off indicating the route to the Fuente del Paco - the word 'paco', in Aragonese, means 'shady area', like the one where the fountain and the refuge of the same name are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The path runs along a shady path through a beautiful forest of firs and pines. After the first twenty minutes of walking, the ascent becomes less steep and there are stretches that are practically flat. You can take the opportunity to stop in one of the forest clearings and enjoy the views: the Mallos de Lecher\u00edn, Lecher\u00edn peak, Lecherines peak and Tortiellas peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after, you will have arrived at your destination: the\u00a0Paco Fountain<\/strong>. There you can rest by the fountain and have a drink at the picnic area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can do the reverse route to return to Villan\u00faa. Or make a circular route <\/strong>taking the track that goes from the Fuente del Paco towards the\u00a0Letranz Dolmen\u00a0<\/strong>and La Trapa and, once you reach the dolmen -one of the three megalithic remains in Villan\u00faa, which also include the dolmen of Las G\u00fcixas and Diezcapanas-, take the track that goes down from La Trapa to Villan\u00faa -the stretch of track closest to the town is asphalted-. On the way down you can enjoy this unbeatable view of Villan\u00faa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n