Santa Cruz de la Serós (in Aragonese: Santa Cruz d'as Serors) is a village in the

province of Huesca Huesca ( an, Uesca, ca, Osca), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca. Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Haute-G ...

, Aragon, Spain. Located 88 kilometers from the city of Huesca, it is located at a hill side on the way to the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña.

Monuments

The village is known for its two First Romanesque churches from which the village takes its name: Serós is a derivation of Sorores, Sisters, i.e. nuns. * Church of Saint Mary (former monastery): it was built in the 11th century and it is one of the most interesting volumes in Aragonese Romanesque due to the elevated chamber over the vaults of the main nave and the tower. * Church of San Caprasio ( Saint Caprasius), built in the beginning of the 11th century.

Villages

*Santa Cruz de la Serós * Binacua

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Cruz De La Seros Municipalities in the Province of Huesca