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ArizonaCyprus
Athens, Greece4 contributions
May 2020
We had an unfortunate experience in Belchite. We hoped to stop by here on the way from Barcelona to Madrid. You have to book a time and purchase tickets in advance, for a site that is a bit off the beaten track. Due to traffic jam outside of Barcelona, we were about twenty minutes late for our scheduled time at 11:00. Unfortunately even though the village was small and not many tourists the only thing that they could offer was another time slot at 17:00, impossible for our itinerary. The old village is completely locked so without the guided tour there is absolutely nothing to see. It was incredibly disappointing as we went well out of our way for this historic site. It must be the only location in Spanish that holds to such a tight schedule.
Written 28 July 2020
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Sandy W
6 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
Had been looking forward to this for years - the prospect of wandering the ruins and taking in the history. Instead we were part of a guided tour of about 40 people with a guide who rattled through everything at 90 miles an hour clearly reciting from a memorised script. My Spanish is good but she was impossible to follow. We ended up leaving early (only possible by tagging onto another tour group that was an hour ahead of us.). Not recommended
Written 22 May 2023
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Lonestarbc
Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand617 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
I saw the review of Sandy W, which surprised me. She was disappointed probably because she was poorly prepared and her Spanish is obviously not as good as she thinks it is. There are simultaneous translation devices available to everyone. Belchite is one of those places, like Oradour-sur-Glane, that is simply a tragic example of war and everything that people are capable of doing. Our guide was the granddaughter of a survivor and her tour was extremely touching and interesting. This is something that everyone needs to see. Book online. Lots of parking and take water, it’s a 1&1/2h tour
Written 2 September 2023
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Russell G
Lincoln, UK247 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Interesting location to get a view of the Spanish civil war. It was a location that Franco felt was very important, so a new village was constructed next to it.
Mention of the Republicans was limited, I suppose given the pain still felt in Spain about those times means that the guide was treading on egg shells. Country has not really come to terms with the Franco era.
What you see at Belchite is a ruined version of what it would have looked like in the late 30s/40s.
Most of the area has been looted for building materials etc.
Visit now because 10 years from now nothing will be left.
Mention of the Republicans was limited, I suppose given the pain still felt in Spain about those times means that the guide was treading on egg shells. Country has not really come to terms with the Franco era.
What you see at Belchite is a ruined version of what it would have looked like in the late 30s/40s.
Most of the area has been looted for building materials etc.
Visit now because 10 years from now nothing will be left.
Written 27 April 2024
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sharon b
13 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
You have to visit with tour guide, and it's only in Spanish. For English we had an audio guide. Idea is good, but not enough to listen to compared to how much guide is saying. This means there is a lot of just waiting around.
Shame as it could be fascinating to hear more.
Still worth a visit.
Shame as it could be fascinating to hear more.
Still worth a visit.
Written 5 August 2024
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Phillip H
Fargo, ND, USA5 contributions
May 2011 • Solo
I will be coming to Belchite via automobile from Zaragosa. Is there dedicated parking space for visiting the ruins?
Written 11 April 2012
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Pelocha1
Zaragoza, Spanje3 contributions
Oct 2017
5 years ago I visited Belchite and I ended up quite touched with the visit. Back then, the old town was open to everyone to visit (with no control) and free. I thought that a guided tour would be much better. This year I went back to visit my family (I am from a village nearby) and I took my dutch boyfriend with me. Now visits are limited, guided and paid for. I do understand the no more free walking around, and I do understand that it is good to charge a bit of money. However, I did dislike how the guide was all the time justifying the change (mentioning vandalism) and at any moment it was said whether any of the money collected goes to rehab works. Also, my bf doesn't speak (much) spanish and was given an audio guide that stopped working after 10 minutes of use. I informed the guide and in a quite rude tone she asked me "to translate" . Half way the visit he accidentally stepped in an area where access was not allowed (but nothing indicating that) and he was scolded for that, in spanish (he didnt get a word) We went at the end of the visit to write a formal complain to tourism, requested the Claim Forms (Hojas de Reclamaciones) and we were given a printed paper that is NOT the official form. By spanish law they MUST have those forms, they had the poster indicating their availability (also a law requirement) but they didnt give us the forms. Please note that what they were giving us were some internal forms that go nowhere, what we were requesting are sheets issued by "Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón" (Aragón County), these sheets are official, and they get reviewed by the customers office....
I must say that we got our money back, but it is really a shame that in a place that is potentially interesting for international visitors, they are not more friendly, more ready to that sort of tourism and that they try to fool you if you want to hand in a complain....
I must say that we got our money back, but it is really a shame that in a place that is potentially interesting for international visitors, they are not more friendly, more ready to that sort of tourism and that they try to fool you if you want to hand in a complain....
Written 25 October 2017
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PA147
Gateshead, UK155 contributions
Aug 2019 • Solo
The site itself was interesting being the site of a famous 14 day battle during the Spanish civil war. However, the guided tour was only in Spanish. I was given an iPod shuffle with an English audio track (and German and French) but this was frankly useless - I was told to switch it on and just let it play. As a result the audio was out of step with the tour and describing things I couldn’t see yet or had already passed making entire experience disorientating and frustrating. Further I had to listen to same audio in German and French after the English.
If you cannot speak Spanish don’t bother - site it is let down by a lack of effort. If you are Spanish you will probably enjoy.
If you cannot speak Spanish don’t bother - site it is let down by a lack of effort. If you are Spanish you will probably enjoy.
Written 14 August 2019
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Adam H
Canada180 contributions
Nov 2016 • Couples
Visiting Belchite is truly a sobering experience. It is on the scale of visiting the massive cemeteries of the First World War, and is no less impressive. The ruined town, left as a memorial to the sacrifices of the Spanish people (and volunteers) during the Civil War is a harrowing reminder to the horrors and folly of war. Admittedly, as a relative of mine fought as a member of the International Brigades and was, I believe, in Belchite during part of the fighting, there was a special personal significance for me in visiting. However, I feel that even those without a direct connection would agree that it is a thought provoking experience that should not be missed. It was truly a highlight of my trip to Spain.
As other reviewers have pointed out - the ruins are only accessible via guided tour. This can be arranged at the local tourist office. The guide I had only spoke Spanish (English audio guide available) but with even my limited Spanish I was able to learn a great deal from her. The guide I had is a local woman whose family lived in the village during the war...
As other reviewers have pointed out - the ruins are only accessible via guided tour. This can be arranged at the local tourist office. The guide I had only spoke Spanish (English audio guide available) but with even my limited Spanish I was able to learn a great deal from her. The guide I had is a local woman whose family lived in the village during the war...
Written 28 February 2017
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Amy S
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Fascinating place to visit, even if it left me feeling somber afterwards. I think it is a very poignant place that evokes strong personal feelings about the aftermath of a war if that scale.
The visitor centre, and the whole attraction would benefit from better signposting and advertisement. Information about opening times was scarce.
As we were a British group we were given a loud speaker to carry around with us, this did somewhat spoil the quiet nature of the town but was invaluable in explaining the situation leading to the towns destruction.
For all the minor nit picks I would definitely recommend visiting as it was the most hard hurting part of our whole trip, in terms if the actual impact of war.
The visitor centre, and the whole attraction would benefit from better signposting and advertisement. Information about opening times was scarce.
As we were a British group we were given a loud speaker to carry around with us, this did somewhat spoil the quiet nature of the town but was invaluable in explaining the situation leading to the towns destruction.
For all the minor nit picks I would definitely recommend visiting as it was the most hard hurting part of our whole trip, in terms if the actual impact of war.
Written 2 February 2014
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Hice esta visita y la diurna hace 3 años. Y a dÃa de hoy aun, la pagina donde adquirir las entradas a las dos visitas, indica claramente que la diurna es una visita donde se narra lo que alli ocurrió desde el marco histórico y la nocturna mas rollo paranormal.
Written 19 November 2019
Is it possible to visit the ruins in December? Do the tours run all year round?
Written 3 October 2018
BorisBlackBoys
Zaragoza, Spain
alguien ha ido de turismo por la noche independientemente?
Written 5 February 2018
No se puede a no ser que obtengas permiso en La Oficina de turismo del pueblo. Y no te lo recomiendo, el lugar es peligroso, los edificios están en muy mal estado y noes difÃcil tener un accidente. Por eso está prohibido entrar solo, incluso de dÃa
Un saludo
Written 5 February 2018
Op 18 januari willen wij graag Belchite bezoeken. Welke zijn de bezoekuren met gids a.u.b. en wellicht zijn tickets te koop in het toeristisch centrum in de buurt ?
Dank voor uw reactie.
Guy Lavergne
Written 26 December 2017
Sì, i biglietti sono in vendita nel centro turistico locale.
Gli orari di apertura sono quelli diurni ma l'accesso non è libero: è necessario essere accompagnati da una guida.
Written 30 December 2017
Quanto costa avere una guida per il sito? c'é anche altro da vedere in questa cittadina
Written 20 October 2017
Io ero li per lavoro e il tempo per visitare era poco ho fatto il giro esterno la recinzioni, non so esserti d'aiuto per il prezzo
Written 30 October 2017
Hi, I really really want to visit belchite but we don't drive. Is there any other way of getting there?
Written 23 January 2017
HIFE runs a view buses from Zaragoza to Belchite.
Written 2 April 2017
Hi, I wanted to film something here and was just wondering how accessible is it? I have tried to find the tourist board online but couldn't. Is it possible to just walk in and have free reign of the place as some people on this thread have stated or has that changed? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!
Written 22 December 2016
Hi, we arrived at about 12 just when a tour was ending... the next one was at 4... I think just 2 a day. They were filming for the BBC during the first tour and I got to chat to the 2 camera people... they'd arranged it with the local tourist organisation in the town. However we didn't have time to wait so we drove to the back of the site near the cathedral and crawled under the fence. Because it was between 12:00 and 3, the Spanish siesta, the place was deserted and we looked over the whole site. It really is memorable (if you like that sort of thing) and for us a "must see". I suppose if you're using professional equipment crawling under the fence would not be an option, but the tourist office is near the church in the centre of the "new" town. Enjoy!
Written 23 December 2016
We are staying in Barcelona in June and want to visit Belchite but it seems very hard to get there..anyone know of any tour operators who could arrange this?
Written 15 April 2016
It is in the middle of nowhere. When we went, we were visiting our daughter in Zaragoza and had a rental car. A 40m drive. You need to be aware that they run scheduled tours so you just don't show up and walk around. It's got a gate that's locked. We bought the tickets at the local tourist information center. You could take the AVA to Zaragoza and rent a car at the train station. Not expensive and an easy drive. I found the site fascinating from a historical perspective.
Written 17 April 2016
hola, se puede hacer vÃdeo de la visita guiada o no dejan?
un saludo gracias.
Written 26 April 2015
La verdad es que no se, porque nosotros no hicimos video, fotos seguro que si, y supongo que video tambien, pero eso lo puedes preguntar en la oficina de turismo de Belchite
Written 26 August 2015
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