Hermitage of Our Lady of the Pillar.
About this heritage
The Hermitage of Our Lady of the Pillar of Fayón, built in 1954, is a temple atop a hill overlooking the Ebro and Matarraña rivers, and is a place of devotion and great scenic value.
To learn more
The Hermitage of Our Lady of the Pillar of Fayón, built in 1954, stands on a hill about 210 meters above sea level, offering stunning views of the confluence of the Ebro and Matarraña rivers. This stone and brick temple, with a circular apse and bell tower, rises over the ruins of old optical towers used during the Carlist Wars for communication in Bajo Aragón. Its interior houses frescoes painted in 1955 by María Pilar Burges and Josep Gumí Cardona, representing the universality of Marian worship. The hermitage is a place of devotion and a natural viewpoint from which the remains of the old village of Fayón, submerged after the construction of the Ribarroja reservoir in the 1960s, can be seen.
To know it better
The Hermitage of Our Lady of the Pillar of Fayón is a religious and heritage site built in 1954 on a former strategic hill. Its architecture combines stone and brick, and its interior houses frescoes reflecting the universality of Marian worship. From its location, historical aspects such as the Carlist optical towers and the effects of the Ribarroja reservoir, which transformed the landscape and submerged the old urban core, can be studied. It is an educational resource useful for addressing history, art, and geography of the territory.
Location
- Municipality
- Fayón
- Province
- Zaragoza
- Country
- Spain
The asset
- Eco-destination
- Río Ebro – Aragón
- Environment
- Rural
- Relevance
- Local
How to get there
- Access
- By land
The visit
- Visitable
- Yes
Coordinates
- Latitud
- 41.24169
- Longitud
- 0.35358