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DAN0207
Bromley, UK17 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Solo
Don't rely on the Hife bus service to get you there. It is sporadic and unreliable. The history of the place and its meaning maje the visit worthwhile but most things are in Spanish.
Written 21 February 2024
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Kortrijk, Belgium5 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Interresting visit … we learned a lot of this visit.

We used the audioguides and we’re ok with this.
Written 3 November 2023
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Tony M
Bath, UK73 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Friends
Interesting town to visit, but whilst the town was battered in the war, it is now reduced to rubble by Father Time.
Written 30 October 2023
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Lonestarbc
Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand635 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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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Sandy W
6 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
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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Miles M
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Friends
As an American who speaks basically no Spanish the audio guide was much better than previous reviews
Written 9 February 2023
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friends139
Newcastle, UK13 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022 • Couples
Well this was a very interesting afternoon. Our guide met us at the City gate . She was very friendly and supplied us with an information sheet i English and an audio with head phones which was in English . We were well informed. But just wish we had more as the lady seemed to talk for ages at each stop and we only got the basic information. Wish i had studied Spanish before we made this visit. But the Spanish people seemed to really enjoy it . Just feel the talks the lady was giving should be fully translated in other languages. But still found it very interesting.
Written 3 November 2022
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Kj W
9 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022
I managed to book online in advance of our tour and was given details of where to report. Parking and toilets readily available. Professional guide who gave us an easy-to-use audio guide. That, plus our sufficient knowledge of Spanish made it very interesting even if we didn't understand everything that was being said. Not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs and there is a lot of standing for the 90 minute tour so wear comfortable shoes.
Written 29 September 2022
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mrstraveller1
York, UK2 151 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021
The visit to Belchite was one of the highlights of my trip to the Zaragoza area. The once grand municipality has been an abandoned ghost town since 1937 when Franco decreed that it’s razed, war torn streets remain untouched, as monument to the power of Nationalism following the Spanish Civil War. Visits are permitted via guided tours only & are around 90 minutes duration, invariably by a local. Day & evening tours are offered & my group was around 25 people strong. The lovely guide running the tour didn’t speak English but I was given an audio guide which did the job & suited me fine. It is a fascinating attraction, a tragic testament to the brutality & futility of warfare.

Shortly after the battle, Franco ordered the inhabitants of old Belchite to move to a newly built town close by. New Belchite is a low key, low rise, steady away spot, with just a handful of modest cafes & restaurants. I had an enjoyable & very welcoming lunch at a restaurant called Aguas Vivas. There's a small, rudimentary, but very friendly tourism office in the new town. I called in for walking directions to old Bechite as the bus from Zaragoza drops off in the new town, about 10 minutes walk away.

Belchite tours run several times a day & can be booked online. €8 for an adult. The on-line site showed no availability on the various days I wished to visit, but thankfully a phone call from the extremely helpful tourism office in Zaragoza sorted me a ticket for the desired slot. If you’re driving to Belchite you can park immediately outside the entrance/meeting point. If you don’t have your own wheels there is a fairly regular bus from Zaragoza. Check that the timetable coordinates with tour times before booking your tour. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes.
Written 26 May 2021
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ArizonaCyprus
Athens, Greece4 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
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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