Towns around the area that are worth visiting are Huesca/Jaca.
Wonderful views can be enjoyed from the rooms as well as comfortable although austere accommodation.
Typical cuisine eaten in the region, includes famous chicken and lamb dishes al chilindron, migas a la aragonesa (fried bread crumbs) and la trucha a la pirenaica (a trout dish). Famous desserts are las teresitas de Aragon and la flor de nieve.
It looks spartan but that is the result of being built with materials (stone, wood and slates) from the area that has extreme temperatures in winter.