Looking at the profile of the Sierra de Guara, it is possible to make out what looks like a dead giant. So, who killed him?
Legend says that the mountains of Gabardiella and Gratal were two young lovers. The father of the girl, Gabardón, was opposed to his daughter’s love for the humble Gratal, a poor mountain peak with no villages. Before the inevitable flight of the lovers, the father asked for the help of a giant, Guara, who separated them for ever with a huge blow, opening up an enormous gorge between them.
Condemned to never see her lover again, Gabardiella began to cry and the River Flumen was born from her tears.
One night, Gratal took his revenge on the giant by dealing him a mortal blow as he slept. Because of this, Guara remains prostrate as can be seen on the road between Barbastro and Huesca; sleeping for all eternity.
