Barbastro, Spain

Spain

Barbastro, Spain connects to 1333 other places across 10 topics through 43 Bunkabop connections, with religion and history as the dominant threads. The city's medieval history includes the 1064 Crusade of Barbastro, when European lords besieged the city at the urging of Pope Alexander II, drawing ties to France and Aragon. A Sephardic Jewish community lived here through the Middle Ages. Barbastro also appears as a destination within the Somontano wine region, adding a cuisine thread to its otherwise historical and religious profile.