The Tena Valley is a

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

located at the southern side of the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...

, in the

Alto Gállego Alto Gállego ( Aragonese: ''Alto Galligo'') is a comarca located in the north of the autonomous community of Aragón, Spain. It occupies practically the entirety of the upper basin of the Río Gállego. Historically the comarca was a part of th ...

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

, province of

Huesca Huesca (; an, Uesca) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and of the comarca of Hoya de Huesca. In 2009 it had a population of 52,059, almo ...

, and is crossed by the

Gállego river Gallego may refer to: * Gallego (surname) * Galician language, the language spoken in northwestern Spain * Gállego (river), a tributary of the Ebro, a river in the north of Spain * Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, a municipality in the Philippines * ...

from north to south. Its main town is

Sallent de Gállego Sallent de Gállego (in Aragonese: ''Sallent de Galligo'' or ''Sallén de Galligo'') is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The town is located in the central Pyrenees besides the reservoir of Lanuza on the foot of ...

. The valley is surrounded by 3,000m high mountains, like '' Balaitus'', '' La Gran Facha'' or '' Los Infiernos''. The towns that form part of the valley are: Sallent de Gállego including the

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...

Formigal Formigal, officially ''Aramón Formigal'', is a ski resort in the Aragon Pyrenees of northeastern Spain, near the town of Sallent de Gallego in the upper Tena Valley in the province of Huesca. The nearest international airports are in Zaragoza ...

, Lanuza,

Escarrilla Escarrilla is a locality located in the municipality of Sallent de Gállego, in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 202. Geography Escarrilla is located 78km north of Huesca Huesca (; an, Uesca) is a city in no ...

Sandiniés Sandiniés (Spanish pronunciation: anði'ɲes is a population unit situated in the municipality of Sallent de Gállego (Alto Gállego, Huesca, Aragon, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo ...

Tramacastilla de Tena Tramacastilla is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto N ...

, Piedrafita,

El Pueyo de Jaca EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

Panticosa Panticosa (in Aragonese: ''Pandicosa'') is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. During the late 19th century and early 20th century, it was a successful spa town, famous for its pure mountain waters, that supposedly cu ...

Hoz de Jaca Hoz de Jaca (in Aragonese: ''Oz de Tena'') is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear ...

, Búbal y Polituara (not inhabited).

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