On a road trip from Madrid to Barcelona, stop by an under-the-radar city to enjoy incredible historic architecture and a unique, local Spanish cuisine.

Roman rule brought advances in agriculture and infrastructure, the Latin language flourished, and Romans founded Barcino, which became the region’s largest city and current capital, Barcelona.

The problem was I really did not know where Aragon was but what a gem of a circuit it turned out to be. We were accustomed to visiting and enjoying the likes of Barcelona, Jerez, and Valencia.