Villanueva de Sigena

Villanueva de Sigena is a village of about 400 people (2018) in Aragon. The Monastery of Santa María de Sigena is about 5 km south of the village.

Understand
Villanueva de Sigena or Villanueva de Sijena is a small village in Los Monegros, in the province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragon (Spain), near the Alcanadre river.

Villanueva de Sigena is the birthplace of the physician and heterodox theologian, Michael Servetus (1511-1553). Servetus was the discoverer of pulmonary circulation. A museum and interpretation centre is maintained by the Michael Servetus Institute at the old house were Servetus was born, after a major restoration in 2002.

Get in
It is possible to travel to Villanueva by bus or car.

Get around
The town is small enough to be fully accessible by foot.

There are several free parking spaces around the town.

See

 * Michael Servetus Institute 
 * Michael Servetus Institute