Candanchú is a
ski resort situated near the town of
Canfranc in the
High Aragon of the western
Pyrenees (province of
Huesca,
Spain). The name of the area is a corruption of "Camp d'Anjou" as this was originally the site of a military camp of the French
Angevin dynasty. This is also located near the road on the historical
Camino de Santiago. 32. The ski resort of Candanchú is located in the Aragonese Pyrenees. It is 1 km from Puerto del Somport the border with France. Neighbor Astún ski resrot, is located 27 km north of the city of Jaca. On the right bank of the river Arago , near the bridge of Santa Cristina , are the ruins of the Hospital of Santa Cristina of Somport, a hospice for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.