Alma Mater Museum

The Alma Mater Museum is located in the oldest part of the "Casas del Obispo" (Bishop houses), with the entrance in Paseo Echegaray y Caballero. During your visit you will see remains from various eras: Roman, Gothic, Mudéjar and Renaissance, with significant architectural features from the restoration of the Palacio Arzobispal (Archbishop's Palace).

• Web:

  http://www.almamatermuseum.com/

• Address:

  Plaza de La Seo 5, Zaragoza

Caesaraugusta’s Route - Museum

Caesaraugusta is a Roman city bearing the name of its founder - Augustus Caeser. Discover the political centre and most emblematic public buildings of the Roman city: • Caesaraugusta Forum Museum • Caesaraugusta River Port Museum • Caesaraugusta Public Baths Museum • Caesaraugusta Theatre Museum

• Address:

  Old area, Zaragoza

CaixaForum Zaragoza

This is the cultural and social centre of La Caixa Obra Social (Social Projects). The building is the work of Carme Pinós Studio. Its exhibition rooms house both art and science exhibitions. It offers an extensive activity programme for all ages.

• Web:

  https://caixaforum.es/es/zaragoza/home

• Address:

  Avenida Anselmo Clavé 4, Zaragoza

• Opening hours:

  Monday to Sunday: 10am to 8pm

• Subway:

  22, 31

Expo and contemporary Zaragoza

After the Expo 2008, Zaragoza emerged as an innovative city. The buildings of the expo received important architecture awards such as the Spanish Pavilion, the Pavilion Bridge or the Water tower. The Aquarium is the largest river Aquarium in Europe and one of the biggest in the world.

Gastronomy

Zaragoza has a rich gastronomy. Combining tradition and innovation, the cuisine is largely based on high-quality local produce, such as lamb, Teruel ham, olive oil, and of course, wine! Stop by any local tapas bar to get a real taste of the local culture. Foodies should keep an eye out for gastronomic tours, which take place in the city all over the year.

IAACC Pablo Serrano Museum

The museum dedicated to Pablo Serrano lies in the Paseo María Agustín, on a site which formerly housed the workshops of the Provincial Orphanage. The museum displays a collection of works by the sculptor and his wife, painter Juan Francés, and is a key venue for the promotion of contemporary culture.

• Web:

  http://www.iaacc.es/

• Address:

  Paseo María Agustín 20, Zaragoza

• Opening hours:

  Tuesday to Saturday: 10am to 2pm / 5pm to 9pm. Sunday and Holidays: 10am to 2pm. Monday: closed

City of International Festivals

As a sample of the intense cultural activity of Zaragoza all year long, the city has become the venue of several international festivals, such as Trayectos, Asalto, Slap!, Lagata Reggae, FIZ, the Jazz Festival or the new ZGZ Escena. In June, takes place Trayectos, the festival that connects the urban landscapes of the city with contemporary dance.This Festival integrates the expression art in the city, so that make Zaragoza a scenario and a living space that inspires the creators and favours the meeting of citizen and contemporary dance. In July, the turn is for Slap!, the black music Festival and Lagata Reggae Festival, both held in the Zaragoza's campsite. As a novelty for this year in July, it has born the "ZGZ Escena Festival", the new performing arts international festival, born to be a driver of the culture and economy of Zaragoza. After Summer and before the Pilar Festivities, the FIZ Festival arrives, for the alternative music.

• Web:

  www.zaragoza.es/sede/servicio/cultura

Fiestas del Pilar

The cutting edge of the most exported and dearest Zaragoza are the Fiestas del Pilar, characterised by a broad range of activities that fill the streets with fun, colour and entertainment for a week at the least. During the Fiestas del Pilar, Zaragoza becomes the centre of national, and even global attention. For ten days in October, Zaragoza is bursting with festivities and filled with fun: the squares of the Historical Quarter become emblematic stages for any kind of cultural and fun activities for all kind of public. The grand act of the Fiestas del Pilar is the Flower Offering to the Virgin of the Pilar on October the 12th. A unique act in the world which impresses the visitors.

• Web:

  www.fiestasdelpilar.com

Holy Week

The Holy Week of Zaragoza has more than 700 years of history and has been declared as International Tourist Interest. More than 16,000 people from 48 Easter brotherhoods take part in the processions. The thundering sound of more than 7,000 drums during the processions is particularly impressive. Easter week is one of the most heartfelt and deep-rooted fiestas celebrated in Zaragoza. Music, art and colour come together in magical processions — solemn parades in which crowds of people accompany religious images on their route through the streets.

• Web:

  semanasantadezaragoza.com

Urban Art

Zaragoza has become a leader in the national and international scene of street art with the Asalto Festival. It has managed to change the appearance of the streets of Zaragoza and how to understand public space. The city is flooded with avant-garde, shocking, and shared artistic proposals developed on-site for artistic collectives and urban artists. It’s not only an urban arts festival, is a hallmark of a city more and more cosmopolitan, dynamic and participatory. It is a project of urban and social transformation through culture in which the streets, the city and its citizens are the real protagonists along with best urban local, national and international artists that year after year want to be part of the Asalto family.

• Web:

  www.festivalasalto.com

Aljafería Palace

The most northerly Arab Palace in Europe and one of the most important monuments of Hispano-Moslem 11th century architecture, Aljafería is noteworthy for its Trobadour Tower, which inspired Verdi's famous opera “Il Trobatore”.

• Web:

  http://www.cortesaragon.es

• Address:

  Calle de los Diputados, Zaragoza

• Phone:

  +34 976 289 685

• Opening hours:

  Mornings (except Thursdays and Fridays*)From 10am to 2pm. Afternoons (except Thursdays*) from November to March: from 4pm to 6.30pm (Sunday afternoons closed). From April to October: from 4.30pm to 8pm

• Subway:

  34, 36,

Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

A Baroque temple and one of the most important centres of pilgrimage of Christendom. It is also an artistic centre of prime importance with iconic artwork from a variety of eras. The frescoes of the vault of the Coreto and the Regina Martyrhum dome were painted by Goya.

• Web:

  www.basilicadelpilar.es

• Address:

  Plaza del Pilar, Zaragoza

• Tickets:

  Free

Goya Museum - Ibercaja Collection

Francisco de Goya, our most universal artist, was born in a village near Zaragoza called Fuendetodos. The Palacio de Los Pardo is home to the Goya Museum, dedicated to the writer and professor who bequeathed his private collection of paintings and sculptures to the city. The works exhibited span the 15th to the 20th century. Particularly noteworthy is the room dedicated exclusively to five series of etchings by Goya: Los Caprichos, La Tauromaquia, Los Disparates or Proverbios, Los Desastres de la Guerra and Los Toros de Burdeos.

• Web:

  http://museogoya.ibercaja.es/

• Address:

  C/ Epoz y Mina 23, Zaragoza

Mudejar Art – UNESCO Heritage of Mankind

Zaragoza is home to some of the best examples of the Mudejar architectural style - Arab style buildings dating from the time of the Christian reconquest. Some have even been declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO: - San Salvador Cathedral (La Seo) - Aljafería Palace - San Pablo Church Other monuments with Mudejar style in Zaragoza: - Fortea tower - Zuda tower - Santo Sepulcro Convent - Arco y Casa del Deán - La Magdalena Church - San Miguel Church - San Gil Church

San Salvador Cathedral (La Seo)

Built over the main mosque of the old Moslem city, this cathedral is an eclectic mix of styles, from Romanesque to Neoclassical. An extraordinary collection of Flemish tapestries from the metropolitan chapter are on display in the Tapestry Museum.

• Address:

  Plaza de la Seo, Zaragoza