Pyrenees Guide

Anyone can find theit perfect retreat in the Pyrenees a range that encompasses a diversity of landscapes rarely equalled in Europe. Between the balmy beaches of the Mediterranean lie regions of lush meadowland, swathes of dense broadleaf forest, weirdly eroded limestone pinnacles and valleys so sheer and overgrown that scarcely a ray of light penetrates them.
The truth is that this diverse region matches extraordinary natural parks and a rich cultural heritage of Architecture, Monuments, Museums and other places of interest.

Les Angles Animal Park, Pyrenees Orientales - A moment of pleasure for adults and children alike, when they discover the fauna of the Pyrenees in a park laid out in a natural configuration. To visit Les Angles Animal Park, a unique site in the Pyrenees is, in many ways, to live an intense and enriching adventure in the Pyrenees. Following the ...

Pic du Neoulous & Col de l'Ouillant, Pyrenees Orientales - The Pic du Neoulous, 1.260m high, offers an impressive view of the Mediterranean Sea, the Roussillon plain and the Pyrenees. It can be reached by different itineraries, from Laroque des Alberes, or from Le Perthus. The Col de l'Ouillant is well known by hikers and walkers alike. It is one of the ...

Mont Louis, Pyrenees Orientales - The old fortified town of Mont Louis was built under Louis XIV by Vauban, from 1679 to 1681, in the crossroads of the valleys of Segre, the Aude, and the Tet. Mont Louis played a big role in the Treaty of Pyrenees and the French Revolution. Of the tray on which Mont Louis is built, the sight ...

Pyrenees National Park, Midi Pyrenees - Created in 1967, the Pyrenees National Park is made up of two zones: The central zone (45705 hectars) is almost uninhabited and is subject to reinforced protection. It is in this area that the most spectacular landscapes are to be seen and t he peripheral area is a kind of pre-park on the edge of ...

Montsegur Castle, Midi Pyrenees - Perched with 1200 meters of altitude, the vestiges of the current place of Montsegur do not owe large any more thing in Cathares. The fortress theatre of the terrible events of the year 1244 was the subject of a total reorganization in second half of 13th Century. The place remains however in ...

Pont d'Espagne, Midi Pyrenees - Leave Cauterets on the waterfall path and you will reach Le Pont d'Espagne, one of the most beautiful and most popular sites in the Pyrenees. Precautions have had to be taken to be able to host the million tourists that visit it each year while protecting the environment. From there you can walk or ...

Niaux Cave, Midi Pyrenees - The area is one of the cradles of the humanity and Niaux's cave invites you in a moving journey into the past to find the life, the tracks and the paintings of our ancestors of 13000 years ago. Niaux is one of the rare decorated caves still opened to the public. La Grotte de Niaux is an ...

Prehistoric Art Park, Midi Pyrenees - The Parc Pyreneen de l'Art Prehistorique, a few kilometres west of Tarascon on the road to Banat, provides a remarkable overview of cave art. Highlight is the "Grand Atelier", a compelling multi media exploration including recreations of Niaux's inaccessible Clastres system, with its ...

Irati Forest, Navarra Pyrenees - The Irati forest is a natural reserve, since 1986. It’s the biggest wood extension of Europe, and goes through Aezcoa and Salazar Valleys, with the Port de Larrau on the west and Puerto de Ibaneta on the west. Irati has a different beauty, with absolutely virgin areas, refuge of amazing types ...

Foret d'Iraty - The Foret d'Iraty is a natural reserve, since 1986. It’s the biggest wood extension of Europe, and goes through Aezcoa and Salazar Valleys, with the Port de Larrau on the west and Puerto de Ibaneta on the west. Iraty has a different beauty, with absolutely virgin areas, refuge of amazing ...

Monasteries of Iranzu & Irache, Navarra - Near the lovely village of Estella lie the Cistercian monasteries of Iranzu, founded in 1176, with an interesting church, cloister and chapter-house, and of Irache, which is a huge architectural complex, in which the 12th century church with its sober lines and the Plateresque cloister stand ...

Oliva Monastery - In the village of Carcastillo on the banks of the river Aragon lies the famous Oliva Monastery , which was founded in 1134 by Garcia Ramirez, king of Navarra. Its church is one of the most interesting parts. It has a nave and two aisles, five chapels, cross vaults and semicircular windows. The ...

Baztan Valley, Navarra - Entering to Baztan through the Velate way, near Ziga you will see the impressing 16th century church, from where you can enjoy one of the best panoramic views of the valley. In the near Irurita we recommend visit Dorrea and Gaston Iriarte palaces and the San Salvador church. Arraioz has a ...

Leyre Monastery, Navarra - Located at 50 kilometres from Pamplona and 16 from Sangüesa the foot of the mountain range that gives it its name, the Monastery of Leyre contains magnificent treasures such as an 11th-century crypt, a Gothic church vault and the Porta Speciosa, a beautiful Romanesque portico from the 12th ...

San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Basque Coast - San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is located near Machichaco cape between Bermeo and Bakio on a small peninsula connected to land only by a steep stone stairway, destroyed by the sea time after time, is the ancient hermitage of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. This is the first place that can be spotted when ...

Oma Forest, Basque Coast - Oma Forest is located in the municipality of Kortezubi; this magical forest established a new relationship between nature and art. On painting hundreds of pine trees with colour and life, the artist augustin ibarrola has created an enormous canvas which visitors can rearrange at will by playing ...

Arantzazu Monastery, Gipuzkoa Region - A compendium of the best contemporary Basque art, this unique geographical area has been a place of attraction since supposedly the Virgin appeared on a hawthorn tree (Arantzan-zu) in 1468, which was believed to be a miracle and converted the site into a place of pilgrimage. This event also ...

Sanctuary of Canolic, Andorra - Dated from 13th century – Romanesque style. Every year, on the last Saturday in May happens a pilgrimage with the attendance of most of the people of Sant Julia de Loria and many from elsewhere in the country. It is obligatory to reserve beforehand. Phone. +376 844 345. It is at 1.650 ...

Sanctuary of Meritxell, Andorra - Sanctuary of Andorra's Patron Saint. The oldest building dates from 1658 and was built on top of the remains of a Romanesque structure. After a fire destroyed the chapel in 1972, the General Council entrusted the project for the new sanctuary to Ricardo Bofill and this was inaugurated in 1976. Open ...

Barri Antic (Historic Quarter), Andorra - Visit the Barri Antic (Historic Quarter) which was the heart of Andorra la Vella when it was little more than a small Pyrenees village. The narrow cobblestone streets are still lined with storybookish stone ...

Casa de la Vall (House of the Valley), Andorra - In the Barri Antic is the Casa de la Vall (House of the Valley) was constructed in 1580 as the home of a wealthy family and has served as Andorra's parliament builing since 1702. Downstairs is El Tribunal de Corts, the country's only courtroom. The Sala del Consell, upstairs, is one of the ...

Esglesia de Sant Esteve, Andorra - Andorra la Vella's parish church, also in the Barri Antic (Historic Quarter), dates from the 11th century, apart from the Romanesque apse, has been largely ...

Esglesia de Santa Coloma, Andorra - Mentioned in documents from the 9th century, the pre-Romanesque form of the Church of Santa Coloma is Andorra's oldest. The church's tall, freestanding 12th-century bell still stands intact, whereas most of the remainder has been much modified over the centuries. All the church's 12th-century ...

Placa del Poble, Andorra - This large public square occupies the roof of the Edifici Administratiu Govern d'Andorra, a modern government office building. Affording romantic views of the valley and mountains, it's a popular local gathering place, especially in the ...

Albarracin - The crenellated walls climbing above the remote medieval town of Albarracin, 38km west of Teruel, dramatically announce its proximity as you approach. Built on a steep, rocky height carved out by a meander of the Rio Guadalaviar, Albarracin was, from 1012 to 1104, the seat of a tiny Islamic state ...

Alcaniz, Teruel - Alcaniz is the second city in the Teruel Province, under continual industrial and commercial development and located in a privileged position. In the Plaza de Espana in the town are buildings such as the Gothic Market Hall, the Renaissance Town Hall and the Baroque collegiate church of Santa Maria ...

Dinopolis, Teruel - If you have kids along, a visit to his large, modern dinosaur theme park (902 44 80 00; adult /child €15/12; open 11am-9pm daily Semana Santa & June-mid- Oct; Thur-Sun only rest of year) is obligatory. It’s 3km from Teruel town centre, well signposted just off the Valencia road. ...

Matarranya - Matarranya is a land of amazing landscapes and deep-rooted traditions. Valderrobres is its more important village but in addition to this lovely place, there are still more locations of great interest in Matarranya, such as La Fresneda, Penyarolla, Fuentespalda Rafales and so many others. We ...

Maestrazgo - This region contains the border between Teruel Province and Castellon. In the past, it was under the control of the grand masters of the order of knighthood- from where it was given its name-and the Carlist bastion in the 19th Century. Nature in El Maestrazgo merges with the villages. ...

Valderrobres - Valderrobres is the most elegant village of the Matarrana Region, with its Town Hall declared a National Monument and its gothic castle, connected with the church of Santa Maria la Mayor by an overhead walkway, both buildings representing the most outstanding example of Gothic architecture in the ...

Laguna de Gallocanta, Zaragoza Province - 20km of Daroca (Zaragoza Province) and a similar distance west of Calamocha (Teruel Province) on the N-234, Laguna de Gallocanta is Spain’s largest natural lake, a about 15 sq km in area (though it can almost dry up in summer). It’s a winter home for some 60,000 cranes and many other ...

Monasterio de Piedra, Zaragoza Province - The Natural Park of the Monasterio de Piedra (Stone Monastery), 20 kilometres away from Calatayud, contains the waterfalls of the river Piedra and it is one of the most beautiful places in Spain. The Cistercian Monastery founded in thr 13th century is a National Monument and it harbours the Museum ...

Rueda Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Rueda Monastery is also of interest to art and architecture. It dates from the 13th Century and the predominating style in the church, cloister and reflectory is that of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The Gothic Byzantine chapter house is the best room in the monastery. At a short ...

Veruela Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Veruela Monastery is the oldest in the Province of Zaragoza (founded in 1146). It is surrounded by crenelleted walls framed by round towers, which give it the air of a fortress. The original Cistercian architecture is hidden by other styles. The facade has a splayed Romanesque portal with five ...

Basilica del Pilar - Rising from the banks of the river Ebro as it passes through Zaragoza is the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pilar, a jewel of Aragonese Baroque art. The Cathedral, visited dialy by thousands of the faithful and pilgrims, houses the image of our lady of the Pilar. According to tradition, the Virgin ...

Camon Aznar Museum - Lovers of fine arts must visit the Camon Aznar Museum. It occupies the Renaissance palace of Pardos and includes an extensive artistic sample, the majority of which comes from the legacy of the illustrious academician from Zaragoza, Jose Camon Aznar. Address: c/ Espoz y Mina 23 (Tues-Fri ...

La Lonja - Between the Pilar and La Seo, alongside the Ebro, the beautiful Lonja rises up; undoubtedly the most important exponent of civil architecture of Zaragoza. Used for trading transactions –especially those propitiated by the river navigation. The building was started in 1541 and was concluded, ...

Agustina Zaragoza Monument - A work by Mariano Benlliure, it is inaugurated with the attendance of the Monarchs of Spain, within the commemorative acts of the Centenary of Zaragoza Siegues. Its topographic situation is fully justified. This place was one of the most important exclaves of the Zaragoza defence against the ...

Aneto, Aragon Pyrenees - Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees. It lies in the Aragonese province of Huesca, in the north of Aragon. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladet massif. Its French name, Néthou, is falling out of favor as the mountain lies entirely within Spain. The mountain's ascent ...

Anso, Aragon Pyrenees - The rough-hewn stone houses repeat the pretty picture of Echo, but on a smaller scale. Anso is an ideal base for exploring the region, especially if you have your own ...

Escuain and Anisclo Canyons - To this day, on the Northern façade of Monte Perdido there remain small glaciers, geological jewels which are rapidly becoming scarce. Monte Perdido is integrated in the massif bearing same name, also known as the Tres Sorores, which are at the origin of Ordesa’s valleys, traversed by ...

Guara Natural Park - This protected natural space since 1991, contains the Guara mountain range, between the Guatizalema and Alcanadre rivers. In this place you will find great contrasts, because the different elements you will find in conjunction, like Mediterranean forest, narrow cliffs, prehistoric monuments, ...

Monte Perdido - The summit of Monte Perdido (3355m), the great lost mountain of the Pyrenees, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques de Gavarnie and Estaube. The Monte Perdidofills the heads of the four major valleys - Ordesa, Pineta, Anisclo and Tella - which drain away ...

Ordesa National Park - Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park is the enchanted mother of the Spanish national park system. Set aside in 1918 by royal decree, the park has been progressivly expanded to include more than 16,000 hectares of lush valley forests and meadows, steep limestone slopes and delicate alpine reaches. ...

Casa Juncosa - This flamboyant building was built in 1906 by the architect Jose de Yarza. Casa Juncosa was a expensive construction for the wealthy bourgeois of Zaragoza. Modernism ideas are expressed here in a exhuberant floral decoration, executed in worked stone and wrought iron. This ornamental splendour is ...

Pavilion of Spain - The project, committed to ethical architecture in pursuit of environmental protection and sustainable development, is to be an artificial forest made of columns and glass. The pavilion is designed to save energy and to use environmentally friendly materials and renewable energy sources. The ...

Bridge Pavilion - Zaha Hadid and Arup have been selected for the preliminary project of the Pavilion Bridge for the Zaragoza Expo 2008, one of the central features of the Exhibition. The theme of the concept is 'Water for Development'. This will be an 'aesthetic and emotional' bridge for pedestrians crossing the ...

Water Tower - Constructed on a base in the form of a drop of water, this building will become one of the symbols of the International Exposition. A singular pavilion dedicated to the theme of water for life, pure fun, full of surprises and activities involving the spectator: vapour mazes, rainbows, storms, ice, ...

Pyrenees - Monte Perdido - Monte Perdido (Mont Perdu in French, both meaning lost mountain) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido (3355m), located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaube. To get to the mountain from ...

Vizcaya Bridge - The Vizcaya Bridge (Bizkaiko Zubia in Basque, Puente de Vizcaya in Spanish), commonly named Puente Colgante,is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Getxo in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River, very near Bilbao. It is the world's oldest ...

Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boi - The Vall de Boi is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the Spanish province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia (also known in Spanish as Valle de Bohi). It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the edges of the Pyrenees. It ...

Cadi Moixero Natural Park - The Cadi-Moixero Natural Park was set up by the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Catalan government) in a decree issued on 15 July 1983 in response to a request from the Catalan Parliament. It comprises a group of pre-Pyrenean mountains: the ranges of Cadi and Moixero, the mount of Pedraforca and much ...

Sant Joan de les Abadesses Monastery, Catalan Pyrenees - The visit to the town of Sant Joan de les Abadesses starts with the observation of the perfect line of the streets of the Vila Vella. They were planned and built in the 13th century with names according to the guilds that occupied them (Carrer dels Tints and Carrer dels Canonaires, for example). ...

Besalu, Catalan Pyrenees - Besalu is an attractive small town about 20 km west of Figueres. Besalu was designated as Spain's historical national property in 1966. The most striking feature is the roman bridge (12 century) across the Fluvia which was constructed on existing rocks in the riverbed and has an unusual angular ...

Garrotxa Natural Park - The Natural Park of the Volcanic Area of the Garrotxa is the finest example of volcanic scenery in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. The park extends over an area of 12,000 hectares, within which there are more than 40 volcanic cones and 20 lava flows and places with their own unique ...

Pic du Midi d’Ossau - The Pic du Midi sits on the west side of the Ossau Valley, with a distinctive profile that you start to see everywhere - postcards, mineral water bottles, adverts, … While the weather was settling down, we had a couple of good days walks from the Lac Bious-Artigues - one going right around ...

Convention Center - The Convention Centre on the Expo site, by Nieto Sobejano has a wave-like roof with skylights to allow sunlight to enter illuminate foyers and common spaces. Likewise, the rooms receive natural light from outside by means of translucent façade walls, in alternating stretches of glass and ...

Cartuja de Aula Dei - On the walls of the church of the Carthusian monastery of the Aula Dei (12km north of Zaragoza City), Goya painted a cycle of scenes in oils of the Life of the Virgin Mary. It is the most extensive of his works, although of the eleven passages, only seven remain and some of those with partial ...

Sierras of Aralar and Urbasa, Navarra Pyrenees - Aralar, Urbasa and Andia stand among the most important mountain ranges of the region. Located in Western Navarre, they share their borders with the provinces of Alava and Gipuzkoa, except for Aralar, which stretches over Western Navarre and Eastern Alava, and which has the status of Natural ...

Plazaola Train Green Route, Navarra and Basque Country - The Plazaola Green Route gives visitors the opportunity to get to know the beautiful countryside of the Larraun and Leitzaran valleys. Inaugurated in 2000, it connects the town of Mugiro in Navarre with Andoain in Guipúzcoa, following the now disappeared Plazaola railway line. The total ...

La Seo Cathedral - La Seo del Salvador reflects the history and the art of Aragon. First of all, it was the High Mosque of Sarakosta (Zaragoza in Moslem ages). The construction of the Romanesque Cathedral was begun during the second half of the 12th century. The rebuilding of the Cathedral in Gothic style took place ...

Santa Engracia Church - The extraordinarily beautiful facade, carved in 1512 by Gil Morlanes the elder, and finished by his son is the only part of the previous enormous monastery which remains; during the Peninsula War the rest of it was destroyed. The facade is Plateresque in style with figures such as the Catholic ...

Escolapios School and Santo Tomas de Aquino Church - This ancient Zaragoza school was founded in 1733 and both it and the church were built through the generosity of the Archbishop. It is a baroque building that dates back to 1740 and has a large tri-partite façade flanked by two towers and only one nave inside. In the 70s Avenida Cesar ...

San Fernando Church - A beautiful example of neo-classical religious architecture in Aragon. It was built by Ramon Pignatelli as parish church for the families who had worked in the construction of the Imperial Channel of Aragon. The paintings of the altar were made by Goya around 1800 and destroyed during the Peninsula ...

San Antonio de Padua Church - Alongside the church and the convent of the Franciscan Capuchines is the Italian Military Chapel, built under the patronage of the Mussolini Government in 1940 as a monumental Mausoleum for the Italian combatants who died during the Spanish Civil War. Address: Paseo Cuellar ...

San Miguel de los Navarros Church (St. Michael of the Navarrese) - This originally Romanic construction was amplified in the 14th century with new mudejar additions and later, baroque reformations were carried out. The most notable mudejar decoration is to be seen on the outside of the apse. The tower, which has also been restored, is based on a square and has ...

San Gil Church - Archetype of 14th Century Aragonese mudejar, reorientated and redecorated during the baroque period. The tower, on a square base and with a rectangular body is a singular expression of the art of brickwork as developed by the mudejar, replete with rhombi and intertwined. Address: D. Jaime I, ...

San Juan de los Panetes Church - The baroque temple was started in 1725 on the site of a previous church which belonged to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Of note is the octagonal brick tower, well known for its curious inclination and which conforms to the building traditions of the 16th Century. Address: Salduba, ...

Church of San Pablo - The church of San Pablo was raised to replace the old Romanesque hermitage of San Blas, which had become too small due to the growth of the district. The current temple is the result of a series of additions, which gradually increased the original 14th century nucleus, the most valuable testimony ...

Church of the Magdalena - It was erected at the start of the 14th century to replace a previous Romanesque temple. Its typology corresponds to the model of a single-nave church, with chapels between the buttresses and polygonal sanctuary. The temple changes its orientation during the 18th century reform, the new access door ...

Santa Isabel de Portugal - In 1678 the Council of the Kingdom of Aragon decides to erect a temple in honour of Santa Isabel de Portugal. After reaching and agreement with the Teatine fathers (of Cayetanos, thus its other name), in 1681 the work begins on the plot of land, which the latter have reserved for their convent. ...

San Felipe Church - The current church of San Felipe and Santiago el Menor was begun in 1686 , after demolishing the previous building, which had become too small due to the increase in parishioners. The family of the Marquis of Villaverde play an important role in promoting the new construction work; they give the ...

San Carlos Borromeo - The School and Church of the Inmaculada, belonging to he Company of jesus were raised on the plot of land previously occupied by the Higher Synagogue of the Jewry of Zaragoza. In the 18th century the whole interior ornamentation of the church is renewed – designed by brother Lacarre-, making ...

Zaragoza Museum - The Museo de Zaragoza, at Plaza Sitios, 6, was made in 1909 for a Spanish-French exposition as the Pavillion of Arts. The allegories of Sculpture, Painting and Architecture are situated on the main facade, with industry and Trade on the side towers. The outer walls of the museum are decorated with ...

Roman Public Baths Museum - The Roman Public Baths Museum is, together with the Roman theatre, the river port and the Foro museums, one of the four museums in Zaragoza where you can visit the archeological remains of the ancient Roman colony of Caesaraugusta. The exhibition includes the remains of the latrine-room and the ...

Roman Port Museum - This museum, together with the Roman Public Baths Museum, the Roman Theatre and the Foro Museums, is one of the three sites in Zaragoza where the visitor can view the archaeological remains of the ancient Roman colony of Caesar Augusta. It is possible to actually see the remains of the harbour that ...

Forum of Caesaraugusta Museum - This archaeological area of the Forum of Caesaraugusta Museum offers us a vision of the daily life in the city during the period of its foundation by the Romans (between 19 and 14 B.C). These archaeological remains pertain to a market of the period of Emperor Augustus and the town forum, built in ...

Roman Theatre Museum - The Roman Theatre was discovered by chance in 1972 when the construction of a new building in Veronica street began. The theatre, built in the 1st century, within the town fabric, stood out from the rest of the buildings as a point of reference in an essentially flat landscape. As time passed, the ...

Patio de la Infanta - The Patio dela Infanta is the best Aragonese Renaissance patio and was part of a sixteenth-century palace which collapsed after three fires. In 1903 the patio was sold to a French antiquarian who took it to his shop in Paris. In 1957, local Savings Bank Ibercaja bought it and stored it until 1980, ...

Pablo Gargallo Museum - The beautiful 17th-century late Renaissance Argillo Palace in the heart of the old town houses this museum of Pablo Gargallo's sculpture. The famous Aragonese artist was one of the most important figures in the early 20th-century European avant-garde movement and he was heavily influenced by Rodin ...

Pablo Serrano Museum - The Pablo Serrano Museum is dedicated to the work of the famous Aragonese sculptor (1908-1985). The former workshops of the provincial orphanage have been restored and remodelled to house the collection belonging to the Pablo Serrano Foundation; a collection which covers an area of over 1000m2. One ...

Morlanes House - This house belonged to the Morlans family which in addition to being of noble lineage and enjoying considerable wealth, were the most important sculptors of the 16th century. Of the original building only the brick façade remains. The balconies are flanked by tapering columns (estiptes) and ...

Sastago Palace - A renaissance edifice, built between 1570 and a1574 by Don Artal de Alagon, third Count of Sastago and Viceroy of Aragon. Of note is its sober brick front, somewhat modified from the original, and the slender columns of the courtyard, one of the most elegant and harmonious of those still preserved ...

Carinena, Zaragoza Province - Carinena is a large, old town, famous for its wine bodegas. Out on the main road behind the church (cross the bridge onto the carretera and turn left), the Bodega Morte (daily 8am-8pm; free) welcome visitors to sample its wines, and buy bottles, or fill their own for next to nothind from the huge ...

Alfonso I Monument - The idea of erecting a monument to Alfonso I "the Battler", king of Aragon arose on the occasion of the eighth centenary of the reconquest of Zaragoza (1118). This monument was built in the Buenavista Hillock of the Primo de Rivera Park in 1925. On the base, there is a bronze lion, ...

Arch of the Dean - This is one of the most emblematic corners of our city. It originates in the 13th century, when a construction was planned, which would connect the cathedral to the new house of the dean, head of the chapter after the prelate. The current arch, well restored, responds to the reform carried out in ...

Caesar Augustus statue - This statue was given by Mussolini's Italian government to Zaragoza in 1940 and is a bronze copy, forged in Naples of the original Augustus Prima Porta which is in the Vatican. It shows the emperor dressed as a general and haranguing his troops, and on his breastplate you can see symbols of some of ...

Carmen Gate - Built by the architect Agustin Sanz in 1789, it is one of the gates which gave entrance to the city in the 18th century and which suffered the effect of the Sieges. It is built like a Roman Triumphal Arch and responds to Neo-classical models. Address: Paseo Pamplona / Avda. Cesar ...

Imperial Channel of Aragon - At the end of the 18th Century, the Spanish king Charles III gave Ramon Pignatelli the enormous task of creating a great navegable waterway which would link Cantabria and the Mediterranean. Only 150km were built, from Bocal, near Tudela, Navarra to El Burgo de Ebro, near Zaragoza. It currently ...

Justicia Monument - The Justicia Monument was erected in 1904 as result of the collaboration between the architect Felix Navarro and the sculptor Francisco Vidal. It represents Don Juan V de Lanuza, last justicia (Supreme Judge of Aragon), executed by order of Philip II and the lost of the Aragonese institution, not ...

Pignatelli Park - The park was raised to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Imperial Channel, which was finished due to decisive promotion by Ramon Pignatelli. The statue of Pignatelli was designed for the Glorieta in Plaza Aragon, where it stayed until 1904, date when it was moved to its ...

Plaza de los Sitios (Monument to the Sieges) - The Spanish-French Exhibition was held in Zaragoza in 1908, in memory of the Peninsula War and to unite both countries. For this event with more than 5,000 exhibitors, a site was prepared between Avenida Independencia and Huerva River. This is now Plaza de los Sitios, which contains striking ...

Primo de Rivera Park - An ideal place in which to escape the noise and pollution caused by city traffic, this huge park offers many attractions. It has a landscaped garden area with fountains in addition to botanical gardens and a large wild area planted with pine trees. The central part that extends from the entrance to ...

Roman Walls - Caesaraugusta was surrounded by a wall with numerous towers, perhaps as many as 120. The walls were extremely thick, up to 7 metres in places, whit alabaster and limestone block exteriors and an extraordinarily hard mortar interior (opus caementicium). Its towers were semicircular or ...

Stone Bridge - The oldest bridge over the Ebro. 15th Century gothic style, it has been restored on numerous occasions after flooding of the Ebro. Of note are the bronze lions by Francisco Rallo. Address: Paseo Echegaray y ...

Veruela Monastery, Zaragoza Province - Veruela Monastery is the oldest in the Province of Zaragoza (founded in 1146). It is surrounded by crenelleted walls framed by round towers, which give it the air of a fortress. The original Cistercian architecture is hidden by other styles. The facade has a splayed Romanesque portal with five ...

Casa Retuerta - The Casa Retuerta was built in 1904 in one of the best planned sectors within the urban expansion area of the city. The situation of the house, in the angle of two important streets allowed the architect Juan Francisco Gomez Pulido to concentrate his attentiont in the corner, which was solved ...

Casino Mercantil - The Casino Mercantil was built in the plot of land, which the palace of Don juan de Coloma, secretary of Fernando el Catolico, the Catholic King, previously occupied. The facade was made in 1912 by Francisco Albiñana, and is one of the most impressive modernism buildings in Zaragoza. It is ...

Casa Molins - This work by Fernando de Yarzo is one of the best examples of modernist aesthetics in our city and of the integration of the new style within the historical quarter. The two-street facade is solved with the typical cant, decorated with wavy, rhythmic shapes inspired by Nature. It has a ground ...

Modernist Bandstand - The Modernist Bandstand was designed by the Martinez Ubago brothers on the ocasion of the Hispano-French Exposition of 1908. Before its current location it was situated in the Plaza de los Sitios and in the Paseo de la Independencia. Its baldachin structure is erected on a stone base; eight cast ...

Don Pedro de Luna Palace - Zaragoza blossomed in the 16th century. This striking palace is an example of the power of the nobility. It is also called Condes de Morata Palace and was built on the Roman wall. The front entrance, with its rounded arch and beautiful decorations is of especial interest, flanked by two figures of ...

Former Capitania General - Built by order of the Army Engineers in 1893 in Neo-classic style, the former Capitania General has an irregular ground plan due to the elliptic shape of the old Glorieta de Pignatelli present-day Plaza de Aragon. Inside, the great staircase presided over by the bronze statue of General Palafox ...

The Mercado Central (Central Market) - The Central Market is erected in the same place that the city market has occupied since the 13th century. The building, inaugurated in 1903, was not designed as an isolated building, but it formed part of a town planning action aimed at transforming the surroundings of the square, this remodelling, ...

Former Faculty of Medicine & Sciences - This is one of the most successful works by the architect Ricardo Magdalena; a building which responds to the historical tendency of the time, where the models of the Aragonese Renaissance Palaces are reintroduced. Following this tradition, it is made of brick, with application of polychrome tiles ...

Post Office Building - The Post Office building was erected on the land where the old Pignatelli theatre existed, which was demolished in 1915. The architect, Antonio Rubio, designs a piece of work which represents a late attempt to recover Mudejar forms, as shown on the main facade which opens onto the Paseo . the inner ...

Joaquin Costa School - Joaquin Costa (Born in Monzon, Aragon in 1846) was one of the predecessors of The Generation of 98 (Spanish literary and cultural movement which proclaimed a moral and cultural rebirth after the loss in 1898 of the country's last colonies). Concerned the country’s political problems, he ...

La Misericordia Bullring - The first stable bullring of Zaragoza was built in the 18th century thanks to the initiative of Ramon Pignatelli; the name of Coso de la Misericordia (Arena of Mercy) referred to its link with the Royal House of Mercy, which was maintained partly thanks to the profits gained with the bull ...

Pignatelli Building - It was built in the 18th century as Casa de Misericordia, an orphanage and poorhouse. Ramon Pignatelli, promoted its construction. While it was an orphanage, the building was maintained by the money collected from bullfights. During the War of Independence this building became a military hospital. ...

Gascon and Marin Schools - This building next to the –School of Applied Arts, was started in 1911 from plans of the Architect Jose Yarza. The most autstanding feature of this brick built school is the curved main entrance at an angle of the building and in which is concentrated all the decoration of Neo-Renaissance bas ...

Torrero Palace - Recently rehabilitated as the headquarters of the College of Architects, the house of the Torrero family is one of the oldest of its era in the city (1500). The most important parts of the original are preserved in their original condition; (upper balconies and eaves the plan of the building and ...

Principal Theatre - Since its inauguration in 1798, this theatre has been subjected to numerous reformations. Its present interior is the work of Ricardo Magdalena (1896) who also designed the rear façade in an eclectic neo-classical style. The front of the building was remodelled by the brothers Borobio in ...

Fortea Tower - Built to a square plan, the lower part is of stone and the rest is of brich. It is the most important example in the city of mudejar civil architecture of the 15th Century. Acquired by the Town Council, it has been restored and is presently occupied by the Department responsible for the Areas of ...

La Zuda Tower - The seat of the Moslem governors, it was built on one of the turrets of the Roman wall. After the reconquest it became the residential palace of the kings of Aragon, from Alfonso I el Batallador (The Warrior) to Jaime I. Its present aspect dates and the characteristics of palatial architecture of ...

Aljaferia Castle - The most important monument of the Moslem time is, undoubtedly, the palace of La Aljaferia, the headquarters of the Government of Aragon today. This palace was built in a period of urbanistic and cultural splendour of the city, at the same time as the prestige of philosophers and doctors, Arab and ...

Chamber of Commerce - Former site of the Zaragoza Exhibition Centre for Trade Fairs, the building was designed by the Borobio brothers and Jose Beltran Navarro. They used historical schemes with a suggestion of mudejar. Of nothe is the slender light tower, 56m high, which was built in 1940 as a landmark and emblem of ...

Auditorium Congress Palace - This building of truly great proportions was built in 1994 from the design of Manuel Perez Latorre. It has a portico raised on pillars of great height and houses an ample complez of modern facilities with capacity for ten thousand people. It is a pioneer for its versatility, handling concerts, ...

Convention Centre - The Convention Centre on the Expo site, by Nieto Sobejano has a wave-like roof with skylights to allow sunlight to enter illuminate foyers and common spaces. Likewise, the rooms receive natural light from outside by means of translucent façade walls, in alternating stretches of glass and ...