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Welcome to Zaragoza! Spain's fifth-largest city was once a huge mélange of Iberians, Romans, Muslims and Christians, and is now a dynamic enclave of
 Old 1895 university Faculty |
Plaza Paraíso, 4 Zaragoza 50008 Spain |
Built by Ricardo Magdalena, it was inaugurated in 1895. The building was the Faculty of Medicine & Science, a hospital and a morgue. It was surrounded by an iron fence which no longer stands, as it impeded traffic. At the end of the staircase are four seated statues: two doctors and two scientists. All around the building are medallions with faces of illustrious doctors and scientists. In the interior stands a statue of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, a student and professor here who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Sixteenth-century arch |
Deán, 5 Zaragoza 50001 Spain |
Behind La Seo Cathedral stands the Dean's House (12th century), whose present appearance dates back to the 16th century. The Dean is the head of the church and presides over it in the cathedrals. The arch has two very large and impressive windows. This part of the city was very much damaged during the War of Independence, because near it stood General Palafox's house (He was in charge of the defence of the city). In 1953 the Dean's House and the arch were bought by Ibercaja, the local savings bank. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Colourful and lively food market |
Avenida César Augusto, s/n Zaragoza 50003 Spain |
The Central Market is still in use. It was built on the place that used to be the market in the Middle Ages. First inaugurated in 1903 and restored to modernise its interior in 1986. On one of its walls a plaque reminds us that in that square the last Judge of Aragón, Juan de Lanuza, was beheaded (1591) at Felipe II's orders during the riots in the Antonio Pérez case. A walk through the market is a must for those who want a real taste of Zaragozan atmosphere. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Spain's largest flowing river |
Plaza del Pilar Zaragoza 50003 Spain |
Behind Plaza Pilar the River Ebro, formerly known as the Iber, flows. It gives shape and personality to the city although Zaragoza has ignored its presence for quite a long time. The Ebro is the largest and longest river in Spain (though the Tagus is the largest in the Iberian Peninsula, as it flows into Portugal). It starts in the Cantabrian Mountains and flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Tortosa 900km later. It was navigable until the construction of reservoirs and had a harbour in the Roman city. Even the Normans went up it from Tortosa as far as Navarra. Five bridges cross this river in the city. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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One of eight city gates |
Paseo Pamplona, s/n Zaragoza 50004 Spain |
Zaragoza used to have eight city gates which stood till the sieges of the War of Independence. Now there is only one: La Puerta del Carmen, which dates back to the 18th century. Not all the gates were destroyed during this war. They were also destroyed in the 1868 revolution and in the 20th century, due to our dependence on cars. The Puerta del Carmen was one of the entrances from the south, which used to have a toll where all goods had to be declared and paid for. You can still see the shrapnel holes from the wars in it. The gate has three arches. The biggest one was for carts and the two side ones for pedestrians. The heads of the executed used to be displayed here, too. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Painter with four characters |
Plaza del Pilar Zaragoza 50003 Spain |
This bronze monument by Federico Marés (1960) has five figures: the painter Francisco de Goya, who stands on a pedestal and holds a paint brush and a palette, and four seated figures on the floor (two men on one side and two women on the other). They are majos dressed typically as in the 18th century, as we see them in Goya's paintings. Goya's tombstone is beside the monument; he died in Bordeaux and his body was taken to the church of San Isidro in Madrid and since 1919 his remains have lain in his beloved San Antonio de la Florida Hermitage, also in Madrid. The city of Bordeaux donated this cenotaph to Zaragoza in 1928, the centenary of Goya's death. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Covered Bullring |
Pignatelli, 87 Zaragoza 50004 Spain +34 976 43 2381 |
Construction was initiated by the Zaragozan patron Ramón Pignatelli and the ring was built in the 18th century. It is known as La Misericordia (mercy) because with the money collected, the Casa de Misericordia (orphanage) was maintained; that building now headquarters the Government of Aragón. The bullring can hold up to 14,000 people and has a retractable roof in case it rains. The main bull-fighting season in the city is the week of the 12th in October which puts an end to the season nationally. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The City's Stock Exchange |
Plaza del Pilar, s/n Zaragoza 50003 Spain +34 976 39 7239 |
La Lonja was not a market but a stock market for traders. The markets themselves were held in open squares. The building was finished in 1551 and its promoter, the archbishop Hernando of Aragón, was a member of the royal family. On the upper part you can see several faces of prominent people of the time. The interior is a wide, bright space divided by three naves with pillars and vaults of the same height. On one wall is Carlos V's coat of arms. This building is considered one of the best examples of civil architecture from the Spanish Renaissance. It is currently used as an exhibition hall. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A Roman gift |
Avenida César Augusto, s/n Zaragoza 50003 Spain |
Zaragoza was founded in the year 24 BC by the Romans under Augustus. The city initually took the name of its founder: Caesaraugusta. This statue shows the emperor dressed as a general and haranguing his troops, and on his breastplate you can see symbols of some of the places he conquered. This statue was given by Mussolini's Fascist 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. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The lungs of the city |
Avenida San Sebastian Zaragoza 50006 Spain |
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 the main waterfall (Avenida San Sebastian) is an attractive combination of hedges, trees, ponds and French-style flowerbeds. It's worth stopping in one of the many pavement cafés for a drink and a rest. The park was built in the early 20th-century and named after the General who staged a coup in 1923 and then ruled Spain as a military dictator until 1930. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Art nouveau avenue |
El Paseo Sagasta Zaragoza 50006 Spain |
A large number of modernist buildings were built along this avenue during the 19th and 20th centuries, a few of which are still standing. This was during the bourgeois expansion of the city. It is still lined with plane trees, but only a few of the gardens have hedges. Casa Juncosa (1903 by José de Yarza) and Casa Retuerta (1904 by Juan Francisco Gómez) - at numbers 11 and 13 - are striking, and both have been declared National Monuments. They have vegetable motifs and wrought-iron balconies. What Napoleon could not achieve some mayors did through speculation. This is also a good shopping area. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Street with Parisian touch |
Centro ciudad Zaragoza 50001 Spain |
This is the main street in Zaragoza. It was built in the 19th century as part of a larger development project and is strongly influenced by Rue Rivoli in Paris. At the beginning of the 20th century it had a tree-lined central pedestrian footpath. In the 60s the central part was opened to traffic and only some of the old buildings have been preserved. On either side of the street are arcades and this is the commercial centre of the city, with banks, shops, newsagents, cinemas, bars and so on. Ideal for shopping and for watching zaragozanos at leisure. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The heart of the city |
Basilica del Pilar Zaragoza 50003 Spain |
This square is also known as Cathedral Square and is one of the largest in Europe. The area was formerly divided by hedges and cypress trees, but is now a huge open space, floodlit at night. It is a pedestrian square and contains some of the most important buildings in the city: Basilica of El Pilar, the Cathedral of La Seo, City Hall, La Lonja (stock market). Here you can also find the Tourist Information Office, Hispanidad Fountain and a Goya monument. The River Ebro flows regally behind it. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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