TOURISM IN ZARAGOZA AND ARAGÓN

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Zaragoza - View of the Ebro river, stone bridge and Basilica of "El Pilar" - Photography  by Víctor Usieto

Information brochure about the Holy Week in Zaragoza
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    1. HISTORY OF ZARAGOZA
    2. ACCOMMODATIONS, RESTAURANTS, TAPEO IN ZARAGOZA
    3. HERITAGE, NATURAL SPACES, CULTURAL SPACES OF ZARAGOZA
    4. TOURISM IN ARAGÓN

1. HISTORY OF ZARAGOZA___________________________________________________________________

 "Zaragoza is a city with a very old history, where you can find material and immaterial culture from pre-Roman times - city of Salduba - from Roman times - Cesar Augusta - Muslim - Taifa of Zaragoza, Banu Qasi - Reconquista - Alfonso I, the Battler - and the lands of frontrera - fueros - ... constructions Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicist, Modernist - Street of Sagasta - contemporary..., artists such as Buñuel, Sender, Goya ... and much more and of course the rich imagery of the processions in Holy Week creating a sculptured Vía Crucis way of the cross processioning through the streets accompanied by the atavistic sound of drums and bass drums .. The  wealth of historical and cultural heritage of the city of Zaragoza allows a wide range of possibilities to get closer to this city. " (By Zaragoza City Council)

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2. ACCOMMODATIONS, RESTAURANTS, TAPEO EN ZARAGOZA____________________________________

2.1 ACCOMMODATION - WEB TOURISM TOWN HALL OF ZARAGOZA: page that collects all the information - telephone number, fax, web page, photograph, summary, comments ... - about hotels of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 stars, hostels, pensions, hostels, camping ...
2.2 RESTAURANTS - WEB TOURISM TOWN HALL OF ZARAGOZA: page that collects Information on places to eat: restaurants with one, two and three forks. Does not pick up the restaurants located in hotel establishments. Typical products of Aragon are: ham from Teruel, ternasco from Aragón (lamb), borage, Bajo Aragón oil, truffles, mushrooms, tomato, seasonal vegetables, wines with designation of origin ...
2.3 TAPEO - WEB TOURISM TOWN HALL OF ZARAGOZA - "Of tapas for Zaragoza". "The gastronomic offer for the part of one of the biggest attractions of Zaragoza. Bars and taverns with fantastic counters, with a great variety of products and restaurants with dishes from the Zaragoza garden, the ternasco, mushrooms and truffles put on a prestigious altar to all our gastronomy. The most representative areas of tapas are:
  • Zona El Tubo: It is one of the best known and emblematic areas of the city to go for tapas. After a few years of decline, the taverns and locals of this area have managed to reinvent themselves, becoming the city's new gastronomic reference point for its varied offer and fantastic atmosphere.
  • Zona Plaza Santa Marta y Plaza del Pilar: Passing under the Arch of the Dean you will end up in a small square, marked by small bars of great tradition in serving tapas. From here you can access the Square San Pedro Nolasco, crossing the Street Mayor, where more modern premises are located next to the most classic of the city. In Square del Pilar and nearby you will find market and seasonal cuisine.
  • Zona de la Magdalena: In this area, especially in the Street Estudios, typical taverns that serve tables of cured, cheeses, smoked or sausages, very typical throughout Aragon. If you decide on this option, we recommend you not miss the Mudejar de la Magdalena Tower, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  • Zona Independencia: In this area you can choose between parallel and perpendicular streets to Paseo Independencia, with more bohemian and traditional places or avant-garde cuisine establishments.
  • Zona Plaza San Francisco-Romareda: "Meeting places close to the University, with a wide variety of gastronomic offer in restaurants, tapas and snacks."
  • Zona de San Miguel: Zone located next to the Church San Miguel to the Coso, between streets like the one of the Heorism. You can find El Mesón de la Tortilla, where you can taste all kinds of tortillas, the Cabezudos, José Luis bar..." (Miguel Ángel Vicente Val Director of gastronomic publishing house Almozara)
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3. TOURISM IN ZARAGOZA__________________________________________________________________
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4. TOURISM IN ARAGÓN____________________________________________________________________

 4.1 HOLY WEEK IN ARAGÓN
  • ZARAGOZA - Declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest in 2014.. It is unique in that it represents the complete Passion of Christ in polychrome wooden sculpture - Holy Burial - accompanied by drums, bass drums, timbales, matracas, carracas, bugles, heraldic trumpets, as well as jotas de pasión, bandas y ministriles. The bass drum is used exclusively in Aragón and the carraca, matraca and heraldic trumpets in Zaragoza. The drum was introduced in Zaragoza from Bajo Aragón - Teruel - in the middle of the 20th century. The Holy Week of Zaragoza and its processions date from the s. XIV and has more than 700 years of history and 400 years the Holy Burial. 16,000 brothers participate in 53 processions with 7,000 drums and bass drums.
  • TERUEL - Declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest in 2014 the Holy Week of Calanda. In the Bajo Aragón - Teruel - is the Origin of the use of the drum and the bass drum in Holy Week. It is unique the Rompida of the Calanda time on Holy Friday at noon. Its origin as we know it today is at the end of the XVIII century. Nine Villages of Bajo Aragón - Teruel - form the Drum Route:
4.2 NATURAL SPACES OF   ARAGÓN - Government of Aragón website  - LOCATION MAP

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