Zaragoza

Zaragoza is a two–thousand-year-old city, through which almost all the civilizations that dominated the Iberian Peninsula passed, and from which ruins and monuments have been preserved, despite the devastating impact that these places suffered during the war, had on architectural heritage, independence.

Three main attractions:

The Cathedral -Basilica of Our Lady of El Pilar is the largest Baroque church in Spain. It features works of art such as the altarpiece of the main altar by Damian Forment, the choirs of the 16th century and the Holy Chapel, the work of architect Ventura Rodriguez from 1750. There are also frescoes by Goya and Francisco Bayeu.

Plaza de las Catedrales: La Lonja on the left and La Seo in the background. The Cathedral of Salvador (La Seo), recently restored and representing a mixture of styles — Romanesque, Gothic, Mudejara and Baroque — was built on the remains of a mosque of the Muslim era, and it, in turn, on a Roman temple. The dome, the apse, the Mudejar wall, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mudejar architecture ensemble of Aragon, and the Baroque tower stand out from the outside. The interior contains a large number of works of art, such as a Gothic image of the main altar, an organ, a choir, a rear choir, a complex of Renaissance and Baroque chapels or a Tapestry Museum.

Alhaferia Palace, 11th century. Semicircular towers, rebuilt in the XX century. The Alhaferia Palace is an Arab structure that was the palace of King Al-Muqtadir of the Saracust taifa in the 11th century. It was also used by some kings of Aragon, such as Pedro IV the Ceremonial and Ferdinand the Catholic, among others. Later it was used as the headquarters of the Inquisition, and today it is the headquarters of the Cortes of Aragon after extensive restoration, which included the reconstruction of some rooms. Highlights include a courtyard surrounded by horseshoe-shaped arches intertwined with plaster, a mihrab and a Renaissance-style upper floor with a large staircase and a throne room.