Shopping inside Zaragoza: "other streets".

Shopping inside Zaragoza: "other streets".

Zaragoza can be the city in Spain with more shopping centres per inhabitant. And city centre has several streets with a lot of shops.

But not all shops are in city centre.

We want to talk about one shopping street "different", where you will not see too many tourism but has something special

Delicias street

Calle Delicias (Delicias street... or if you want the awful translation written somewhere "Street Delights" which seems to be translated with an online program) is the street that names an important neighbourhood, in fact, the one with more population.

It is a cobbled and pedestrian street with a lot of shops. And you will find nice prices there.

What kind of shops can I find there?

Almost all kind of shops, never mind if about clothes, furniture, food, technology, toys, etc... There is only one detail. No major shopping companies use to have there a shop or something like that (there are exceptions, of course). This is, you will find clothes or furniture shops but no one with that "well known" name. They are usually small shops that will make the same service... and usually cheaper rather than in shopping centre or city centre.
Reason is clear... it is one of cheapest neighbourhood for living and a hire for a shop is not expensive, so prices will be cheaper. Furthermore, it is not the richest neirghbourhood. Shops will check prices for their major customers... and you will find interesting things there.

Be sure you will find almost all you would want to buy being at Zaragoza and cheaper.

Just take notice about they are shops not used to receive tourism so English will not be spoken (maybe in those managed by Asian people, but not used).

Anyway it worths to walk around this street. It is not in a touristic area but the whole street worths.

How can I arrive there?

Easily by bus.
If you have the Touristic bus ticket, stop at Zaragoza railway station is the nearest, despite it is about 1 km away.

You can take any other line to reach there. For instance, western side (Av. Madrid) can be reached by lines 32, 33, 21, etc... (doesn't matter the number, just take a look at www.tuzsa.es and look for the line nearest to your origin) and eastern side (Av. Duquesa Villahermosa) can be reached by line 38 or 22.

Remember that with Zaragoza card you have some bus or tramway included in the card and no need to pay the bus if using that card.

And... there is a surprise in the middle of the street.

There was one little corner where they made a "vertical garden". Similar to those New York gardens, it is a 800m path in several flats with a lot of vegetation that can be walked and enjoyed.

There is no need to look for it. You will find it exactly in the middle of the street.

Just have some views:

Arriving Zaragoza by train - International transfer

Arriving Zaragoza by train - International transfer

Today in Zaragoza a new international transfer starts with high speed railway.
Eight daily trains will join Madrid and Figueres-Vilafant close to the French border. All of them will have a call at Zaragoza and two of them will have a transfer (in less than 20 minutes) to a French TGV with origin/destination Paris-Gare de Lyon.

After a lot of years under construction, when first strech Madrid-Zaragoza-Lerida high speed lane was opened in october 2003, line arrives to Figueres-Vilafant (and international strech until Perpignan is on service but still only operated by SNCF).
It will take about eight hours to arrive Zaragoza, supossing you are departing from Paris. The two daily trains will have some calls incluiding Valence-TGV and Nimes where you can get a transfer to other destinations.
In spring it is estimated to have more services Madrid-Barcelona-Lyon-Paris with a transfer at Figueres-Vilafant and more services to other southern France destinations as well as to Switzerland.
Of course it is a long journey (even if there is a three days per week RYR flight Zaragoza - Paris Beauvois) but let's remember several interesting points:
* There is no limit with baggage. Forget those limits about 10 kg in the plane and baggage sizes. You can take two or three luggages providing you will be able to carry them only. Transfer at Figueres-Vilafant is in the same platform (two tracks in the same platform, one for Renfe train, another for SNCF trains. So you just get off one train, walk several steps and... you are inside the other train. You look for your seat and wait until destination).
* Forget carrying baggage from city centre to airport, later to bus transfer, later to... just city centre to city centre and as many baggage as you want
* You can use your mobile, computer, etc... inside trains with no limits... and have a walk while journey in the train aisle.
* If your origin/destination is not Paris, you will not have direct flight. Be sure that, even if a long journey, it will be the faster destination.
TGV SNCF and AVE Renfe trains are too comfortable for a long journey. You can plan to have meals inside, or buy something at the cafeteria. There are different classes inside the train with comforts and facilities.
Furthermore, should you have an Interrail pass or something like it, journey could be free, or will require only paying a supplement.

There are other possibilities to arrive to Zaragoza by train (transfer from any other airport, such as Madrid or Barcelona) but this is one way to arrive from any southern Europe site to Zaragoza by train, with a new high speed line and easy transfers.
In other posts we will talk about buying tickets and other advices for trains.
Today you can reach for timetables at Renfe and SNCF timetables selecting anywhere to Figueres-Vilafant (hint: not "Figueres" which is a regional train station located 500 m. away) and from Figueres-Vilafant to Zaragoza

Hint: At Zaragoza station you will have a free commuter train with your ticket from other station if you take an AVE train or someone else. In the ticket it will appear the word "Combinado cercanías" (commuter shuttle) and a five-letter password.
Look for any commuter ticket machine. English will be available there. Take the option of "Combinado cercanías" and just enter the password.
You will have a ticket to travel to any station within Zaragoza commuter network. It is a really small network but if your hotel or destination is not far away from Zaragoza-Portillo, Zaragoza-Goya or Zaragoza-Miraflores stations, shifting will be free