Renaissance walking tour

Renaissance walking tour

Another walking guided tour. This time related to Renaissance in Zaragoza.

What are I'm going to visit?

Walking along the city with a guide you will visit seven monuments:

- Pilar Basilic
- Renaissance Market
- Camon Aznar Musem Palace
- Real Maestranza Palace
- Sastago Palace
- St. Engracia Basilic
- Infanta Courtyard (inside ibercaja bank)

A guide will go with you with explanations of all these monuments

When are these tours available?

Once per month on saturdays at 11:00.
Ask in the tourism office for further information


Cost is 5,50 EUR for adults.

Walking city tours

Walking city tours

Zaragoza tourism prepares several tours around the city.
Do you want to know more?. Sometimes it is the best option to have a quick explanation about the city.

What kind of city tours can I find?

A lot of them.

Main ones are:
- Roman city
- Renaissance
- Goya in Zaragoza
- Mudejar Art in Zaragoza


and there are several ones

When are those city tours?

You can ask in the tourism office but for instance, the main four ones are on Saturdays or Sundays morning, one every week while all the year.
But ask for it because they can start at 10:30, 11:00, etc...

What about tickets?

Tickets may be bought in advance via internet or in the tourism office.
Price for a single ticket can be 5 to 6 euro. You can hire a visit for a group with a whole price.




Be aware that this page will be updated with links to those walking city tours and giving more information

Puerta Cinegia shopping centre

Puerta Cinegia shopping centre

Yes, it is absolutely possible to join culture, heritage and shopping in the whole heart of the city.
You have just to go to Puerta Cinegia shopping centre.

What is Puerta Cinegia?

The name comes from Latin (well... Puerta is a Spanish word that means "Gate").
As a Roman founded city, Zaragoza had a Cardum and Decumanum, and four gates, one in each corner of the "castrum".
Cinegia was the southern Gate of the Roman city. And when a shopping centre was built there, they kept that name for it.

Here you have some pictures about the buildings "before" that shopping centre and "after" it.

What can I find at Puerta Cinegia?

As a shopping centre it is not big at all. You will find just some corridors (it is possible to enter from three streets) and several levels. But, in fact, just some restaurants, bars and some shops of all kind of goods. Nothing different than in another shopping street and of course, much smaller than in other shopping centre.

But... there is a great deal or heritage there!.

What heritage will I find there?

There are several things... but two main ones are:

- ORIGINAL ROMAN WALL. In the underground there is part of original Roman Wall but... entering by Plaza España, just in the left side, those rocks you will see are part of the original Wall and have more than 2000 years of history.

- RENAISSANCE COURTYARD. When works started, a Renaissance courtyard was discovered. It was decided to be kept as it was... so in the middle (better said... in a corner) of the shopping centre you will find a nice surprise.

How and when can I visit it?

Arriving is veeeeeeery easy. It is in Plaza España. Walking from any street, stopping with any bus in the nearby or with the tramway in Plaza España stop, you will find it face to face.

Both, Roman Walls and Renaissance Courtyard, can be visited while shopping is open. This means usually 9:00 - 10:00 in the morning until late night (because restaurants will keep open). Weekends may have a restricted timetable but it could be one the "inside monument" with longest timetable

And... free!.