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LOCAL ZARAGOZA HOLIDAY GUIDE
Zaragoza - Spain
Widely known for Flamenco music, dance, bull-fights, fantastic beaches and lots of sunshine, Spain has to offer much more than that. It is - and has been for thousands of years - one of the cultural centres of Europe. It has beautiful cities and towns, offering really old monuments as well as futuristic architecture. Its various regions are all different one to each other, geographically, climatically and even in personality.
Zaragoza also known as Saragossa, the city is the capital of the region of Aragon. It's the fifth largest city in Spain, located midway between Madrid and Barcelona. Zaragoza is situated in the valley of Ebro, Spain's most water-bearing river, in an impressive landscape with picturesque villages and very old traditions and popular customs.
You can visit the Aljaferia, an 11th-century Moorish palace, as well as two world-class museums, each housed in a restored palace: Museo Pablo Gargallo (dedicated to the sculptor) and Museo Camon Aznar (artworks). Roman walls, churches (such as Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar)
Zaragoza has its own airport located 11 kilometres / 7 Miles West of City or Reus Tarragona |
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