With helmets on, hands on the wheel and full attention before stopping at a stop sign, dozens of children learned key road safety rules at an open-air driving school in Pilar Square this Sunday while riding bicycles, scooters and pedal karts.
Zaragoza Airport aims to go beyond increasing routes by attracting an airline to establish a permanent aircraft base in the Aragonese capital. The goal is part of a new connectivity plan promoted by the Government of Aragon and Zaragoza City Council, which includes more than 30 routes and a major expansion of domestic and international connections from 2027.
Zaragoza brought together 5,500 runners this Sunday for the 11th Zaragoza Firefighters Race, which broke its participation record again and has become one of the city's most popular sporting events, as shown by registrations selling out nearly two months in advance.
Zaragoza has concluded the second edition of the Mobility Summit and Mobility Hackathon with six proposals designed to make it easier, safer and more accessible to get around the city, regardless of each person’s age, abilities or digital skills.
Zaragoza City Council, through the municipal company Zaragoza Vivienda, has been selected by the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation as one of eight projects honored in Spain for promoting cultural participation and transforming relations between citizens, institutions and cultural stakeholders. The Zaragoza initiative, titled “Beyond the Doors: Inhabiting the Commons,” will be developed in the El Gancho neighborhood and will receive €75,000 in funding.
Crossing Zaragoza's Plaza de Europa toward the Ebro today means navigating traffic, bus stops and pedestrians heading for the river or Santa Lucía Street. Nothing in the current landscape, not even a single stone, reveals what stood here for centuries.
Mar Vaquero, Vice President and Minister of the Presidency, Justice, Culture and Sport of the Government of Aragon, opened Cantavieja’s 126th Livestock Fair this Saturday, an event bringing nearly 350 animals and around 200 commercial stalls to the streets of the town in Teruel province.
Diving at Zaragoza Aquarium, spending time with kittens, making a traditional roscón, discovering the secrets of Zaragoza’s street names or visiting Madrid’s Royal Galleries are just some of the activities offered this autumn by 12 Lunas, Zaragoza City Council’s youth leisure program. It will provide 2,593 places across 144 activities during October, November and December.
For four years, Miguel and María have led this project, bringing a venue with its own personality to life. Los Sibaritas, at 4 Calle Marina Moliner, offers a dining experience that goes far beyond simply sitting down to eat.
Rokelin S.L.U., under its “Rokelin” brand, won the Gold Medal at the 2026 Best Teruel Ham PDO Quality Competition held this past Friday at the Teruel Exhibition and Convention Centre. The Teruel-based company received the top award for a ham cured at its own facility in Teruel for 102 weeks before entering the competition.
There are still towns in Aragon where children fill the parks, streets and school gates. In some, more than one in ten residents is under 10.
Zaragoza's electoral landscape continues to shift less than a year before the May 2027 municipal elections, but Vox still has one unanswered question: who will lead its ticket in the Aragonese capital. Municipal spokesperson Eva Torres has not ruled out running again, although she has made clear that the decision is not hers. "I wouldn't mind continuing," she said, before adding: "My party is moving more slowly than the rest. I don't know; when they decide, they will make it public. Madrid has the final say."
Bus travel between Zaragoza and its airport will become easier from this Monday, September 21. Line 505 will introduce direct payment by bank card and mobile device, allowing passengers to purchase the €4.65 single ticket when boarding without buying it in advance.
The Salvemos los Pinares de Venecia platform has submitted more than 400 objections to the municipal project for new roads and utility lines around the amusement park. In 15 days, the group registered nearly 400 objections, in addition to those submitted individually and online. The project was opened for public consultation on August 27, with a municipal budget of 4,180,998.10 euros and a two-week period for filing objections.
Calatayud will once again become a meeting point for classic vehicle enthusiasts this Sunday, September 20. The Club Clásicos Comarca de Calatayud is holding a new edition of its annual gathering, an event that has been filling the streets with cars that are part of automotive history for nearly two decades.
Zaragoza restaurant Foodverzo is one of 15 establishments selected for the Grand Final of the seventh edition of the International Patatas Bravas Preparation Competition – Palencia Brava / Una de Bravas 2026. Chef Luigi Rubertone will compete with his Bravas Foodverzo creation next Monday, September 28, in a final bringing together chefs from across Spain.
The Somontano Designation of Origin has launched its “Zaragoza vino Somontano” series in Zaragoza, bringing its wines to the Aragonese capital throughout September and October through experiences linked to gastronomy and culture. The first event, “Cine&Vino,” filled the Zaragoza Film Library on Thursday with an original tasting pairing four wines from the designation with some of the most iconic characters from the big screen.
The relationship between the PP and Vox in Zaragoza City Council is facing its most tense moment yet. The conservatives need to get next year's municipal budget approved, and Vox remains willing to negotiate, but warns it is not prepared to continue providing stability to Natalia Chueca's administration unless the commitments agreed by both parties are fulfilled first. "These eight months Chueca has left ahead of her won't be so comfortable," Vox spokesperson Eva Torres warned.
Fewer positions and a smaller municipal structure. This is the reform Vox is demanding from Natalia Chueca’s government and which, according to its spokesperson, Eva Torres, could lead to the disappearance of some director general positions at Zaragoza City Council. The party has been calling for this “streamlining” for months and believes it should be launched as soon as possible, as part of the outstanding commitments with the governing team under the 2026 budget.
Zaragoza City Council is considering revoking the licenses for two planned gas stations in Valdespartera following controversy among local residents and the neighborhood’s educational community. Víctor Serrano, the councilor for Urban Planning, Infrastructure, Energy and Housing, met with neighborhood and education representatives on Friday to discuss the situation and assess possible courses of action.