This duplex penthouse combines two major advantages of living in central Zaragoza: iconic landmarks within walking distance and a private outdoor space. The home is in San Pablo, next to Plaza del Teatro del Mercado and near Plaza del Pilar, on a south-facing top floor.
The European Union is preparing a major overhaul of its customs system. The EU Council has approved a reform aimed at adapting to the huge growth in online shopping, strengthening controls and improving the collection of customs duties.
Seat will disappear as a car brand by the end of 2029 if Volkswagen’s supervisory board approves the group’s new strategic plan this Friday. The decision is part of the German giant’s cost-cutting efforts to address the transformation of the automotive sector and growing competition from Chinese manufacturers.
Itesal, a Zaragoza-based company and leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of aluminum systems and solutions for architecture, held its traditional annual employee gathering at its plant in Pina de Ebro (Zaragoza). More than 200 professionals from its facilities and several of its Distribution Centers in Spain attended the event, which aimed to strengthen internal cohesion and share the company's main challenges.
During a visit to Cepyme Aragón, Economy Minister Eva Valle said her department aims to ensure “major technology investments reach SMEs” and announced a competitiveness plan to help them join the “digital revolution”.
Contemporary Star Energy (CSE) will send the first professionals to China next October to train for work at the future Figueruelas battery gigafactory in Zaragoza. Participants will train at Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) facilities and learn directly on production lines equivalent to those that will later operate at the Zaragoza plant.
Zaragoza will have 112 new three-, four- and five-bedroom homes in the Miralbueno district. The Lagos Miralbueno development will involve a €42 million investment, be developed as a cooperative and become Único Homes’ first project in the Aragonese capital.
Zaragoza looks different from a tenth-floor vantage point. That panorama is one of the main attractions of this exterior, renovated penthouse in the AVE district, which uses its height to gain natural light and open views across the city.
Used home prices in Aragón surged 15.4% year on year in August, above Spain’s average of 12.5%. The region recorded the country’s third-largest increase, behind only Cantabria and Castilla-La Mancha, according to idealista’s latest property price index.
With less than two days to go before the Vive Latino festival opens in Zaragoza and a sellout expected, hotel occupancy is forecast to reach 79.80% on Friday and Saturday. These forecasts already exceed occupancy figures from previous editions of the music festival, surpassing last year’s figure by 3.47 percentage points and 2024’s by 1.95 points. Antonio Presencio, president of Horeca Hotels Zaragoza and Province, said the average stay will be 1.65 days.
The Federation of Trade and Services Entrepreneurs of Zaragoza and Province (ECOS) will join a rally in Zaragoza this afternoon in support of Ceuta following the mass, irregular entry of thousands of people into the autonomous city.
Hotel occupancy in Zaragoza city reached 69% in August, up 4% from 2025. In the province, occupancy fell to 70.50%, 9.25 points below last year. Antonio Presencio, president of Horeca Hotels Zaragoza and the province, described the figures as positive.
Promoting young talent and turning research into solutions with real-world applications is the goal of the sixth Fundación Hidrógeno Aragón Awards, which once again recognize the best work related to hydrogen, renewable energy and decarbonization. The international call for entries will remain open until September 10 and offers prizes of up to €2,000 for doctoral theses, master’s dissertations and undergraduate dissertations.
Zaragoza keeps some of its most unique homes on the top floors of its buildings. This penthouse on Miguel Salvador Allué Street, next to Plaza de los Sitios, brings together several features that are hard to find in the city center: spacious rooms, abundant natural light, open views and three terraces from which to enjoy the city from above.
Aragon remains free of African swine fever, with no cases detected so far in the region, either among wild boar or at pig farms. However, the strategic importance of Aragon’s pig sector and the epidemiological situation in Catalonia require the highest level of vigilance and preparation for any possible scenario.
The end of summer is approaching, and the return to working life is beginning to show in unemployment figures. Unemployment rose again in Aragon in August. The region ended the month with 50,174 unemployed people, after adding 945 jobless people compared with July, a monthly increase of 1.92%, according to data published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy.
The Government of Aragon has declared the project to build three organic waste management plants for biomethane production in Caspe (Zaragoza), La Puebla de Hijar (Teruel) and Fraga (Huesca) an Investment of Regional Interest. The plants are expected to begin operating in 2028 and create around 180 jobs during construction and 48 permanent positions once operational.
In 2025, MAZ Mutual allocated a total of €610,334.66 in additional benefits for workers injured on the job who need extra support to improve their quality of life and recovery.
Aragon has become the autonomous community where rents have risen the most over the past year. Rental prices increased by 10.2% year-on-year in August, well above the average 5.8% increase recorded in Spain.
