New openings are a daily occurrence in Zaragoza, and Don Jaime Street has gained a new addition: Vivari Coffee & Bakery is opening its third location in the city at number 41, on one of Zaragoza’s busiest and most central streets.
Clearing woodland and rural areas has become one of the main tools for reducing the risk of forest fires. In this context, the Zaragoza Provincial Council has launched the 2027 Unified Subsidy Plan (PLUS), increasing its budget from €50 million to €75 million and reinforcing its role as the main aid scheme for municipalities in the province. For the first time, municipalities will be able to apply for funds specifically allocated to woodland clearing and fire prevention work.
Fifteen years bring countless services, menu changes and customers who become regulars. They also confirm that the decision Francisco Miguel and Pilar Muñoz made in 2011 was the right one. That year, they opened Contigo Pan y Cebolla, a restaurant in central Zaragoza that has made its cuisine and personal service two of its defining features.
The closure of eight Youth Zones in Zaragoza a year ago has reignited tensions between the PSOE and the municipal government. Socialist spokesperson Lola Ranera on Wednesday demanded that Mayor Natalia Chueca reopen the spaces or immediately introduce alternatives for teenagers in the affected neighborhoods. The City Council’s Youth Councillor, Ruth Bravo, defended the new model as “working” and accused the Socialists of “sowing discord.”
Daroca has been selected to take part in Ferrero Rocher’s “Luce tu pueblo” contest, an initiative featuring 34 towns from across Spain. The town in Zaragoza province has begun its campaign and is calling on residents to help it reach the final.
After 20 years, Mequinenza is bringing back one of its most popular traditions for the “La Santa” patron saint festivities: the paella contest. The gastronomic event brings together different groups of residents who set to work with the same goal: preparing the best paella of all the entries.
Pilar Square proved too small on Wednesday as around 32,500 people joined a mass rally in Zaragoza in support of Ceuta, filling its approaches amid a heavy police presence and countless Spanish flags.
Every day, thousands of people cross Zaragoza’s Stone Bridge without imagining all it hides. They see it as what it appears to be: a stone bridge spanning the Ebro. But an engineering study by the University of Zaragoza, which analyzed its structure arch by arch and pier by pier, documents something far more surprising: for centuries, people literally lived inside the bridge.
The former Giesa factory is entering the final phase of work that will transform the long-abandoned industrial site into one of Zaragoza’s new audiovisual hubs. Work on the so-called District 7 is progressing as scheduled, and Zaragoza City Council expects construction to be completed in October this year.
The Zaragoza Film Archive has set a timeline for its next chapter. The move to Distrito 7, within the former Giesa complex, is scheduled for the end of this year, and the City Council expects the first screenings to take place in January 2027. The move will integrate the cultural facility into the new audiovisual hub taking shape in the city.
A delegation from Utrecht, the Netherlands, is visiting Zaragoza to learn about the strength of its local retail sector and the policies promoted by the city council to support the commercial economy. The initiative comes as Zaragoza, Utrecht and Barcelona have been named finalists in the European Capitals of Small Retail 2026 Awards in the Visionary Cities category.
“Soldadito marinero” and “El hijo de la Inés,” classic Spanish rock songs rarely heard as bar soundtracks, take center stage at Rekonkista, a venue at 16 C/ Reconquista in Zaragoza where rock remains alive and at the heart of the business.
It is more than just a walk. This Sunday, September 6, Zaragoza will come together to highlight the importance of caring for mental health. Zaragoza City Council is organizing “One More Step for Mental Health,” an accessible 1.8-kilometre route through Parque Grande José Antonio Labordeta to raise awareness and promote the importance of mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Zaragoza will show its support and solidarity with Ceuta this Wednesday. The Aragonese capital has joined the rally promoted by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), which has called on Spanish municipalities to mobilize to coincide with Ceuta Day. The event will take place this Wednesday, September 2, at 8 p.m. in Plaza del Pilar, outside Zaragoza City Hall.
The main balcony of Zaragoza City Hall displays a banner reading "Zaragoza Stands with Ceuta" this Wednesday. Mayor Natalia Chueca, accompanied by spokespersons for the municipal groups—with the exception of Zaragoza en Común—put it up on Ceuta Day as a gesture of solidarity and support for Ceuta residents amid the situation facing the autonomous city since the massive and irregular entry of thousands of people across the border on July 30 and 31.
Negotiations over Zaragoza's 2027 budget are beginning to shape the city's political agenda and have already triggered the first exchange of accusations between Natalia Chueca's administration and Vox. The party's spokesperson, Eva Torres, called on the People's Party this Tuesday to fulfill the commitments agreed in the budget deal before sitting down to negotiate the next accounts. This Wednesday, the mayor responded by defending the fact that the city continues to implement the 2026 budget while already working on planning for the following year.
Although weeks remain before the calendar enters the final quarter of the year and temperatures still feel summery, Zaragoza is already preparing for Christmas. The Zaragoza City Council has put out to tender a contract for technical assistance with the installation and dismantling of Christmas lighting, work that will officially begin on October 1, when the installation of decorative displays is scheduled to start across the Aragonese capital.
The Church of San Pablo has shaped the El Gancho skyline for centuries and stands as one of the finest examples of Zaragoza’s Mudéjar architecture. Popularly known as Zaragoza’s “third cathedral,” it owes this nickname to the monumentality of its architecture, the valuable artistic heritage it preserves and the numerous ecclesiastical privileges it accumulated over the centuries.
