Anyone looking at the Pillar Basilica from the square will inevitably focus on the Coming of the Virgin, Pablo Serrano’s famous 1969 white-stone relief. Yet it was not the first relief designed for that spot.
Zaragoza’s Rastro will also open on Saturdays, at least temporarily. Zaragoza City Council is launching a pilot program to win back customers and boost sales, which have struggled to take off. For four weeks, the street market will add a third day of stalls at the Expo South Parking Lot to assess whether weekend trading works and whether the expansion could become permanent.
San Gregorio Square in El Arrabal is entering the final stage of urban improvement works linked to the project at Tío Jorge Park. Work will intensify from Monday, October 5, to Friday, October 9, so the area can be paved, completed and fully reopened before the start of the Fiestas del Pilar.
Zaragoza City Council took part on September 29 and 30 in Athens, Greece, in the kick-off meeting of the European Systemico project (Coupling Circularity & Climate Mitigation), an initiative funded by Horizon Europe to promote the integration of the circular economy and climate change mitigation in European cities, regions and industries.
The youth protest camp set up in Zaragoza’s Plaza de España against high rents and difficulties accessing housing will be dismantled after lunch on Saturday. The Tenants’ Union said protesters will then join the 6 p.m. march: “The camp is transforming, the struggle continues.”
San Miguel Square is set to recover much of its pedestrian activity just before the Pilar festivities. Work is progressing so that the pedestrian section can reopen during the coming week, with the sidewalks already urbanized and the final elements of the renovation nearly complete.
“El Jardín del Gancho,” the market combining flowers and plants with pet accessories, has been postponed due to weather conditions. The event, scheduled to take place in José María Forqué Square and a major success last September, will now be held on October 25.
The area around El Portillo will have a new traffic configuration just before the Fiestas del Pilar. From Wednesday, October 7, at 9:30 a.m., the direct connection between Plaza de la Ciudadanía and Calle Santander will open to traffic, with two lanes providing a more direct link to Avenida de Goya.
A new international fashion brand is preparing to arrive in Zaragoza. U.S. Polo Assn. is finalizing plans to open a store at La Torre Outlet Zaragoza, taking unit No. 22.
Zaragoza hospitality businesses wishing to have a terrace or outdoor seating area in 2027 have until October 23 to submit the required documentation and join the 2026–2029 Outdoor Seating Agreement. Horeca Zaragoza reminds businesses that this is the deadline to complete the process and access the terms set out in the agreement signed with Zaragoza City Council.
Zaragoza’s El Rastro flea market will test a new formula to attract customers and boost sales by adding a third market day on Saturdays for four weeks at the Expo’s South parking lot. The trial will determine whether the weekend opening becomes permanent.
Ten years ago, Aragón Digital reported on the stories shaping current affairs in Aragon. On October 2, 2016, more than 200 people visited Zaragoza’s former Torrero prison and cemetery to call for greater institutional commitment to Historical Memory. The event brought the 6th Cross-Border Meeting of Democratic Historical Memory Associations to a close.
Zaragoza is once again hosting a variety of markets this weekend, offering the perfect way to enjoy the morning while supporting small Aragonese brands. Spread across different parts of the city, these markets showcase local projects seeking to gain recognition and visibility.
Burqa and niqab wearers are now barred from entering Zaragoza’s municipal buildings. The new Civic Ordinance, which takes effect Friday, bans entry with the face fully covered, as with balaclavas or other garments that prevent identification. Those wearing them must first identify themselves to the Local Police before entering.
Bachelor parties that turn Zaragoza’s streets into a party at the expense of residents’ peace and quiet could prove costly. The new Civic Ordinance, now in force, provides for fines of up to €1,500 for celebrations that cause excessive noise, disrupt public life or prevent the normal use of public spaces. The City Council is thus focusing on parties that, when they get out of hand, have become a source of complaints from residents.
The holidays have got off to a bad start for some Zaragoza residents who were due to travel to Rome this morning from Zaragoza Airport. What was supposed to be a morning filled with excitement and some pre-flight nerves turned into disappointment and anger for some travelers. A Wizz Air plane scheduled to depart from the Aragonese capital for Rome at 8:50 a.m. left 40 passengers stranded.
A venue in Zaragoza faces a fine of up to €7,000 for exceeding noise limits. It is the highest penalty among the cases the Urban Planning Discipline Service will take to the next Urban Planning Management meeting, scheduled for Monday, October 5. Two other proposed fines of €5,000 and €3,000 concern excessive noise at different establishments in the city.
It is now called Calle José Pellicer Ossau, with the full name on its street sign as if the city wanted to make clear that the man existed and was born there. Today, sitting on one of its terraces, ordering a vermouth and waiting for the tapas is enough to find yourself in a place whose former name was considerably less appealing. Before it took that illustrious surname, and even before El Tubo became one of Zaragoza’s best-known places for eating and drinking, this small street in the historic center was known as Calle de las Moscas.
Motorsport fever will hit Zaragoza on April 24, 2027. The second edition of Kart Royale, a kart racing event featuring influencers and narrated by journalist Antonio Lobato, will arrive in the Aragonese capital, bringing excitement to the city center.
Angelines lives right above Doctor Iranzo and is watching the street change from her home as the machinery moves in. At night, she says, she sleeps well. The problem comes during the day: 'you had to close the window because there was so much noise'. Even so, this Las Fuentes resident believes the final result will make the disruption worthwhile: 'it'll look much nicer afterwards; they're going to add trees, benches and everything'.
