Zaragoza

Zaragoza activates heat emergency plan as municipal pool prices are cut

Zaragoza activates heat emergency plan as municipal pool prices are cut

With temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees in Zaragoza over the coming days, the city council will activate the yellow alert under its Municipal Heatwave Emergency Plan this Friday. Various measures will be introduced, including reduced admission prices at municipal swimming pools.

Cleaning Service to Strike During Pilar Festival After Talks Fail

Cleaning Service to Strike During Pilar Festival After Talks Fail

Zaragoza’s cleaning, waste collection and civic amenity site services will strike during the Pilar Festival after unions and contractor FCC failed to reach an agreement at Thursday’s meeting held at the headquarters of the Aragonese Mediation and Arbitration Service (SAMA).

Burqa debate returns to Zaragoza council plenary as PSOE and Vox clash over new Civic Ordinance

Burqa debate returns to Zaragoza council plenary as PSOE and Vox clash over new Civic Ordinance

Zaragoza's new Civic Ordinance has reopened in the municipal plenary a debate that had already sparked controversy during the text's drafting: the identification of people entering municipal buildings and facilities with their faces covered. The sharpest clash came between Vox and the PSOE, with the burqa at the center of a dispute pitting security and identification arguments against accusations of curtailing freedoms.

These are the major new features of Zaragoza's newly approved Civic Ordinance

These are the major new features of Zaragoza's newly approved Civic Ordinance

The Aragonese capital once again has a Civic and Citizen Coexistence Ordinance. Zaragoza City Council's extraordinary plenary session approved the new regulation this Thursday, with votes in favor from the People's Party, Vox and unaffiliated councillor Marisa Gaspar. The ordinance restores a specific framework for regulating conduct affecting coexistence and the use of public space, following the repeal of the previous ordinance in 2014. The text establishes a new catalogue of offenses and penalties and sets out the obligations of those who damage public property.

Zaragoza's New Fine Schedule: Which Offences Are Very Serious and What They Cost

Zaragoza's New Fine Schedule: Which Offences Are Very Serious and What They Cost

Zaragoza's new Civic Ordinance, approved earlier this week, divides punishable conduct into three categories based on severity and sets fines of up to €3,000. The city government aims to establish a clearer framework for penalizing everything from vandalism against street furniture to everyday behavior that harms community life or public spaces.

Etopia Kids 2026 Sets Record in Zaragoza with 603 Participants and More Than 85% Occupancy

Etopia Kids 2026 Sets Record in Zaragoza with 603 Participants and More Than 85% Occupancy

Etopia Kids’ technology camps have concluded a new edition, consolidating their position as the most successful in the program’s history. The initiative, promoted by Zaragoza City Council and Fundación Hiberus, attracted 603 participants and achieved occupancy of more than 85% of the 720 places available, setting a new attendance record since its launch.

Zaragoza clubs and sports organizations can now apply for municipal facilities for the 2026-2027 season

Zaragoza clubs and sports organizations can now apply for municipal facilities for the 2026-2027 season

Sports organizations, clubs, schools, parent associations and sports groups in Zaragoza can now apply for the municipal facilities they need for training, matches and activities during the 2026-2027 season. Zaragoza City Council is opening the second reservation period of the 'Juegas en casa' campaign from September 3 to 9. The initiative, led by the Sports Facilities Service, aims to facilitate access to the municipal network for organizations that form part of the city's sports community.

Sleeping in a Park Will Remain Banned in Zaragoza but Will No Longer Be a Serious Offense

Sleeping in a Park Will Remain Banned in Zaragoza but Will No Longer Be a Serious Offense

Sleeping overnight in a park or garden will remain prohibited in Zaragoza under the new Civic Ordinance, but the conduct will be reclassified under the penalties regime. The text approved Thursday by the city council of the Aragonese capital removes sleeping overnight in these spaces from the category of serious offenses and places it among minor offenses related to the indiscriminate or exclusionary use of public space.

The Las Delicias bar that has made cod its specialty for 33 years: “In strips, battered, Orio-style or ajoarriero-style”

The Las Delicias bar that has made cod its specialty for 33 years: “In strips, battered, Orio-style or ajoarriero-style”

Some bars become part of a neighborhood’s landscape and, over the years, turn into meeting points for several generations. That is the case with El Rincón del Bacalao, an establishment in Zaragoza’s Las Delicias neighborhood that has been behind the bar for more than three decades and has preserved one of its defining features since the beginning: cod.

The wartime shelter still owned by 16 residents in central Zaragoza: a hidden bunker in the heart of the city

The wartime shelter still owned by 16 residents in central Zaragoza: a hidden bunker in the heart of the city

Having a bunker beneath your home sounds like something reserved for Hollywood films, Cold War stories or luxury developments prepared for any imaginable catastrophe. Yet in central Zaragoza, residents of one building have lived for decades alongside an underground shelter built to survive war. On Paseo de la Constitución, hidden two floors below street level, the space was designed to protect lives during one of the most uncertain periods of the 20th century.

Valdespartera calls for a park as fairgrounds expansion looms: “We don’t need more concrete”

Valdespartera calls for a park as fairgrounds expansion looms: “We don’t need more concrete”

Neighborhood and environmental associations in Zaragoza’s South District oppose plans to expand the site hosting the Pilar Festival fairgrounds in Valdespartera this year. Instead, they are calling for major concerts to be moved to other venues in the city, such as “the Trade Fair, the Expo area or other locations,” and for the planned park in the neighborhood to be restored.

Zaragoza to allocate 56,000 euros to help those affected by earthquakes in Venezuela

Zaragoza to allocate 56,000 euros to help those affected by earthquakes in Venezuela

Zaragoza will allocate 56,000 euros to help the Venezuelan community after the severe earthquakes that struck the country last June. The measure was approved this Thursday by the extraordinary plenary session of Zaragoza City Council. Specifically, the funding will support projects by Cáritas Autonómica de Aragón and the Juan Ciudad Ongd-Aragón Foundation, which were assessed by the Regional Emergency Committee on July 23. The committee includes the city council and other administrations.

Nearly a Century of Tradition and Flavor: Zaragoza’s Iconic Bar That Created Jamón con Chorreras

Nearly a Century of Tradition and Flavor: Zaragoza’s Iconic Bar That Created Jamón con Chorreras

Zaragoza would be impossible to understand without its bars. Over the decades, many venues in the Aragonese capital have become true landmarks, welcoming several generations of residents day and night. Many of these establishments have been operating for more than 40 or 50 years, reflecting the consistency of their service, products and distinctive homely atmosphere.