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.
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.
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.
Zaragoza’s PSOE has escalated its demands over the claim for nearly €12 million from Tiro de Pichón. Socialist spokesperson Lola Ranera and councillor Ros Cihuelo have called on Natalia Chueca’s government to act immediately and warned they will go to court unless steps are taken to recover money they say “belongs to municipal coffers”. Zaragoza City Council, meanwhile, has accused the Socialist group of “sowing confusion and twisting reality”.
Mobility around Portillo gains a new connection this Friday. Sádaba Street reopens to traffic, restoring a more direct route between Plaza de la Ciudadanía and Plaza de Roma via Escoriaza y Fabro and Vicente Berdusán. Mobility Councillor José Miguel Rodrigo said the route is "better, faster and more direct" than the alternative along Santander Street.
Zaragoza's People's Party will bring a motion to the City Council plenary calling on the Interior Ministry to provide the city with more National Police officers and ensure staffing takes into account both its population and preventive needs. PP councillor and Local Police delegate Ángel Lorén argues that Zaragoza should receive treatment reflecting its status as one of Spain's major provincial capitals.
Access to the Miguel Servet Hospital emergency department will recover one of its main entry and exit routes this Friday. Zaragoza City Council plans to reopen the underground passage beneath Isabel la Católica promenade this afternoon after completing the work needed to repair the fault that forced the tunnel to close. The work was carried out particularly quickly because of the strategic importance of this point for mobility around the hospital.
Las Tartas de Julita will open its first Zaragoza store this Saturday, September 19. The cheesecake brand will offer its signature flavors, gifts and promotions from €3.50 at Plaza de los Sitios, 16.
Some neighborhoods are built far beyond their streets and buildings. They are built around a table, in a square, through a neighborhood association or by defending a space to share. With that idea as its starting point, Zaragoza will launch Orgullo de Barrio this Saturday, September 19, a new festival promoted by the Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Zaragoza (FABZ), bringing music, culture and activism to La Paz Park from 6 p.m.
Zaragoza is taking exercise beyond gyms and into the city's parks, plazas and other public spaces. Fitness in the Parks will offer free instructor-led sessions, starting this Saturday, September 19, at the Winter Garden in José Antonio Labordeta Grand Park. It will be the first of six events scheduled between September 2026 and May 2027.
The joint commitment by the Government of Aragon and Zaragoza City Council to transform connectivity at Zaragoza Airport will involve an institutional investment of €8.79 million to promote 29 lots comprising 31 air routes. The regional government will contribute €5.86 million through the public company Promoción de Actividades Aeroportuarias (PAA), while Zaragoza City Council will provide €2.93 million through an agreement with the entity. The aim is to nearly triple the current number of routes and more than double passenger numbers.
