Zaragoza

Why Zaragoza Is in Guimarães Vying to Become European Green Capital

Why Zaragoza Is in Guimarães Vying to Become European Green Capital

Zaragoza will pursue a major part of its bid to become European Green Capital 2028 in Guimarães this week. The Aragonese city is one of the finalists and has reached the final stage with an argument built on five key pillars: nature, water and waste, resilience to climate change and, above all, people. Mayor Natalia Chueca has outlined in an Instagram post the reasons Zaragoza will present to the European jury in the coming days.

Guillermo Pemán Portella · 08/10/2026
The Repsol Solete tavern moving from Biel to Zaragoza with an all-homemade kitchen

The Repsol Solete tavern moving from Biel to Zaragoza with an all-homemade kitchen

Zaragoza's new restaurants continue to surprise. The next opening in the Aragonese capital is coming directly from Biel. La Taskería by Romeo, a project led by Luis Miguel Romeo, is making the move to Zaragoza. “For personal reasons, we wanted to embark on working in Zaragoza,” he explains about the reasons behind this new chapter.

Noelia Esparcia Gresa · 07/10/2026
Changes to Bus Routes 22 and 31 Due to Portillo Works: New Routes Announced

Changes to Bus Routes 22 and 31 Due to Portillo Works: New Routes Announced

Urban development work around the former El Portillo station will force changes to Zaragoza's urban bus routes 22 and 31 from Wednesday, October 7. The change is due to the closure of paseo María Agustín toward avenida de Goya, from the junction with Escrivá de Balaguer, and will affect both routes and some stops.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 07/10/2026
Drone Show in La Almozara Forces Diversions on Six Bus Routes in Zaragoza

Drone Show in La Almozara Forces Diversions on Six Bus Routes in Zaragoza

The drone show scheduled for Friday, October 9, at La Almozara’s South Car Park will temporarily alter the routes of up to six Zaragoza urban bus lines. The changes will begin at 7 p.m. and remain in effect until the event ends, according to mobility plans for the area.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 07/10/2026
Zaragoza arrives in Guimarães as countdown begins to see if it will be European Green Capital

Zaragoza arrives in Guimarães as countdown begins to see if it will be European Green Capital

The Aragonese capital has arrived in Guimarães in an effort to become European Green Capital 2028. The Zaragoza delegation has made contact with a city regarded as the birthplace of the Portuguese nation, which will host the defense of the five finalist bids and the ceremony at which the winning city will be announced this Thursday. Zaragoza Mayor Natalia Chueca is leading the delegation and will head the city's presentation before the international jury.

Guillermo Pemán Portella · 07/10/2026
La Paz residents demand traffic lights at dangerous intersection used by 12,000 cars a day

La Paz residents demand traffic lights at dangerous intersection used by 12,000 cars a day

More than 200 La Paz residents have signed a petition urging Zaragoza City Council to install full traffic lights at the intersection of Zafiro and Alhama de Aragón streets, one of the neighborhood’s main access points from Ronda Hispanidad. The La Paz Neighborhood Association has filed a request with the council after raising the demand on several occasions.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 07/10/2026
Zaragoza cleaning strike to have minimum services of up to 94.81% during festivities

Zaragoza cleaning strike to have minimum services of up to 94.81% during festivities

Zaragoza’s indefinite strike affecting street cleaning, waste collection and civic amenity sites will begin at 9 p.m. this Tuesday, October 6, with minimum service levels above those set for last week’s partial stoppages. Zaragoza City Council has set coverage at 78.13% of the workforce on weekdays and Saturdays, and 81.54% on Sundays and public holidays. During the Fiestas del Pilar, from 7 a.m. on October 10 to 9 p.m. on October 19, the figure will rise to 94.46% from Monday to Saturday and 94.81% on Sundays.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 07/10/2026
Calzados Ricardo bids farewell after more than a century on Coso: "Fewer and fewer centenarian businesses remain"

Calzados Ricardo bids farewell after more than a century on Coso: "Fewer and fewer centenarian businesses remain"

Traditional commerce in Zaragoza is preparing to say goodbye to one of its longest-running businesses. Calzados Ricardo, the historic shoe shop at 109 Coso Street, has announced it will close due to retirement after 101 uninterrupted years in business. Founded in 1925, the store is entering its final months with a special clearance sale, bringing more than a century of selling footwear to several generations of Zaragoza residents to an end.

Emma Falcón Ricart · 07/10/2026
Company proposes 18,000-hectare underground CO2 storage site in Bajo Aragón-Caspe

Company proposes 18,000-hectare underground CO2 storage site in Bajo Aragón-Caspe

Carbon Storage Caspe S.L. plans to create an underground carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facility in the Bajo Aragón-Caspe region. The project, known as “Caspe Mayals,” would cover around 18,000 hectares across the municipalities of Caspe, Fabara, Maella and Nonaspe, as reported on October 1 in the BOA, which publicized the research permit.

David Docón Seco · 07/10/2026
Future Plaza Park adds well-known chain offering top brands at low prices

Future Plaza Park adds well-known chain offering top brands at low prices

The former Plaza Imperial is entering the final stage of its transformation into Plaza Park Zaragoza. After months of demolition work, the project is now preparing to take its next major step: construction of the new northern area, scheduled to begin this October. The future retail park, which represents an investment of 56 million euros, has already committed 80% of its space and is entering a new phase with several confirmed brands.

Guillermo Pemán Portella · 06/10/2026
Tensions rise over Zaragoza cleaning strike as Gaudes says her mother's home was targeted

Tensions rise over Zaragoza cleaning strike as Gaudes says her mother's home was targeted

The street cleaning and waste collection strike in Zaragoza has heightened tensions with a new incident publicly denounced by Environment and Mobility Councillor Tatiana Gaudes on social media. The councillor said that an image of her was placed outside her mother’s home on Sunday, alongside the messages "Tatiana Gaudes responsible" and "resign". She said local residents removed the poster themselves to prevent her mother from having to see it.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 06/10/2026
Zaragoza's indefinite street-cleaning strike begins, with pickets at FCC facilities

Zaragoza's indefinite street-cleaning strike begins, with pickets at FCC facilities

Zaragoza's indefinite strike involving street cleaning, waste collection and recycling centers will begin this Tuesday, October 6, at 9 p.m. CGT and CCOO, the unions calling the stoppage, have announced informational pickets at the central facilities of FCC Medio Ambiente on Castellón road. The mobilization comes just before the start of the Pilar festivities and after months of negotiations without an agreement to renew the collective bargaining agreement.

Vanesa Aso Martín · 06/10/2026
Zaragoza heads into the European final with a chance to become Green Capital

Zaragoza heads into the European final with a chance to become Green Capital

Zaragoza is competing this week for recognition that could put its urban transformation in the European spotlight. On Thursday, the Portuguese city of Guimarães will announce which city will be named European Green Capital 2028. Zaragoza has reached the final for the first time and will compete against Aalborg (Denmark), Bielsko-Biala (Poland), Košice (Slovakia) and Porto (Portugal), after passing the various stages of the candidacy evaluation.

Guillermo Pemán Portella · 06/10/2026