Palacio de la Aljaferia, Aragon, Spain

4.5 (4.299 reviews) Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #11 in Aragon Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings • Monuments & Statues

Not to be missed

An exceptional site, and exceptionally well presented. Guided tours can be booked, but we took ourselves around. Headsets are available and there are information boards in English throughout. We were particularly interested to see how the building was changed over the centuries, and that the most recent ‘alteration’ has been to emphasise its moorish origin. Beautiful architecture and displays. A small gift shop, and a cafe offering a ridiculously cheap menu del dia and some of the best coffee in Spain. And for us oldies, the entrance fee was just a euro!

Address

calle Los Diputados, Zaragoza, Spain.

Mobile

+34 976 28 95 89

Website

http://www.zaragozago.com/palacios-zaragoza/palacio-aljaferia/

Working hours

Monday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 19:16

User Ratings

4.5 based on (4.299 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5David B 5:00 PM Mar 15, 2022
    Good Guided Tour
    This palace has been a working building for almost 1000 years and preserves architecture from most of these periods, including the parliament chamber of the Autonomous Government of Aragon. We took a free guided tour which ensured that we saw everything. You visit the original Moorish palace first before moving on to the post Christian conquest mediaeval palace. You then see the throne room and the waiting room from the palace of the Catholic Kings. These rooms preserve much original decoration and have been beautifully restored where original decoration is missing. For me this was the highlight of the tour. You then return to the gardens and the modern parliament chamber. A very enjoyable visit.
  • 5Lin D 5:00 PM Nov 8, 2022
    Such an impressive Mudejar palace now used by the Aragonese government
    Not easy to access from the old part of Zaragoza by public transport. We took a taxi. It is very much worth a visit. We had to reserve a time to visit, perhaps because November is out of the main season? Anyhow, we loved it! The architecture is beautiful and certainly the best Mudejar decorations, stonework and ceilings that we have seen outside Andalucia. The route is clearly marked. There is also a cafe. Wonderful!

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