Tarazona

I knew that together with Teruel and Calatayud, Tarazona is one of the best Mudejar examples in Aragon. But, in an afternoon I discovered it is not only a city with a surprising and varied architecture, but also a place with soul, one of those that surround you and make you want to know more.

Set in the extreme west of Aragon, on an ancient strategic cross road to Navarra, Castilla y León and La Rioja, Tarazona has been since its remote celtic-iberian origins an open city, multicultural, where Jews, Moors and Christians lived together peacefully. This remarkable diversity, impressed like a seal on its character, makes it irresistibly welcoming and mysterious at the same time.

In the mountains of Moncayo, 84 Km from Zaragoza on the N-122, you can find Tarazona. It is a nice city which has more than 2000 years of Mudejar art throughout its streets and squares.

It has monuments dating from the XII to XX centuries. It is the site of the town hall of the zone, and has an exhibition area, medieval city, sport centre, wide choice of hotels, municipal swimming pools and industrial areas

The local saint’s festival is celebrated from the 27th of August to the 1st of September in honour of San Atilano